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
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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
Sherry vermouth: a revival
July 18th, 2019 | by Ruben
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
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
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
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
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
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
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