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Fino Pale Dry (Aguilar)

18 November 2013 | by Ruben

Antonio Aguilar, a former sherry importer in The Netherlands This Fino is produced in the D.O. Montilla – Moriles, the neighbouring region


Finos Palmas 2013

14 November 2013 | by Ruben

The ‘palma’ (palm tree branch) is a traditional chalk mark made on sherry barrels to indicate wines of exceptional finesse


La Ina (Lustau)

4 November 2013 | by Ruben

After the liquidation of Pedro Domecq, Lustau bought six of their bodegas and the rights to some of their brands,


La Ina (Pedro Domecq)

1 November 2013 | by Ruben

Review of the Fino La Ina, a sherry wine bottled by Pedro Domecq in the late 1970s. Who said you can't cellar sherry wines


Dios Baco

28 October 2013 | by Ruben

The origins of Bodegas Dios Baco go back to 1765, when the Palomino family started a winery in Jerez. At the


Riá Pitá (Dios Baco)

26 October 2013 | by Ruben

Riá Pitá is an onomatopoeia, a reproduction of the sound made by castanets as they rattle in flamenco music. Bodegas Dios


Marqués del Real Tesoro

24 October 2013 | by Ruben

Bodegas Marqués del Real Tesoro were founded by the grandson of the first Marquis of the Royal Treasury, Don Joaquin Manuel de


Vintage sherry (Añada)

17 October 2013 | by Ruben

While most sherry is blended in a solera system, vintage sherry (or añada sherry) also exist. This statically aged sherry is gaining interest again



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