Trip to Spain.....Need help!

Carlton_McCrindle · May 4, 2019, 12:52am

I will be with a group of 6 friends doing an R&R in Porcuna (between Cordoba to the west and Jaen to the southeast) later this spring. Any suggestions for restaurants or wineries in the area would be greatly appreciated.

I am curious how you decided on a little town in the middle of Olive Oil land? There are roughly 7k residents in Porcuna. There are ruins, there is a pretty little castle, and there are lots of olive trees. On the Ayuntamiento site for Porcuna it references 2 restaurantes, one of them has a website. Without question they will have more, and tons of bar/restaurants that will keep you completely fed. It’s only about 20 miles from Jaen and further east is a little city called Ubeda. Ubeda is gorgeous, number of hotels, a parador, Basilica, etc. You’re sort out in the middle of it, but the access is a bit more of a challenge. As far a wineries in the area…slim pickins. https://bodegasantagertrudis.es/ In Granada, to the south you have a couple dozen wineries including my winery www.dominiobuenavista.com that have challenged themselves and were honored a D.O.P in 2014 indicating vinos de calidad. http://www.vinosdegranada.com/vinos-de-granada/ The determining factor is water. Jaen is pretty parched, Granada has the tallest mountains of the whole Iberian peninsula, with that you have water. You will undoubtedly have a phenomenal trip. I applaud you for choosing a little village in Andalusia to have your R&R. You will absolutely be a villager by the time you leave. Please ask me any questions you may have!!

If you decide to venture to Granada, PLEASE let me know, I will get you connected.

Our hostess has family in Porcuna. We will stay there and join the observance and celebration of Romeria and then travel to some of the area Paradors. If we head south, I will reach out to you. Thanks for interest and response!

Mike_Lindauer · May 6, 2019, 9:13pm

Flying to Alicante in a couple of weeks to play a concert. Hoping to visit Bodegas Del Rosario in Bullas. I have enjoyed their 3000 Anos (Monastrell) in several vintages.
Does anyone have an in there? Otherwise will try their website.

Nola_Palomar · May 6, 2019, 9:51pm

I may. Just sent a message to a dear friend in Murcia. FYI big difference in Anos and Años, make sure you pronounce the ñ

Nola_Palomar · May 7, 2019, 2:14pm

Hey Mike, I heard back from my friend. He needs the number of guests and some dates and times you want to visit. Can you PM me the info and he’ll get you set up.

Mike_Lindauer · May 8, 2019, 12:03pm

I may. Just sent a message to a dear friend in Murcia. FYI big difference in Anos and Años, make sure you pronounce the ñ

I will try to figure out how to get the ~ above the n on my computer.

Hey Mike, I heard back from my friend. He needs the number of guests and some dates and times you want to visit. Can you PM me the info and he’ll get you set up.

Thank you so much! I will PM you when I confer with my hosts.

Nola_Palomar · May 8, 2019, 3:27pm

Try this for the accents.
Anos is Asses and Años is Years…

As soon as you know about the details of when you’d like to visit the winery there let me know.

Mike_Lindauer · June 6, 2019, 4:08pm

Fantastic trip to Spain - again. Thanks to Nola for getting me in touch with her friend in Murcia. We had an interesting and fun evening.

Carlton_McCrindle · June 23, 2019, 9:58pm

I will be with a group of 6 friends doing an R&R in Porcuna (between Cordoba to the west and Jaen to the southeast) later this spring. Any suggestions for restaurants or wineries in the area would be greatly appreciated.

I am curious how you decided on a little town in the middle of Olive Oil land? There are roughly 7k residents in Porcuna. There are ruins, there is a pretty little castle, and there are lots of olive trees. On the Ayuntamiento site for Porcuna it references 2 restaurantes, one of them has a website. Without question they will have more, and tons of bar/restaurants that will keep you completely fed. It’s only about 20 miles from Jaen and further east is a little city called Ubeda. Ubeda is gorgeous, number of hotels, a parador, Basilica, etc. You’re sort out in the middle of it, but the access is a bit more of a challenge. As far a wineries in the area…slim pickins. https://bodegasantagertrudis.es/ In Granada, to the south you have a couple dozen wineries including my winery www.dominiobuenavista.com that have challenged themselves and were honored a D.O.P in 2014 indicating vinos de calidad. http://www.vinosdegranada.com/vinos-de-granada/ The determining factor is water. Jaen is pretty parched, Granada has the tallest mountains of the whole Iberian peninsula, with that you have water. You will undoubtedly have a phenomenal trip. I applaud you for choosing a little village in Andalusia to have your R&R. You will absolutely be a villager by the time you leave. Please ask me any questions you may have!!

If you decide to venture to Granada, PLEASE let me know, I will get you connected.

We had a wonderful trip, Nola. Thanks for your suggestions and interest! When I get a bit of time, I will report on some of our experiences and pictures.

We will return to southwest Spain again and include Granada. Meanwhile, I am going to learn some Spanish.

Nola_Palomar · June 24, 2019, 1:00am

Looking forward to reading about your trip. I glad you had fun. I’m in España right now actually.