Oloroso ‘Viuda de Antonio Borrego’ (Lustau)
10 December 2019 | by Ruben
Don’t forget to give old bottles enough time to settle down, sometimes even a few days Two years ago I
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Bodegas Garvey
6 December 2019 | by Ruben
The history of Bodegas Garvey starts with William Garvey, an Irishman who came to Cádiz in 1776 to buy merino
Manzanilla Juncal (Garvey)
3 December 2019 | by Ruben
Juncal is a fresh, light Manzanilla produced by Bodegas Garvey in Jerez
Don Gonzalo Oloroso VOS (Valdespino)
26 November 2019 | by Ruben
Oloroso Don Gonzalo is a wine from Bodegas Valdespino. This intense Oloroso sherry has an average age of around 25 years (V.O.S. category).
Visiting Bodegas Diez-Mérito
21 November 2019 | by Ruben
Houses like Díez-Mérito are interesting for their long history and balanced wines. The archways, the trees, the barrels all around, the tiled roofs and the black / white / ocre tones give this place a special atmosphere
Corta y Raspa Casabón 2017 (Mayeteria Sanluqueña)
19 November 2019 | by Ruben
Mayeteria Sanluqueña is putting the spotlight on mayetos, small-scale growers that are working their own vineyards around Sanlúcar and that are now given a chance to produce their own wines
Tio Pepe with En Rama oysters
13 November 2019 | by Ruben
A unique combination of 'en rama' oysters paired with a special saca of Tio Pepe En Rama
Wine-searcher and the popularity of sherry
8 November 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
Fino Imperial Amontillado (Díez-Mérito)
17 October 2019 | by Ruben
Fino Imperial is a very old VORS Amontillado. The wine originated in 1793 and it is one of the few Amontillados that loose their flor in a natural way
Amontillado 2001 (Williams & Humbert)
8 October 2019 | by Ruben
The Amontillado 2001 was made in the first year of añada experiments at Williams & Humbert. Nearly 18 years of static ageing
