Gerry Dawes's Spain: An Insider's Guide to Spanish Food, Wine, Culture and Travel

Insights, information and photographs about Spanish gastronomy, wine, culture and customized tours to Spain, where award-winning writer-photographer Gerry Dawes, author of Sunset in a Glass: Adventures of a Food and Wine Road Warrior in Spain, has been traveling for more than 50 years. Content is from articles, books-in-progress and travel notebooks of Gerry Dawes. Reproduction sprohibited without written permission and author credit.

3/11/2018

Wine Taliban by Tom Perry, Inside Rioja Blog

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* * * * *  Gerry Dawes: “The 1947 Bosconia is the best red wine I have ever drunk.” "I have a reputation among some writers an...
3/05/2018

Three Versions of Verdinas Con Mariscos (Beans From Asturias Cooked With Shellfish)

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* * * * * Asturian verdinas con mariscos (beans cooked with shellfish), a dish made with beans brought back from my recent trip to...
2/08/2018

Video: The great cortador de jamones (ham cutting artist), Florencio Sanchidrián, cutting hams at his Rincón de Jabugo restaurant in his Gran Hostal San Segundo in Ávila, Spain.

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  * * * * * The great cortador de jamones (ham cutting artist), Florencio Sanchidrián, with a panettone from Spain’s pastry maestro, Pa...
11/26/2017

New Michelin Three Rosette Restaurants in Spain: ABaC Barcelona & Chef Jordi Cruz and Chef Angel León A Poniente in El Puerto de Santa María

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* * * * * ABaC and Three-star Chef Jordi Cruz from Gerry Dawes on Vimeo . Congratulations to my great friend Chef Jordi Cruz Ma...
11/24/2017

Quoted on Torta del Casar Cheese by Chef-Author James Campbell Caruso in his Book España: Exploring The Flavors of Spain

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* * * * * Chef James Campbell Caruso at his restaurant La Boca in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Photo by Gerry Dawes©2017 T orta del Cas...
11/13/2017

A Jamón Ibérico Cutting Primer Video with Cortador de Jamón Juanma Aguilar at Emilio and Alejandro García’s Casa Montaña in Valencia

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* * * * *  Video Primer on Spanish Hamcutting, Jamón Ibérico de Bellota with Expert Cortador de Jamones (Hamcutter) Juanma Aguilar f...
11/01/2017

Sherry Primer with Gerry Dawes - Bodegas Hidalgo La Gitana Part Two Amontillados Olorosos Creams

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* * * * *   Sherry Primer with Gerry Dawes - Bodegas Hidalgo La Gitana Part Two Amontillados Olorosos Creams from Gerry Dawes on...

Sherry Primer with Gerry Dawes - Bodegas Hidalgo La Gitana Part One Manzanilla

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* * * * * Sherry Primer with Gerry Dawes - Bodegas Hidalgo La Gitana Part One Manzanilla from Gerry Dawes on Vimeo . With Robert ...

Gerry Dawes on the Aging Potential of at Palacio de Fefiñanes, Cambados (Pontevedra), Galicia

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* * * * *  ___________________________________________________      About Gerry Dawes   G erry Dawes was awarded Spain...
10/30/2017

Spending Time with Juan Gil, Marqués de Figueroa, at Palacio de Fefiñanes, Cambados (Pontevedra), Galicia and Ranting on Oak in Wines and Other Heresies.

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* * * * *   Video courtesy of Devour.tv Sorry for the poor light in much of this video.  Think of this as an audio podcast with hints...
9/19/2017

First Home in the ancient Jewish Quarter of Sevilla

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* * * * *    Doorway and interior patio of our first rental home at calle Justino de Neve 3 in el Barrio de Santa Cruz (the old Jewis...
9/18/2017

Emblematic Monuments to Jewish Heritage in Spain: Toledo, Segovia, Córdoba & Sevilla

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* * * * * Santa Mar í a la Blanca synagogue, Toledo. Photo by Gerry Dawes©2008. gerrydawes@aol.com Although I am not Jewish...
9/13/2017

CVNE Viña Real Gran Reserva 1962, A Stunning Bottle of Classic Rioja Wine

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* * * * *   Birthday bottle, October 2016. The bottle I chose for my birthday dinner at Ibiza Tapas Danbury by Ignacio Blanco. ...
9/10/2017

The Great Donn Pohren: His Passing & His Significance "Embedded in me like a memory chip is the spirit of Donn Pohren and his book Adventures in Taste: The Wines and Folk Food of Spain."

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* * * * * Madrid, Spain - American writer and well-known Flamencologist Donn Pohren died in Las Rozas [a Madrid suburb] on November...
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