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Sherry shops in Jerez

10 September 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

13 June 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)

30 April 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

7 March 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

22 November 2018 | by Ruben

Rumasa had an enormous impact in the sherry region and its wines. We look at the demise of Ruiz Mateos, Harveys and an entire market

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Certified Sherry Educator course

16 October 2018 | by Ruben

In September 2018 I took part in the programme and became a Certified Sherry Educator. This is a 3-day educational programme hosted by the Consejo Regulador

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8 things Wine Folly got wrong about sherry

3 October 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