Certified Sherry Educator blogging about sherry wines since 2013. Wine reviews, bodega profiles, news and background articles.
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Amontillado-Fino in the 'Soleras Especiales' series from Bodegas Hidalgo in Jerez: first step in the ageing evolution #sherry
Fascinating graph! The composition of wine consumption in the USA. In 1960, more than 75% was dessert or fortified wine; today, that figure is just over 2%. The figure doesn't show the total consumption, but I looked it up: 163M gallon in 1960 and 899M in 2023 #sherry
Nice to see our Spanish friends on Dutch television. A quick look at the sherry (cask) industry. Cheers Armando! @barbadillo #sherrycask
Apparently even highly regarded Belgian sommelier Joachim Boudens (Hertog Jan ***) was misled in his book by that same image of a "sherry bodega" that is actually a cellar from Churchill's Port @joachimboudens #sherry sherrynotes.com/2021/backgro…
Two single cask bottlings from Bodegas del Río, selected by Spheric Spirits in Germany, an independent bottler of whisky, mezcal, armagnac... and now sherry. Review coming up @BodegasRio #sherry
The line-up for a sherry tasting I'm hosting tomorrow for 50 wine lovers of the Commanderij Millésime, part of the Flemish wine guild. Will be fun! @valdespinojerez @BODGASTRADICION @Bodegas_CDP @BodegaGColosia #sherry
sherrynotes.com/2023/vino-de… Tia Ito 2019 is a white Palomino wine made by the young enologist Carmen De La Pascua and bottled by Club Contubernio. An excellent Vino de Pasto @ClubContubernio #vinodepasto #wine
sherrynotes.com/2023/reviews… The standard Oloroso Seco from Bodegas Gutierrez-Colosía is not the most complex Oloroso, but it offers good value for money. Full review now online @BodegaGColosia #oloroso #sherry
sherrynotes.com/2023/vino-de… Lacave 2021, a Vino de Pasto from a series of seven by M. Ant. De La Riva. A pure expression from a small plot in the pago Maína, owned by the Terán family @bodegasdelariva #wine
sherrynotes.com/2023/other/r… An Oloroso of 4 years of age, that suddenly starts to develop a veil of flor and ages biologically for one extra year. The birth of a new wine: Raya Cortada from Bodegas Yuste @BodegasYuste #oloroso #sanlucar
