Types of sherry bodegas
23 January 2018 | by Ruben
While most of the world’s fine wines are grown, vinified, matured and sold by the same company, in the case
Browsing the "Background" Category
The Cask of Amontillado
12 September 2017 | by Ruben
The Cask of Amontillado is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in November 1846. It is set
Sherry wine: a five minute introduction
8 August 2017 | by Ruben
There are plenty of detailed articles on this website, but perhaps you’re in a hurry and you’d like to get
The architecture of bodegas in Jerez
16 June 2017 | by Ruben
Sherry bodegas are highly functional buildings which combine efficiency and beauty. We look into the history and explain the architecture of sherry cellars
The soleo / asoleo process
22 May 2017 | by Ruben
Soleo or Asoleo is a process of sun-drying grapes before pressing them. In the D.O. Jerez-Xérès-Sherry it is primarily used for
Sherry in Madrid
2 May 2017 | by Ruben
It would be logical to say that Jerez and the other cities of the sherry triangle are the center of
Albariza types: Antehojuela, Tosca Cerrada, Barajuelas…
17 April 2017 | by Ruben
When talking about the terroir of the sherry triangle, usually the information ends by saying that the quintessential soil for sherry
Tintilla de Rota
20 February 2017 | by Ruben
Tintilla de Rota is an autoctonous blue grape that is native to the sherry region: Rota is a coastal town
The Berisford Solera 1914 mystery
28 January 2017 | by Ruben
I’ve been actively looking for old bottles of sherry for several years now, on auctions websites, from wines & spirits
Sherry and oak
6 September 2016 | by Ruben
I was inspired by the article Jamie on: oak, written by the excellent wine blogger Jamie Goode, in which he
