Ruben is a Certified Sherry Educator who fell in love with sherry some twenty 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
21 January 2021 | by Ruben
A head-to-head comparison between a 1999 and 2020 release of the Manzanilla Solear En Rama from Bodegas Barbadillo. A time travel experiment for Sherry Week 2020.
17 January 2021 | by Ruben
Barbadillo is celebrating its 200th anniversary in 2021, making it one of the oldest bodegas in Sanlúcar. In 1821, after
11 January 2021 | by Ruben
This is the classic Colosía Moscatel, which is now specifically called Moscatel Soleado on the label – same wine though
6 January 2021 | by Ruben
Palma Cortada is a term that was quite common in the 19th century but largely lost nowadays. Back then sherry wines
3 December 2020 | by Ruben
Socaire 2018 is one of the well-regarded blancos de albariza, unfortified white wines made from Palomino Fino on albariza soils
27 November 2020 | by Ruben
This Palo Cortado in the Marqués de Poley series from Bodegas Toro Albalá is made from Pedro Ximénez grapes (like
19 November 2020 | by Ruben
Barbadillo has just released the 2020 edition of its Reliquias. These are the oldest wines in the bodega, all of
16 November 2020 | by Ruben
The Fino Castillo de Guzmán is made with mosto flor (the higher category) from Palomino Fino grapes harvested on albariza
6 November 2020 | by Ruben
La Bota de Pedro Ximénez 56 was selected by Equipo Navazos from the stocks at Bodegas Fernando de Castilla. It is a PX of well over 40 years of age
13 October 2020 | by Ruben
León XIII, a Pedro Ximénez from 1878, bottled by González Byass in the 'Vinos Finitos' range
