Tio Guillermo Amontillado (Garvey)
26 May 2023 | by Ruben
I’ve writeten several times about Garvey’s tumultuous past. Once their Fino San Patricio was the most succesful Fino on the
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
Author Archives: Ruben
Tia Ito 2019 (Club Contubernio)
22 May 2023 | by Ruben
Tia Ito 2019 is a white Palomino wine made by the young enologist Carmen De La Pascua and bottled by Club Contubernio
Colosía Oloroso Seco (Gutiérrez Colosía)
17 May 2023 | by Ruben
The classic Oloroso Seco from the standard range at Bodegas Gutiérrez Colosía, around 5 years of age in a very traditional style
Sobremar 2021 (Meridiano Perdido)
11 May 2023 | by Ruben
Sobremar 2021 is a new wine from the Meridiano Perdido project, a Vino de Pasto made with Palomino grapes from albariza soils. Highly drinkable
Tio Pepe Fino En Rama 2023 (González Byass)
7 May 2023 | by Ruben
Springtime is here! Every year at the beginning of April, Gonzalez Byass releases Tio Pepe En Rama, the unfiltered version
La Riva Lacave 2021 – Vino de Pasto
29 April 2023 | by Ruben
M. Ant. De La Riva - Lacave 2021 comes from a series of seven Vinos de Pasto. It is the expression of a small plot in the pago Maína
Raya Cortada – Conde de Aldama (Bodegas Yuste)
28 March 2023 | by Ruben
The Raya Cortada - Conde de Aldama is an Oloroso wine that shifted towards biological ageing after four years. An interesting mix of styles
Soleras Olvidadas – Manzanilla Clásica (R&G Colección)
16 March 2023 | by Ruben
Review of the Manzanilla Clásica in the 'Soleras Olvidadas' series from R&G Seleccción, the sherry brand by Michel Rolland and Javier Galarreta
Amontillado Classic (Fernando de Castilla)
24 February 2023 | by Ruben
The middle-aged Amontillado Classic from Bodegas Fernando de Castilla, on the oxidative side of the spectrum
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'
