Latest Blog Posts for Finca del Rio - La Viña de la Iglesia

• Harvest / Vendimia 2012
  on Sep 3, 2012 in Andalucia Finca del Rio Spain The Vineyard Wine making andalusia grapes harvest Syrah tempranillo vineyard
  The day of the harvest, this year the 27th August, had a feel of excitement like the first day of a holiday. The whole focus of a years work, from cutting and shaping to sulphering gently each plant by hand, … Continue reading →...
• Checking Sugar Levels of Grapes in Vineyard
  on Sep 3, 2012 in Andalucia Finca del Rio Spain The Vineyard Wine making andalusia grape harvest grapes Syrah tempranillo Vendimia wine Wine Harvest wine making
  From early July we test the sugar levels of the grapes every three days or so. This is done using a refractometer, which measures the grape juice by its refractive index. A shadow line is reflected on a glass plate inside … Continue reading &#...
• Secret pools of Genal River at Venta San Juan
  on Jan 4, 2012 in Andalucia andalusia Genal rio Genal river Genal valley jubrique
  I am going to tell you about a secret place. It is a place of laughter and of splashing and of families eating in dappled light. On a hot summers day this is the place to be. A crystal clear, … Continue reading →...
• Long lunch at Estacion San Pablo de Buceite
  on Oct 13, 2011 in Andalucia restaurant andalusia San Pablo train station
  A long lunch at a railway station restaurant with trains passing by every hour or so may not be at the top of most people’s list. However this restaurant is different and a long lunch here is a joy. Quite … Continue reading →...
• Cake making day – for a change
  on Oct 4, 2011 in Andalucia baking Finca del Rio Uncategorized butter cream icing butterfly cakes fairy cake homemade nectarine jam plum jam
  I decided to make some cakes today because I had all the right ingredients in my fridge and store cupboard and we had run out of biscuits to have with our tea! The recipe I followed was from the website: … Continue reading →...
• Cake making day – for a change
  on Oct 4, 2011 in Uncategorized butter cream icing butterfly cakes fairy cake homemade nectarine jam plum jam
  I decided to make some cakes today because I had all the right ingredients in my fridge and store cupboard and we had run out of biscuits to have with our tea! The recipe I followed was from the website: … Continue reading →...
• Harvest/Vendimia 2011
  on Sep 26, 2011 in Andalucia Finca del Rio The Vineyard Wine making grape harvest grapes Syrah tempranillo Vendimia wine Wine Harvest wine making
  The lead into the 2011 harvest has been strange. Everything seems to have been early. The almond blossom was in early January as mild winter weather led plants to think spring had come. There was also lot of blossom on … Continue reading →...
• Verdear — the picking of green Olives
  on Sep 26, 2011 in Andalucia Finca del Rio Olives Uncategorized
  Verdear or ‘greening’ is the picking of green olives for eating. The verdear usually happens in October but this year has been unusual. Many crops have been early, as is the case with the olives, which are ready now, some … Continue...
• Verdear – the picking of green Olives
  on Sep 26, 2011 in Andalucia Finca del Rio Olives green olives jar manzanilla olive olive oil olive tree olives pickling Verdear
  Verdear or ‘greening’ is the picking of green olives for eating. The verdear usually happens in October but this year has been unusual. Many crops have been early, as is the case with the olives, which are ready now, some … Continue...
• Harvest/Vendimia 2011
  on Sep 26, 2011 in Andalucia Finca del Rio The Vineyard Wine making grape harvest grapes Syrah tempranillo Vendimia wine Wine Harvest wine making
  The lead into the 2011 harvest has been strange. Everything seems to have been early. The almond blossom was in early January as mild winter weather led plants to think spring had come. There was also lot of blossom on … Continue reading →...

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