Rumasa: the dark years of sherry
November 22nd, 2018 | by Ruben
Rumasa: how one man's dream led to some of the darkest years in 3000 years of sherry history
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Certified Sherry Educator
October 16th, 2018 | by Ruben
Finally becoming a Sherry Educator was a wonderfully enriching experience. Here's an overview of the 3-day programme
8 things Wine Folly got wrong about sherry
October 3rd, 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
Wine pairing: sherry with food
August 14th, 2018 | by Ruben
Wine pairing with sherry is a topic I haven’t written about much until now. However sherry is a real ‘food
Why this is the time to drink En Rama sherry
June 28th, 2018 | by Ruben
I wrote this article as a guest writer for the official sherry.wine website. Although the real En Rama momentum is
Types of sherry bodegas
January 23rd, 2018 | by Ruben
While most of the world’s fine wines are grown, vinified, matured and sold by the same company, in the case
The Cask of Amontillado
September 12th, 2017 | by Ruben
The Cask of Amontillado is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in November 1846. It is set
Sherry wine: a five minute introduction
August 8th, 2017 | by Ruben
There are plenty of detailed articles on this website, but perhaps you’re in a hurry and you’d like to get
The architecture of bodegas in Jerez
June 16th, 2017 | by Ruben
The sherry region may not have attracted iconic modern architects (so far) like in Rioja, but their old bodegas are certainly not
The soleo / asoleo process
May 22nd, 2017 | by Ruben
Soleo or Asoleo is a process of sun-drying grapes before pressing them. In the D.O. Jerez-Xérès-Sherry it is primarily used for
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