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Restaurant guide for the sherry region

February 3rd, 2020 | by Ruben

Gastronomic tourism is rising in the sherry region. Sherry wines are made for food (see my article on pairing sherry

Wine-searcher and the popularity of sherry

November 8th, 2019 | by Ruben

"Sherry is dying, Pass the Port" says Wine-searcher. But this claim is hard to prove, and you can't die if you reinvent yourself

Sherry shops in Jerez

September 10th, 2019 | by Ruben

The list of interesting sherry wine shops in the Jerez area is not that long. Here are a few of my favourites: Corredera, La Casa del Jerez and Der Guerrita

Vermouth and sherry are both fortified wines, and the sherry regions has a long history of making medicinal wines and sherry-based 'vermut'. Since 2016 a whole list of sherry bodegas launched modern versions of their old recipes

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Sherry: 3000 years of wine history

June 13th, 2019 | by Ruben

3000 years of sherry wines: an interactive timeline explaining the history of the sherry region with key events that shaped its unique wines

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Dinner at Aponiente *** (Ángel Leon)

April 30th, 2019 | by Ruben

Dinner at Aponiente ***, the restaurant of chef Ángel Leon in El Puerto de Santa María, Spain

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Towards unfortified sherry

March 7th, 2019 | by Ruben

The proposal for unfortified sherry has been accepted by the Ministry of Agriculture of Andalucía. Now only one last step is required to change the rules of the D.O. Jerez-Xérès-Sherry: approval by the European Commission

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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

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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