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Tag Archives: sherry

look what I just won!

22 Thursday May 2014

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fino, sherry, spain, tio pepe

tio pepe prize
A personalised commemorative bottle of Tío Pepe, celebrating the return of the iconic Tío Pepe rooftop sign to the Puerta del Sol in Madrid after a three year absence. So excited! I sure seem to be winning a lot of stuff lately… maybe I should buy a lottery ticket?

a very sherry monday

06 Tuesday May 2014

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jerez, play, sevilla, sherry, tio pepe, work

So after resting my sad and sorry feet all weekend I ended up out and about all day! First stop was the official Sevilla launch for the fabulous Tío Pepe en Rama, which meant being on my feet quite a bit (though I took the tram part of the way there)….

tio pepe en rama 2014

Then it was home again to rest up for a couple of hours before my Sherry & Tapas Tour. Peter has been helping me out lately by doing some of my tapas tours, but this is one that I have to do myself. As you can see, it went very well…

monday sherry tour

After that I was on my way home with Peter, who’d come to meet me at the final stop, when we got kidnapped by the owners of a new bar in my barrio. They were holding a pre-feria party – including lots of fried fish and fino – and invited us in. Well, would you have said no…?

monday sherry party
So today I’ve been a good girl and have stayed in resting up for more tours starting mañana. How was your Monday?

my favourite venenciador

24 Thursday Apr 2014

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jerez, jesus delgado, sherry, venenciador

venenciadorTío Pepe time with my favourite venenciador Jesús Delgado.
I want to learn how to do this!

sherry & tapas

19 Saturday Apr 2014

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sevilla, sherry, spain, tapas, tapas tours

sherry and tapas (1)

My first Introduction to Sherry Tour was a success! Except for that bit after when I fell down. Can’t even blame the wine as I’d only had two glasses! But my clients got to sample 7 different sherries paired with various tapas, from cheeses and charcuterie to hot dishes and finishing up with cheese and dessert.
sherry and tapas (3)

Kathleen and Sam were perfect victims guests and asked lots of questions. I was a bit sneaky and didn’t tell them they were my first Sherry & Tapas tour. Happily I was able to answer all their questions and give them lots of information about the wines and the sherry making process. But most importantly they were able to sample the wines the way they are meant to be enjoyed… little by little, with food and friends.

sherry and tapas (2)

You may recall that I got the idea for this tour when I inadvertently did my own World Sherry Day event last year after missing my train to Jerez that morning, where I’d been invited to attend an event. In the end it turned out for the best because that’s when I realised that sherry is best experienced with food and I wanted to share that experience with other people. Looking forward to future Sherry & Tapas tours now. Even though I still have a lot to learn, for now I know enough to help people learn about and enjoy sherry. And I’m very happy to report that Kathleen and Sam are new sherry converts!

to the rescue…

02 Wednesday Apr 2014

Posted by azahar in blogging, friends

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blogs, friends, internet, sherry

heavy artillery
Back in January I offered to help my friend Fiona @Seville_Writer move her blog from WP.com to self-hosting using WP.org. No problem. Have done it for myself and also for a few clients. Easy Peasy. Except… it wasn’t. After a few frustrating hours we gave up and planned to get back on the case once I got back from Barcelona. Which ended up not being until today!

I don’t even want to go into detail about WHAT WENT WRONG (prefer not to relive it). In the end it turned out to be something (well, a couple of somethings) relatively simple, but ones that were only and finally resolved by my friend David @IrlandesnMalaga, amazingly helpful and wonderfully patient guy that he is. Half-way through our ordeal today I opened up this fabulous bottle of fino that I was given by the owner of the bodega at a sherry tasting last month. It helped. But mostly David helped.

So between me, David and Carmen, Fiona has a new self-hosted blog!

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