23 Thursday Sep 2021
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Save the dates! This year International Sherry Week will take place November 8th – 14th and, as always, there will be hundreds of special sherry events going on around the globe. To see all the events visit the Sherry Wines website. And to see my Azahar Sevilla Sherry Tasting event … look here!
22 Wednesday Sep 2021
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Look who’s in the new Rick Steves Spain guidebook 2021! 🙂
20 Monday Sep 2021
So this made my Saturday. I was already planning to meet up with my Instagram pal Paul, who is back in town for a week. Then I got a surprise text message from the fabulous Victor saying “SURPRISE! Guess who’s in town??” So in the end Paul, Peter, Victor and I all met up for a lovely lunch.
Last time I saw Victor was on March 11, 2020 when he gave me what was to be my last hug for a year and a half. Of course we’ve stayed in touch, but I haven’t been able to get down to Málaga and he hasn’t made it up here. But now he is back to work on his tours that pass through Sevilla. Normally he only has an hour or so to spare while his clients have lunch on their own, but this time we had a whole three hours! And it was great. If things work out then I hope to be in Málaga for a few days over Christmas, a tradition of mine that has been put on hold the past couple of years.
Peter, Victor & Paul
March 11 2020
17 Friday Sep 2021
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 Julio, Reyes & Pepe
Further to Monday’s “judge not lest ye be judged” post… I am thrilled to tell you that this one is nothing like it! And since it’s not often something like what happened the other day happens to me I thought I’d share. This actually took place on Monday while I was at Casa Morales organising the final touches for my first Sevilla Sherry Tasting of the year. I went there with Peter to try out a couple of pairings and Reyes was there, so she joined us. Then Pepe, the owner of La Fresquita, stopped by to say hello, and Julio Revilla also stopped by but also ended up joining us.
I first met Julio many years ago at an event where we ended up sitting together at the same table, so we got to know each other a bit. At the time he was the president of the Concorcio del Jabugo but these days he has returned to “simply” producing some of the best jamón and other Ibérico de Bellota products in the world, Sierra Mayor, which includes a Guiness record breaking jamón that sold for 12,000 euros. But I digress.
16 Thursday Sep 2021
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On September 16th 1993 (at 8 pm!) I arrived in Sevilla from Salamanca with two cats in tow, and I’ve been living here ever since. Today will be quite a different celebration from last year’s as I will be celebrating my 28th Sevilla anniversary this evening with a Sevilla Tapas Tour, which somehow feels appropriate. I mean, whodda thought 28 years ago that I would end up becoming Queen of Tapas? Had a lovely pre-anniversary lunch with Peter yesterday at a (fabulous!) newly opened restaurant, Plato Jondo, but today I am saving myself. And it will be nice to go out in the evening, which is still something I don’t usually do. So here is to 28 years and hopefully many more! 🥂
casa azahar 