Here comes another post about cupcakes!! Just like every other girl, I love jewellery, and I don’t know why, but Tiffany’s jewellery seems to sparkle more than any other, so I guess we all love the Tiffany color too. It’s even recognized as the Tiffany color, so much so that many people told me while I […]
Next month in Vancouver, Canada, will be Spain’s 18th time participating in the Olympic Winter Games. Though we historically do better in the Summer games, we’ve participated in every Winter Olympics since 1936. Now, Barcelona, who hosted the Summer Games in 1992, is ready to revive its Olympic spirit, as it is going to bid […]
I was recently on a business trip on the high speed train, nicknamed AVE, like the Spanish word for bird (it actually stands for “alta velocidad española”). It was interesting to me to see all the different types of people on board. Business people and tourists, the young to the very elderly. I think more […]
Like me, I’m sure you’ve been seeing and reading about all the devastation in Haiti caused by the earthquake this week. So much destruction, it’s just horrible. But the international community is responding, and I just heard that Spain also joining in to send a team of disaster relief experts to search for missing people, […]
Spain is once again named number 1 in the world ranking of soccer! As the reigning champions of 2008, Spain has been named, “Team of the Year” out of 203 countries for 2009. FIFA, Federation of International Football Associations, is a world ranking system for FIFA recognized international football matches. Close contenders include Brazil at second […]
One thing that is common to most big cities is limited parking. Madrid is no exception. Most of the time you have to fight for parking on the street or spend half an hour driving around to find a spot, and when you do find one and you get all excited, dammit! Your car doesn’t […]
For children in Spain, Three Kings Day, or “Reyes”, is one of the most anticipated days of the year. Celebrated on January 6th, this is the day that they receive Christmas gifts from the three Wise Men (los reyes magos), just as they delivered gifts to baby Jesus. Children write letters to the Kings Melchor, Gaspar […]
Last Monday our vineyard in Malpica woke up in white!! It was very beautiful!! Merry Christmas to all of you and hope you can share this special night with friends and family and of course enjoy a good glass of wine!! –Rocio
Last Thursday in Madrid, I went to Chef Paco Roncero’s tapas bar, Estado Puro; the perfect example of the new and modern way to enjoy tapas. Many modern restaurants in Spain are honoring the tapa, but taking it to another level, creating and imagining new recipes, while experimenting with different textures, surprising presentations, etc. It’s […]
pc: zepellipsis.com All I have to say is yumm!!!. If you’ve never tried ice-cream drizzled with Osborne Pedro Ximenez 1827 Sherry, you are missing out. I am a very big fan of desserts, and this pairing is so simple, yet heavenly. Make it for your friends, and you’ll look like a top chef! I personally […]
On Saturday, the second day of the EWBC, I woke up early and showered before heading to breakfast — by the way, I love hotel breakfasts, there are usually many foods to choose from, and the fruit is peeled and cut. In the shower, I made the mistake of using the complimentary Hermés body wash. […]
I just got back from Malpica where I tasted the 2009 Tempra Tantrum wines. They are still developing so I can’t quite choose my favourite, but they are getting close! Most of the wines have finished malolactic fermentation, and are entering the micro-oxygenation process. Micro-oxygenation is a relatively new technique used to introduce oxygen into […]
Wow! Saturday night in Madrid was unbelievable!! Thousands of people went out that night to enjoy everything the city had to offer. First we went to the Price Theatre, to watch a modern circus performance with contemporary music played by a DJ. The act was about the different stages in a couple’s relationship. During one part, […]
Have you heard about Valencia’s super modern zoo, Bioparc Valencia? Bioparc is an “immersion-style” zoo intended to recreate the natural habitat of the animals and make the visitors feel like they are part of the wild. Unlike traditional zoos, there are hardly any barriers between the visitors and the animals, which adds an element of […]
Today I’m going on holidays, I can’t wait for the plane to take off!! I’ll be out for two weeks, and I’m looking forward to come back with more experiences and stories to share with you!! While I’m away, I won’t have too much time on the computer, so I’m thinking of posting recipes of food […]
Yesterday was the first day of the Festival of San Fermín in Pamplona. Each year, the festival officially launches with the blast of the chupinazo, a rocket fired at the Plaza del Castillo. San Fermín is probably the most well-known Spanish festival, with more than 2,500,000 Spaniards and people from all over the world joining […]
In the summer time, many people from Africa try to cross the coast to Spain. This is becoming a very big and sad problem, as these people risk their lives and many of them never get to see their dreams come true. Each day on the news, we see people in tiny boats with no room […]
As the kind of girl that is fanatical about sports and is a lover of Spanish teams and athletes, these days feel like a honeymoon. So many Spanish teams and players are doing very well! Like Pau Gasol (LA Lakers), who just made history as the first Spaniard to win an NBA Championship! Pau described […]
As promised, here is some footage of the exciting process of bottling the Tempra Tantrum wines. First, the bottles are rinsed with filtered water in a closed machine to prevent contamination. The bottles then enter a filler which fills the bottles with wine and also injects a small amount of inert gas (nitrogen) on top […]
After months of hard work, finally the day has come!!! The bottling of the wine! I´m so excited! It´s like giving birth (figuratively speaking, of course). I remember the entire process so clearly: Selecting the vineyard plots, harvesting in September 2008, tasting different varietals to decide the final blend, and working with the marketing team to […]
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