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Asador Extebarri
That humble facade hides a grill that does wonders. An asador is typically a rustic place with grilled local products – some veg, much meat, often local game and the local cider or txakoli. Not this asador. AB fans (Bourdain, … Continue reading
Museums and performance art.
Two museums, equal in dignity, separated by 25,000 years and distinctly different architecture. The first, the Cuevas de Tito Bustillo, a cave formation containing some of the oldest art known to man. Famous for its representations of horses spanning several … Continue reading
Warning: cheese porn
But first, this is not the Spain you are thinking of. This is a temperate Spain of steep mountains with tiny villages clinging to their sides. A Spain of green pastures filled with cows and sheep – the goats being … Continue reading
Want cathedrals, monasteries, convents and pilgrims?
Spain’s got ’em.
A few more, random, non-wine thoughts on Portugal
The last post was too winey, I know. But let’s just say we enjoyed the day. Given the roads we had to drive and the speed at which they were driven, which was largely dictated by the ludicrous speeds attained … Continue reading
“it’s a different reality,” she said.
And she was right, of course. (“She” being the most gracious host at Quinta do Crasto.) Wine makers in Portugal face totally different economic, agricultural and regulatory environments than we might face at the western edge of the new world. … Continue reading
Salamanca sure is photogenic
Recall when we said that Madrid didn’t seem “Spanish”? We cured that completely today, via a GPS-enabled detour past the Escorial, through scenic rolling hills (which, frankly suggested to us that the Spanish, even if they had not been … Continue reading
Greetings from Spain
This is all my jet-lagged self was able to capture today. Maybe it’s all the summer tourists, but much of the afternoon wandering about Madrid could have easily passed for London, Munich or Stockholm. Of course, it could simply be … Continue reading
Excellent video series describing the region and wines of Rioja.
Surprisingly, a very good balance of information versus propaganda: http://www.ciaprochef.com/rioja/index.html
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