In the car park 25 Hispano Suiza, cars were cranking into life as we left hotel at seven.

Dream cars that made the one Rolls-Royce look very boring indeed. On a Paris-Barcelona Rally apparently.

What did we do next? Can't remember because it’s now 10.30p.m. and we are in Vittoria taking pictures of our wines alongside 'The Best Pintxos (Tapas) in Spain (Official) and my brain is only on standby. Are driving to Navarra later, so need to husband all remaining brainpower. These pintxos are like edible jewellery. Mad food. Salvador Dali food.

I remember now ... we went to see some of Jean Marc's vineyards and then to his little bodega (in which he has invested all his life-savings). We posed together on his yellow cartons. Jean-Marc has set up his own operation on a shoestring so his (totally practical) cellar has as yet nothing too photogenic (except, of course the beautiful Jean-Marc himself.) His wine is more beautiful though.

Then I think we had breakfast in LaGuardia. Jean-Marc shot off back to Bordeaux, late for his plane as usual, and we went to visit Jesus. Bujanda, that is; the other Bujanda brother!

So we are visiting the other side in the feud. I love Jesus. And his brother. Everyone does. But they now don't love each other and there's a minefield in between and tact was never my strong point.

But we get through. We get given their new 'Inspiracion' super-wines. Rich exotics. Rare grape wines.

Then Xavier 2 (de Galarreta) comes to take us to Luis Cañas. Old Luis is now 81 but he is SO fit!

Obviously working bloody hard in vineyards is the only way - you get to be 81 and still outpace us 60-something kids, whilst maintaining a daily wine consumption that would probably get us shut down were I even to mention it.

He's just one of those wiry old guys who never sit still. Permanent motion. Lovely man. He started the firm sixty years ago; a small wine grower who despaired of ever selling his wine through avaricious merchants! So got on his bike (literally) and sold everything himself in Bilbao. But it was Juan-Luis; his son who built the now stunning business on these simple beginnings.

Go to any good restaurant in Spain today and you'll see 'Luis Cañas' wines. Certainly in the Rioja Top Ten for quality. Deserved success.

The Labastida Co-op boys; Xavier (3) and El Presidente (v.v. long-term suppliers) join us in Chucchi's Bar, Fuenmayor for end-of-tour drinks and then hammer up here to Vittoria. Smart and prosperous city, Inaki Rodrigo and Sene Gonzalez and their restaurant 'Sagartoki'. The Man U Barcelona match is showing but we must work on! I'm serious!

Have to stop now. Battery flat. Hope to see soon.