Browsing the "Sherry" Tag

Oloroso Viejísimo (M. Ant. De La Riva)

February 26th, 2020 | by Ruben

Looking at the lost sherry bodegas from the past, a couple of them were quite prestigious at the time and

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 Twitter Tasting 2019 #SherryTT

September 12th, 2019 | by Ruben

The seventh edition of the #SherryTT Twitter Tasting is coming up in November 2019. This year we'll try five Amontillado sherries and discuss via Twitter

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 Week 2019

June 24th, 2019 | by Ruben

Sherry Week 2019 is coming 4-10 November 2019 - the biggest international event where sherry wines take centre stage

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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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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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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