Bottle Aged Sherry tasting (Sherry Week)
9 October 2020 | by Ruben
During Sherry Week I will host a 'Bottle Aged Sherry' tasting with wine expers like César Saldaña and Sarah Jane Evans MW. It will be streamed live and you can be part of it
Author Archives: Ruben
Bottle ageing: a guide to old bottles of sherry
8 October 2020 | by Ruben
Bottle aged sherry is a discussion point among sherry experts, but slowly the old views are changing. Here are my experiences with opening very old bottles of sherry wine
Capuchino Palo Cortado VORS (Osborne)
1 October 2020 | by Ruben
Capuchino is one of the VORS wines from Osborne. Laid down in 1790, this solera has changed hands more than
Cernícalo Primilla 2019 (Xpertvinum)
28 September 2020 | by Ruben
Cernícalo Primilla is the first wine made by Xpertvinum on their own plot in Sanlúcar. An unfortified Palomino white with 6 months of flor ageing
Sherry Week 2020
24 September 2020 | by Ruben
Sherry Week 2020 will be held 2-8 November 2020, in a largely virtual format, with masterclasses, cooking classes and online tastings
3 En Rama – Spring 2020 (Lustau)
16 September 2020 | by Ruben
Lustau 3 En Rama: three expressions from the key cities of the sherry triangle. Still a highly educational - and above all very tasty - concept
Pedrino Sherry & Tonic Spritz
10 September 2020 | by Ruben
Pedrino Sherry & Tonic is a spritzer meant to be an aperitif drink, an after-dinner drink or a base for cocktails
Bodegas Poniente
27 August 2020 | by Ruben
Bodegas Poniente is a relatively new sherry bodega started by Patrick Mata and Alberto Orte. They have a well-aged Fino, Amontillado, Palo Cortado and Oloroso
Fino El Aljibe (Bodegas Poniente)
25 August 2020 | by Ruben
Fino El Aljibe is an old-school single-vineyard Fino from Bodegas Poniente, a project started by Alberto Orte,
Fino versus Manzanilla: an internal conflict
18 August 2020 | by Ruben
In the past few days the sherry region has been overshadowed by an internal conflict, and if you dig deeper, you'll notice it is a deeply rooted conflict between winemaking traditions and cities.
