Living in rural bliss here in the Ribeira Sacra Galicia I was dimly aware that a strike is going on. When chatting with a friend in the south he mentioned this. As it has turned nice and warm, my concerns and effort is rather directed at keeping the wine free of mildew, make sure our guests […]
The vines of the wine are growing like mad. We have more fruit sets than we have ever seen before and even our neighbors are a bit envious.
But like the title says if you grow wine you will have problems. It has been rather cool and wet which unfortunately encourages mildew and other nasties. So […]
One gets a different feel for time here in Galicia.
Shops open about 10am(ish) till about 1pm-2pm and again from around 5pm till 8pm. Well there may be a sign abierto(open) but the door is closed. Don’t despair, do what the owner has done go for a coffee.
Larger chains open throughout the day often until 9 […]
