Barcelona Wine and Food Tasting Including Cheese and Iberian Ham
Barcelona, Spain
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Trip Type: Food Tours
Duration: 2.5 - 3 hours
There might be no more palate pleasing food and drink combination than Spanish wine and Iberian ham. The robust wine of Spain and the marbled savory goodness of cured meat are a heavenly duo, and with this 3-hour tour in Barcelona, you can sample both. Taste up to four different varietals of wine, all of which are paired with cured meat and manchego cheese. Meanwhile, a Spanish food expert leads the tasting explaining why these products are particularly great and what their place is in Spanish culinary culture.
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There might be no more palate pleasing food and drink combination than Spanish wine and Iberian ham. The robust wine of Spain and the marbled savory goodness of cured meat are a heavenly duo, and with this 3-hour tour in Barcelona, you can sample both. Taste up to four different varietals of wine, all of which are paired with cured meat and manchego cheese. Meanwhile, a Spanish food expert leads the tasting explaining why these products are particularly great and what their place is in Spanish culinary culture.
Meet your expert local guide at the Tours, Tapas & Friends Gastronomic Centre in central Barcelona to begin this tasty tour.
With your guide leading the session, savor four delicious varietals of Spanish wine: Rioja, Priorat, ribera, and cava, the sparkling white wine made in Catalonia. As you sample the different wine, learn about the history of Spanish wine and its place in Spanish culinary culture, as well as, about the different grapes that grow on the Iberian peninsula.
With your guide leading the session, savor four delicious varietals of Spanish wine: Rioja, Priorat, ribera, and cava, the sparkling white wine made in Catalonia. As you sample the different wine, learn about the history of Spanish wine and its place in Spanish culinary culture, as well as, about the different grapes that grow on the Iberian peninsula.
After your wine tasting, follow your guide through the narrow streets of the city center to a trendy restaurant that used to be a delicatessen. Here, learn from the food expert how to properly pair Spanish wine with local cheese and meat. Munch on manchego cheese, chorizo, and bread. Savor the famous Iberian ham, often referred to as the ‘Baluga caviar of cured meats.'
At the end of the tour, you’ll be satiated with good wine and food and have excellent knowledge on Spanish eating and drinking traditions.
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