The other day, completely out of the blue, I was invited to a tasting. That, in itself, would not seem odd, except that this was a tasting of the Aglianico grape, on this occasion made in the Puglia region of south-east Italy! An old and very well-known variety in Italy, Aglianico is characterised by its […]

It seems that the Christmas holidays get longer and longer each year, and that pretty soon we will need re-training when we eventually arrive back at work. The evening of 24th December is an important celebration here in Spain, and is always accompanied by a huge family meal. Throughout Spain (not only in Galicia), the […]

In these days of political correctness I am never quite sure exactly what greeting we should use over the winter holidays. These days it appears that whatever we say that we run the risk of offending someone, and so the only possible solution is to find something transgression-neutral! A few days ago I was in […]