Vino de Pasto: unfortified terroir wines from Jerez
2 February 2023 | by Ruben
Vinos de Pasto are unfortified terroir wines from the sherry region. They embrace old winemaking traditions, united in the group 'Territorio Albariza'
About Ruben
Ruben is a Certified Sherry Educator who fell in love with sherry some 25 years ago, but switched to a higher gear in 2013 and started writing about it. Lived in Madrid for a couple of years, now back in Belgium. I also run a whisky blog over at www.whiskynotes.be
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Sangre y Trabajadero (Gutiérrez Colosía)
26 January 2023 | by Ruben
Sangre y Trabajadero is a lovely Oloroso sherry from Bodegas Gutiérrez Colosía, formerly produced by Cuvillo in El Puerto de Santa María
Fino Tiracordeles (The Wine Bang)
7 January 2023 | by Ruben
The Fino Tiracordeles comes from the Cooperativa Virgen de Palomares in Trebujena. This winemaking cooperative was founded in 1957 and
Santa Petronila Fino En Rama
30 December 2022 | by Ruben
Viña Santa Petronila claims to be the smallest sherry winery. Located in Macharnudo, their flagship wine is the Fino En Rama
Club Contubernio: the sherry subscription
23 December 2022 | by Ruben
Club Contubernio is a private club for (sherry) wine enthusiasts. Members regularly receive a box of six wines, personally selected by Armando and his team
Meunier 2020 (4OjosWines)
13 December 2022 | by Ruben
Meunier 2020 is a white wine made with Moscatel grapes by 4 Ojos Wines. Quite funky and bitter - it seems to have some stability issues
Patinegro 2019 (Barbadillo)
21 November 2022 | by Ruben
Patinegro is the latest organic white wine from Bodegas Barbadillo. It is a sister of Sábalo, if you like: both come from the same vineyards. However Patinegro gets an extra ageing in ex-Manzanilla casks
Noe Pedro Ximénez VORS (González Byass)
8 November 2022 | by Ruben
Noe is the Pedro Ximénez in the VORS range from Bodegas González Byass. This wine won numerous awards and is
Sherry Week 2022 (7-13 November)
4 November 2022 | by Ruben
Sherry Week 2022 will be held 7-13 November 2022. It will include hundreds of events, including an Instagram Live session with César Saldaña about his new book
Manzanilla is (not) a sherry wine
17 October 2022 | by Ruben
Manzanilla is not a sherry wine. At least that's what several producers keep repeating. We look into the legal, historical and practical arguments
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