Rumasa: the dark years of sherry
22 November 2018 | by Ruben
Rumasa had an enormous impact in the sherry region and its wines. We look at the demise of Ruiz Mateos, Harveys and an entire market
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Manzanilla La Cigarrera
9 November 2018 | by Ruben
We head over to Sanlúcar de Barrameda with this Manzanilla La Cigarrera, the flagship product of the small family-owned Bodega La
XC Palo Cortado ‘Ida y vuelta’ (Gonzalez Byass)
6 November 2018 | by Ruben
In February 2018 González Byass loaded two small barrels of Palo Cortado on the Juan Sebastián de Elcano, a training ship
Great Duke Palo Cortado 12 Years (Juan Piñero)
2 November 2018 | by Ruben
Great Duke is a new range of labels from Bodegas Juan Piñero. There’s also an Amontillado and Oloroso but today
Portales Pérez (Los Caireles)
26 October 2018 | by Ruben
Portales Pérez is a family bodega in the historic centre of Sanlúcar de Barrameda. It was founded by María José Portales in
Los Caireles Manzanilla Pasada En Rama (Portales Pérez)
24 October 2018 | by Ruben
Manzanilla Pasada Los Caireles, around ten years old and the flagship product of Bodegas Portales Pérez in Sanlúcar
Certified Sherry Educator course
16 October 2018 | by Ruben
In September 2018 I took part in the programme and became a Certified Sherry Educator. This is a 3-day educational programme hosted by the Consejo Regulador
Carta Blanca 1950s (Agustin Blazquez)
12 October 2018 | by Ruben
For a few years now I have been collecting bottles of Carta Blanca, a legendary wine produced by Agustin Blazquez,
8 things Wine Folly got wrong about sherry
3 October 2018 | by Ruben
The new Wine Folly is a book about wine with concise information and infographics. Apart from a few unfortunate conceptual choices, it has obvious factual errors with regards to sherry
Palo Cortado Añada 1987 (González Byass)
24 September 2018 | by Ruben
The latest release in the already long list of vintage sherries from González Byass is this Palo Cortado 1987, which
