Este verano nos apuntamos al Curso de Verano de la Universidad Pablo Olavide en Carmona.  Se ofrecieron 30 cursos impartidos por 368 ponentes y participaron 750 estudiantes, entre ellos Alberto y yo de Discover Sherry.  Más abajo os dejo el programa de cursos para que veáis la increíble variedad.  Nosotros nos apuntamos a uno sobre el vino de Montilla-Moriles.  Fue muy interesante y me llamaron mucho la atención los vinos generosos elaborados con la variedad Pedro Ximénez.  Aprendimos mucho y probamos vinos muy interesantes.  El departamento de I+D está elaborando un vino sin ningún tipo de aditivo, lo han llamado OLAVIDIUM y espero que podamos aprender más sobre este proyecto en una de las reuniones de los Sherry Explorers este otoño.

This summer we signed up for a summer course at the Pablo Olavide University in the town of Carmona.  There were 30 courses to choose from with 368 presenters.  This year more than 750 students participated.  Alberto and I were among them, as we represented Discover Sherry.  Below, I have attached the Summer course curriculum so that you can see for yourselves the incredible variety of courses offered.   We signed up for a class on the Wines of Montilla-Moriles.  It was very interesting and what really caught my eye was the “vinos generosos” that are produced with the Pedro Ximénez grape variety.   We learned a lot and we tried many very interesting wines.   Their R&D department has developed a wine that has no additives whatsoever.  They are calling it OLAVIDIUM and I hope to provide you with more information about this project at an upcoming Sherry Explorer meeting this Autumn.

Aquí os dejo un resumen del curso, del precioso Parador de Carmona y de Carmona que es toda ella una joya arquitectónica.  También encontramos vinos de jerez, siempre voy echando el ojo a ver que hay por ahí.  El año que viene el curso Vinos de Andalucía estará dedicado a los Vinos de Jerez.  Os mantendremos informados.  Bueno, espero que os guste.

Attached is a video that provides a summary, in pictures, of our course, the beautiful Parador in Carmona, and of the town of Carmona itself, which is a an architectural treasure.  We also discovered some Sherry wines, since I am always on the lookout for what exists out there.  Next year the course Andalucía Wines will be dedicated to Sherry Wines.  We will keep you posted.  Well, I hope that you enjoy our brief glimpse into Carmona.