OriginsOUR

Today, the Villavicencio’s of the XXIst century,

via Lorenzo Fdez de Villavicencio, III Marquis of Genal,

recover tradition, expertise and family secrets and invite us

to share this new gastronomic experience through

the products and house specialities under its brand

“Villavicencio”.

From the archives of the Villavicencio Palace in

Jerez de la Frontera come, not only the extensive recipe

books but also a considerable amount of purveyors

throughout the Spanish geography.

Villavicencio House, extended since time immemorial by Old Castile and Andalusia, was renowned in Jerez de la Frontera

for its magnificent Luncheons and dinner parties where everyone wanted to be invited.

The Villavicencio ladies were famous for their recipes and kept them well guarded. They have been handed down from mothers

to daughters throughout the generations. Always on the lookout for the perfect morsel with which to surprise their guests, they

showed impressive knowledge in finding the best produce and the perfect ingredients for their dishes.

Our tradition, experience and professionalism place us in an excellent

position to address the selection of the best producers and delicacies of

Spain under a strict quality control.

We strive to know where every product comes from and how it is

produced. In the wake of tradition, quality and excellence,

we look for artisans and producers who take care and pamper their

products crossing the Spanish geography from north

to south in order to find:

• Small healthy, delicious dishes.

• Artisan products that can be taken on their own or in combination

with others.

• Tapitas, small traditional cooking dishes.

We look to find premium dishes, representative of the Mediterranean

diet. Products that can be taken as a snack or light meal or combined

into a gourmet tasty gastronomic experience.

Our target are people between 25 and 55 years old, urban, average to high level,

culturally speaking, interested in food and gastronomy, eager to experience new tastes whilst

giving themselves a well deserved treat. Those looking to substitute a sandwich or quick salad

in their offices for a well prepared, ready to eat bite of excellence.

Those looking to enjoy the coming weekend with carefully selected wines and chosen foods with

friends for luncheons and dinners.

The XX1st century consumer looks above all to products that are:

• Scrumptious

• Healthy

• Easy to prepare

The ancestral Mediterranean food and the wide variety of Spanish food and Spanish

products is the perfect answer.

We are different because we offer a very high quality product

with a great added value for our clients.

• Carefully selected products and producers.

• Recipes and unique dishes combining tradition and excellence.

• Quality and traceability control.

• Great to have handy, easy to store and prepare.

• Allows for short or longer menus.

Products

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OURTapasDehesa

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Its not possible to present a line of tapas representative of the Spanish

gastronomy without including what is, without discussion, its star

product, the Iberian ham and, no less important, the Iberian lomo.

The pure Iberian pig is bred in freedom in its natural habitat,

the dehesa, under oaks and cork trees for nearly 2 years with a diet

based exclusively on acorns and grass. This guarantees the pigs

does sufficient exercise to develop the necessary muscle thus allowing

for a better infiltration in his flesh of the fat contained in the acorn.

The fat of the Iberian acorn pig contains more than 55% of oleic acid.

This fat has a very beneficial effect in the cholesterol levels in blood

producing an increase in the HDL (good cholesterol) and reducing

the levels of the LDL (bad or unhealthy cholesterol).

Iberian Jam also produces proteins, vitamins B1, B6 and B12

and folic acid, all very beneficiary qualities for the nervous system

and brain function. It’s also rich in vitamin E, a powerful antioxidant,

and in minerals such as copper, essential for bones and cartilage,

calcium, iron, zinc, magnesium, phosphorus and selenium, the latter

closely related to anti aging processes.

In terms of calories, 100 grams of Iberian ham provides less than 250

kcal, which means a moderate consumption will not negatively affect

low-calorie diets.

We round up our assortment of Iberian tapas with another very

Spanish product, the typical Andalusia “banderillas”. Banderillas

are small items of food skewered together. We have

chosen “gordal” olives, manchego cheese and serrano ham.

An absolute delicatessen when, like in this case, three products

of the maximum quality are brought together.

The olives complement the other products to form a balanced

and healthy diet with its content of of unsaturated fatty acids: omega-

3, omega-6, stearic, palmitic and palmitoleic.

And last but not least, to accompany a good ham or lomo, we need

an extraordinary sevillian “pico” (delicious crusty bread shaped like

short sticks). The “pico don Pelayo” is a very high quality product,

light and with the unmistakable flavour of extra virgin oil.

OURSea Tapas

Spain, surrounded by seas and oceans, has an extense tradition in food

preserves. Back in the year 200 B.C., the romans found in our land

delicacies unknown to them, which were highly appreciated in Rome.

Salted fish or simply sun-dried or smoked were the methods

used in those times.

