Ricardo's Blog

[caption id="attachment_1293" align="aligncenter" width="150" caption="Selection of Reds from the Tasting."][/caption]   This year seems to have gone very quickly, positively flying by leaving a host of part remembered events and some never to be forgotten. After a couple of weeks rest it seemed only fair to stimulate the sense buds again at what will have been the last tasting of the year

[caption id="attachment_1282" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Paella Valencia - The Real Thing!"][/caption] In September 2009 my second post was about the creation of the Platform for the Defence Of Valencian Paella by a group of 10 top restaurant owners  in the Valencia area. They were shocked at what was being passed off as Paella and were seeking Denominación Original status which would