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Vino de Pasto: unfortified terroir wines from Jerez

2 February 2023 | by Ruben

Vinos de Pasto are unfortified terroir wines from the sherry region. They embrace old winemaking traditions, united in the group 'Territorio Albariza'

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Club Contubernio: the sherry subscription

23 December 2022 | by Ruben

Club Contubernio is a private club for (sherry) wine enthusiasts. Members regularly receive a box of six wines, personally selected by Armando and his team

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Manzanilla is (not) a sherry wine

17 October 2022 | by Ruben

Manzanilla is not a sherry wine. At least that's what several producers keep repeating. We look into the legal, historical and practical arguments

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Ancient sherry typology: Palma, Palma Cortada, Raya…

28 April 2022 | by Ruben

It may surprise you that the classification of sherry wines we know today, with styles like Fino, Amontillado, Oloroso… is

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Pedro Ximénez grape: history and character

10 February 2022 | by Ruben

The white Pedro Ximénez grape is closely linked to Spain and specifically the Andalusian region. It is used for sweet, luscious wines but also dry wines

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The most misplaced picture of a sherry bodega

11 June 2021 | by Ruben

I keep seeing the same picture in numerous times in articles about sherry, but it doesn't really depict sherry barrels at all

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New regulations for the D.O. Jerez-Xérès-Sherry

18 May 2021 | by Ruben

The recent confrontations in the D.O. seem to have ended after signing an agreement which unblocks the issues that have been hindering the evolution of the sherry wine regulations

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Bottle ageing: a guide to old bottles of sherry

8 October 2020 | by Ruben

Bottle aged sherry is a discussion point among sherry experts, but slowly the old views are changing. Here are my experiences with opening very old bottles of sherry wine