Anchovy

We select the highest calibre bocarte/anchovy fished at dawn in

the Cantabrian seaports during the months of April and May, which is

the time when fish reaches its maximum quality for the salting

process.

It will then be hand cut into small mouth-watering fillets. A select few

hands that have pride in their work and pamper the product to

produce a small and limited amount, where quality always prevails over

quantity, do the whole process manually. Thee anchovies will then

be embraced by the best AOVE oil which has the distinction of having

been awarded the gold medal to the best oil produced in the world

during the year 2012. The result is a perfect combination irresistible

to the most demanding palates.

Sardine

Very big-fished sardine from the Cantatrice Sea. When smoked in cold

we get a tasty, juicy product with a perfect equilibrium between

smoked and salt.

Fresh anchovies.

The product we have chosen comes from the Atlantic Ocean.

We only accept fish of the best quality and choose the small pieces,

of no more than 20 centimetres, which are then carefully marinated in

vinegar, minced garlic and parsley.

Boquerones in vinegar or fresh anchovies, are a type of appetizer or

tapa frequently found in the south Spain although it’s present

in the entire country.

The anchovie as a “tapa” or appetizer is one of the most popular

and appreciated dish of our gastronomy and is consumed all over

the country.

The smoked sardine is becoming very popular lately. It is served

in different forms and constitutes an excellent tapa.

OURCountry Tapas

Within the enormous gastronomic wealth to be found in Spain, a very

important section is the one dedicated to the cooking and preparation

of the wild species that live in our country in its enormous

biodiversity.

Throughout the length and breadth of our country we find no end

of species to complement our culinary tradition. For their importance,

we bring the following to your attention:

Amongst the mammals, the red deer or “venado” as it is known in our

mountains is arguably the most important without detracting from a

roe deer or wild boar. Of a smaller size we also have the rabbit or the

hare that make delicious stews

The red partridge is definitely the queen of species amongst birds.

The offer is completed with quail, ducks, pheasants, doves and snipes.

Hundreds of recipes have been an integral part of most illustrious

kitchens and tables from immemorial time.

To this “tapas" collection we have brought magnificent pates of wild

partridge and deer as well as “escabeche de perdiz”, marinated

partridge. They all come from the northern mountains of Andalusia

and are served with sevillian “regañas”, very fine bread to accompany

our pates and excellent extra virgin oil from Jaen.

OlivesBanderillas

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In the north of Andalucía, in Jaen, we find artisans proud of their

work with olives who combine different specialties in order to keep up

the standards of ancient recipes whilst using their own expertise

to innovate. They combine different flavours in such an extraordinary

way that one can easily appreciate the care taken in the selection of

the best raw material and the innate savoir faire of hands who know

the product well and pamper it to render it exquisite to the most

distinguished palates.

Marinated olives constitute one of the most popular aperitifs or tapas

in our country and it would indeed be extremely difficult to find

an inn, bar or restaurant where this delicatessen isn't found.

We have made a careful selection of olives and “banderillas" (cocktail

sticks, small food items pickled in vinegar and skewered together) combining

those we find more suited to each market.

We could say the olive is the Mediterranean product by excellence as

it 's cultivated in all the Mare Nostrum coasts being Spain the leader

with 35% of the world production and more that 20 varieties.

The main properties of the olive are that they promote digestion,

are antioxidants, facilitate the removal of the gallbladder and are

beneficial to prevent cardiovascular diseases.

VegetablePreserves

Vegetables have been the foundation of the human diet since

the beginning of times constituting the first substance of our species.

The contact of La Rioja with the Arab world and their irrigation

systems dates far back and have greatly influenced both the way

the Riojans cultivate their market gardens and their traditional cuisine.

La Rioja's gastronomy is specially renown for the richness of

the products they harvest from their market gardens. These are

incredibly fertile due to them being in the valleys watered by the Ebro

river that crosses all the territory together with others such as

the Cidacos, the Iregua or the Najerilla.

Fresh produce harvested from these market gardens and orchards is

of unsurpassable quality and of a great variety: garlic, onions, peppers,

asparagus, different lettuces, tomatoes or chards. Very important

are also their legumes such as the white or red beans (pochas

and caparrones) or the wide variety of their fruit trees.

We have selected a family whose fourth generation continues to

pamper and care for their products in the manner their forbearers did,

using the same traditional methods, always quality orientated while at

the same time introducing modern quality control systems. As their

raw material, fruit and vegetables of the best quality are used.

These are harvested from the heart of the Riojana gardens in order

to preserve their authentic taste.

PicosSpetial Bread

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Of incomparable texture, fine and of

magnificent flavour they turn out to be a

suitable accompanist for appetizers, as base

of author's kitchen plates, or as complement

of great variety of ham, sausages, cheeses

and pates.