You can probably tell that I love Spain. And Spaniards. But the more time I spend here the more confused I become. 

The Spaniards violate all the rules I’ve learned for heathy living — they eat too much, drink too much and smoke too much. They stay up too late, drink too many espressos con azúcar and they don’t drink enough water. Exercise? Forget it. And then there’s all those baskets and baskets of bread (ack! gluten!).

But everywhere I look I see old Spaniards, often really old Spaniards. So what is their secret?

We went looking for answers to this very important question. Perhaps it’s their local wines, so delicious. Or their local jamón y chorizos? (Muy fantástico — add them to everything you cook).

Thanks to Amy and her research, we toured some small biodynamic wineries in the area and met their winemakers (aka visionaries), visited more Galician cities and looked into the eyes of the old Galician soul (or maybe just had another glass of Albariño).