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Wine tours in North West Spain

Wine tours in North West Spain

Highly recommenable tailor-made itineraries in Galicia, visiting Albariño wineries in jaw-dropping locations covering all five sub-zones of the Rías Baixas appellation: Val do Salnés, Val do Ulla, O Rosal, Sotomaior and Condado do Tea. Another excellent wine making region included in this tour is the stunningly beautiful Ribeira Sacra in Lugo, where wine-lovers will have…

Little gem of Hotel in Cambados

Gem of a hotel in Cambados

A stroll around the ancient empty streets (at least in February) of Cambados is always a joy, but when one stumbles upon this absolute pearler of a boutique hotel just a few yards from the grandeur of the Praza de Fefiñans, it’s a challenge not to wander in and have a nose around. Not intending…

Autumnal Mariscadas

Autumnal Mariscadas

 An epiphany moment, which, after nearly twenty years of gastronomic adventures in this gorgeous corner of Spain, is an achievement in itself. That special occasion calls for a mariscada como Dios manda, as the Galicians will tell you. So what does this actually mean? Something about God ordering seafood platters? Well, yes. A seafood platter…

Pementos de Herbón

Pimientos de Herbón-Padrón

Pementos de Padrón, uns pican, outros non… This Galician refrain translates roughly as ‘Peppers from Padrón, some are hot, while others are not’, thus initiating the unwary diner in a time-honoured Galician food experience – a sort of hot pepper roulette. The farmers that grow them have yet to come up with a convincing theory…

Ramón Huidobro

Albariño Around The World.

General Secretary and Vice-President of Spanish wine appellation D.O. Rías Baixas, Ramón Huidobro, in an interview for the Spanish news agency EFE, has highlighted the internationalization process of these certified Galician wines, given the fact that in the last seven years exports have risen from 8% to 22% and their wines are present in around…