Fino El Aljibe (Bodegas Poniente)
25 August 2020 | by Ruben
Fino El Aljibe is an old-school single-vineyard Fino from Bodegas Poniente, a project started by Alberto Orte,
Fino versus Manzanilla: an internal conflict
18 August 2020 | by Ruben
In the past few days the sherry region has been overshadowed by an internal conflict, and if you dig deeper, you'll notice it is a deeply rooted conflict between winemaking traditions and cities.
Manzanilla Extra Dry (Barbadillo)
4 August 2020 | by Ruben
It doesn't hurt going back to the basics once in a while, so while visiting my local Carrefour I picked up this Manzanilla 'Extra Dry' from Bodegas Barbadillo
Lustau Roundtable: Bottle aged sherry
27 July 2020 | by Ruben
Follow the second part of The Sherry Roundtables, an online series of discussions dedicated to sherry wines. Register online
La Barajuela Raya 2015 (Saca 2019)
21 July 2020 | by Ruben
Raya La Barajuela is an extinct type of wine, made from the last pass of the harvest, oxidatively aged like an Oloroso. Another freaky, interesting experiment from Willy Pérez at Bodegas Pérez
Albariza 2017 (José Estévez)
15 July 2020 | by Ruben
José Estévez, the company behind the Valdespino, La Guita and Real Tesoro sherry brands also produces two young white wines
Manzanilla del Bocoy (Lustau Single Cask)
8 July 2020 | by Ruben
People usually think of a solera as one system of casks which matures entirely at the same pace, with the
Fino Perdido 1|15 (Sánchez Romate)
2 July 2020 | by Ruben
The Fino Perdido (lost Fino) is one of the really interesting wines from Bodegas Sánchez Romate. It is older than
Ás de Mirabrás 2019 (Barbadillo)
25 June 2020 | by Ruben
Ás de Mirabrás is a little sister to the Mirabrás white wine (or sobretabla if you like) that was first launched by Bodegas Barbadillo in
Castillo de Guzmán Oloroso (Cooperativa Albarizas)
20 June 2020 | by Ruben
The Cooperativa Vitivinícola Albarizas de Trebujena (often shortened to Albarizas) is a cooperative founded in 1977 and are made up
