Jerez Spain and the bullfights

The world of vinegar continues to amaze us.

In Jerez (Pronounced "Herethhh" - I think.) We met the incredible people and facility of Exvina. They make the El Majeulo brand of Sherry vinegars. Christina and Joaquin were our hosts and a meeting we thought might take and hour or so took over 5 hours and included a great local lunch. We sampled Sherry vinegars from all over their Bodega at various ages, and various styles. They even have a very sophisticated elaboration area and make a lot of vinegar for a lot of people. It was truly awe inspiring, especially when, like most of the other vinegar makers we meet, they have not been commercially making vinegar for that long. Wow.

We did the obligatory Flaminco dance dinner show in Jerez, and drove to Sevilla for our flight home. Robyn insisted we see a bullfight, even though I tried to explain what happened to the bull. She absolutely insisted, so we went, saw the bull fight (not much of a fight really), drank a beer and left early.

All in all, 7 days in Spain and 1600Km of driving but Spain was well worth the visit.. We loved the people we met, loved the vinegars and the people and sights were great. We were upgraded in our rental car to a Peugeot 407 all leather version. Whats a car, no way I could afford one of those.

Thanks Spain!