The Great Sherry Tasting 2013
18 September 2013 | by Ruben
The Great Sherry Tasting 2013 is an event in Amsterdam, Holland, held on Monday 30th of September (Holland has traditionally been
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Sánchez Romate
17 September 2013 | by Ruben
In 1781, Juan Sánchez de la Torre joined forces with a partner from the Romate family and laid the foundations of the
Flor, the mystery of sherry
15 September 2013 | by Ruben
Flor is the veil or thin layer of yeast cells that lives on top of biologically aged sherry wines. It transforms Fino and Manzanilla sherry
Fino (R.C. Ivison)
12 September 2013 | by Ruben
I bought this bottle at my local Delhaize supermarket, which has a good reputation for its selection of fine wines. However
Regente Palo Cortado (Sánchez Romate)
9 September 2013 | by Ruben
One of the unique things about Bodegas Sánchez Romate is the fact that their primary profits come from brandy rather
Colección Roberto Amillo Amontillado
6 September 2013 | by Ruben
The Amontillado is the lightest wine in the Colección Roberto Amillo, a boutique range of four sherries and two brandies
Robert Parker: 100 points for sherry wines
3 September 2013 | by Ruben
Even though the Parkerization has been criticized extensively, Robert Parker is still the most influential wine critic in the world.
Roberto Amillo
3 September 2013 | by Ruben
Roberto Amillo, a businessman from Logroño (Rioja), has been passionate about sherry and wine in general for many years. He
The Solera system: ageing sherry
28 August 2013 | by Ruben
Sherry has a unique and rather complex system of maturation using a large number of casks and fractional blending. This
Almacenista Manzanilla Pasada (Lustau)
24 August 2013 | by Ruben
The Almacenista range is probably the best known range of Bodegas Lustau. Today we’re having the Almacenista Manzanilla Pasada, a wine taken from a
