About Ruben

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

Website: http://www.sherrynotes.com

Author Archives: Ruben

Amontillado

Amontillado Conde de Aldama (Contubernio)

20 May 2022 | by Ruben

Amontillado Conde de Aldama, a special bottling for the Club Contubernio. It is a selection of casks never bottled like this before.

Amontillado

Poley Amontillado 35 Years (Toro Albalá)

13 May 2022 | by Ruben

Toro Albalá is best known for its sweet old Pedro Ximénez wines, but also produces great dry wines The Poley

Fino

Tio Pepe Fino En Rama 2022

9 May 2022 | by Ruben

The wildest expression of Tio Pepe, bottled with minimal filtering Gonzalez Byass releases a more intense version of its Fino

Amontillado

Amontillado Cruz del Mar (César Florido)

5 May 2022 | by Ruben

César Florido is the oldest bodega in Chipiona and one of the oldest in the sherry region, going back to the

Background

Ancient sherry typology: Palma, Palma Cortada, Raya…

28 April 2022 | by Ruben

It may surprise you that the classification of sherry wines we know today, with styles like Fino, Amontillado, Oloroso… is

Cream

San Rafael Medium (Barbadillo)

9 April 2022 | by Ruben

San Rafael is one of these wines that used to be sold as an Amoroso style, or Oloroso Dulce. But since

Manzanilla

La Riva Manzanilla Pasada (M. Ant. De La Riva)

1 April 2022 | by Ruben

A review of the Manzanilla Pasada (Balbaína Alta) from the revived bodegas M. Antonio De La Riva. A 15+ year old Manzanilla from a tiny solera in Sanlúcar.