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II Gastronomic Festival of Wines & Spirits

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The second Gastronomic Festival of the Wines and Spirits of the province of Seville will take place 1 – 9 October and aims to promote local gastronomy to the tourist industry by pairing the products of local bodegas with a selection of dishes in numerous bars and restaurants around the province.

During this week, participating restaurants will offer a choice of menus, consisting of a starter, first and second course and a dessert, paired with the Seville wines and liquors that they recommend for each dish.

This festival will coincide with the Second Exhibition of Wines, Spirits and Aniseeds of Seville being held from 7 to 9 October in the Patio of the Diputación (c/Menendez y Pelayo 32) to show the range and variety of these products, and encourage an appreciation of their important historical role in local cuisine.

 

Participating Restaurants and Hotels:
(subject to change)

  • La Alicantina- Plaza del Salvador, 8 Sevilla
  • Puerto Delicia- Muelle de las Delicias s/n Módulo Sur Sevilla
  • Al Solito Posto- Alameda de Hércules, 16 Sevilla
  • Enrique Becerra – Gamazo, 2 Sevilla
  • El 3 de Oro- Santa María La Blanca, 34 Sevilla
  • El Espigón- Bogotá 1 Sevilla.
  • Barajas 20 – Conde de Barajas, 20 Sevilla
  • Casa Robles – Álvarez Quintero, 58 Sevilla
  • Robles Placentines – Placentines, 2 Sevilla
  • Robles Laredo – Sierpes, 90 Sevilla.
  • Robles Aljarafe – Ctra. Castilleja-Bormujos Km. 2 Castilleja de la Cuesta (Sevilla)
  • La Raza – Av. Isabel La Católica, 2 Sevilla
  • La Hosteria del Prado – Plaza de San Sebastián, 1 Sevilla
  • Rest Deli – Plaza de Andalucía, 10 Montellano Sevilla
  • Pando Cuna – Cuna, 5 Sevilla
  • Pando Centro -San Eloy, 47 Sevilla
  • La Dehesa del Marqués
  • Hotel Inglaterra Plaza Nueva, 1 Sevilla
  • Taberna del Alabardero Zaragoza, 20 Sevilla
  • Restaurante Nueva Victoria Sevilla Este (Plaza de la Acogida 2)
  • Restaurante Nueva Victoria Centro c/ Torneo 85 Sevilla
  • Restaurante Nueva Victoria La Palmera (c/ Manuel Siurot 34)
  • Restaurante Nueva Victoria Aljarafe (Autovía Sevilla-Huelva km. 16. Benacazón)
  • Abaceria Reino de Taifas C/ Bécquer nº9

Cata Habla at La Azotea

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Another fabulous wine tasting evening was held last Thursday at La Azotea Vinos & Más, this time featuring wines from Bodegas Habla in Extremadura. This young winery (they have only been selling commercially for four years) produces top quality wines in limited editions. Each wine is numbered and unrepeatable, a unique expression of the soil and grapes in the specific climatic conditions of a particular growing season and harvest.

We were invited to try three varieties: Habla numbers 4 & 6, and Habla del Silencio, which is a separate vintage from the numbered wines. The wine tasting was introduced by Cristina Rojas,  the wines presented by Javier Compass, and then we had the opportunity to have Juan Tirado, the owner of Bodegas Habla, give us a talk on this very special project and the philosophy behind it. I’m very much looking forward to visiting the Trujillo bodega soon!

La Azotea Vinos & Más
Jesús del Gran Poder, 44
Tel. 955 11 67 48
Open: 12.00 – 15.00 / 20.00 – 23.00
Closed Sunday & Monday

Copea Andalucía

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Over 300 restauranteurs gathered last Monday for the first Copea Andalucía, organised and hosted by Federico Flores and his brothers Alvaro and José Vicente. It was a special wine tasting event created to promote regional wines and featured 12 Andalusian wineries:

Huerta de Albalá – Bodegas Ximénez Spínola – Bodegas Emilio Hidalgo – Bodegas Cadysa – Bodega Marenas – Bodega Spira – Bodegas Sauci – Bodega Marcelino Serrano – Bodegas Doña Felisa – Bodegas Bentomiz – Bodegas Jorge Ordoñez & Co – Bodegas Colonias de Galeón

Copea Andalucía will be held every other year, alternating with CatAndalucía, an event which features Andalusian food products, so the next one will be in November 2012. Meanwhile, you can stop by the store and check out the wines for yourself.

Vinos Federico Flores
Fernández de Ribera, 44 (Nervión)
Monday-Friday 9.00-14.00 / 17.00-20.00
Saturday 9.00-14.00
Tel. 954 09 51 92

Cata de Jerez

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Last night I went to a fabulous sherry tasting (cata de jerez) at La Azotea Vinos & Más, which was both fun and educational. I’ve never known much about Spanish sherries and so it was great that José Argudo from the prestigious Bodegas Gonzalez Byass took us through the whole sherry-making process step by step while we sampled ten – yes that’s right, ten!! – different sherries. From the palest driest mosto to sweet musky fino/oloroso blends, we sipped our way through them all, even sampling some lovely 30-year-old wines. My favourite (after the Tio Pepe fino) was the Apóstoles, nicknamed the “Doñana Lynx” of sherries because it is so special and rare.

As always, the cata was very well organised by Jeanine and Juan from La Azotea restaurant (just across the street from the shop), with Juan bringing over a jamón towards the end of the cata, which went down very well with the wine.

Wine List:

  • Mosto
  • Sobretablas Fino
  • Sobretablas Oloroso
  • Tio Pepe
  • Viña AB
  • Alfonso
  • Almontillado del Duque
  • Apóstoles
  • Matusalem
  • Noe

Be sure to stop by and ask Jeanine about their small informal tastings, which are available in the shop upon request, as well as more information about the monthly catas and also their special wine tasting courses.

La Azotea Vinos & Más
Jesús del Gran Poder, 44
Tel. 955 11 67 48
Open: 12.00 – 15.00 / 20.00 – 23.00
Closed Sunday & Monday

Tapeo Extremo

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This week I had the pleasure of finally meeting Twitter friend and travel writer @AnnieBennett, who was in town as a part of a whirlwind tour around Andalucía. And so we had three “extreme tapeo” sessions in two days, which was both fun and exhausting with temperatures well above 40ºC. But as you can see, we are seasoned veterans – below you can see Annie enjoying a glass of bubbly at the Alfonso XIII Hotel where we stopped in for some post lunch emergency cava.

We stopped at several of my favourite tapas bars and restaurants as well as taking a short tour around Triana and visiting the market. The two evening sessions were somewhat cooler and it was especially pleasant to finish our last one on the rooftop of the Doña María Hotel. We had tried out the EME Hotel rooftop bar for its spectacular view of the Giralda, but it was trying way too hard to be cool.  I had a great time and hope to see Annie again soon.

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If you’d like to take part in one of my tapas tours,
click on the link below for more information.

Sevilla Tapas Tours