No discharge yet and sherry tasting

Brad had a cardio ultrasound and his blood taken this morning. The ultrasound was all good. The blood test results? Not so much. They’re watching his enzyme number which, when he had the heart attack, was 140. A normal reading is zero. They’re pleased with how it’s come down to 70 but they’d like to keep him in another 48 hours just to ensure it’s lower still. So he wasn’t discharged today as we’d hoped. Certainly a disappointment.

Brad’s adamant that I should be out doing things so after spending the day with him I went to a sherry tasting with my new friend Betty this evening.

Jerez, this city, is synonymous with the origin of sherry wine. And Tio Pepe which we toured is the most visited Spanish winery in Europe. It was founded in 1835 by an ambitious 23-year-old with the financial support and advice of his favourite uncle, Tio Pepe.

Tio Pepe is one of González Byass brands, the largest sherry producer in the world. We learned about different sherries and how they’re made. My favourite story was about one of their wine makers who was against having cellar dogs, as was typical at most Spanish wineries, to catch rodents. He insisted on having mice as well as having little ladders for them to drink wine.

Our tour was followed by a tasting and tapas. It was wonderful.Read more