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The Big Fortified Tasting 2021
Last year, due to the pandemic there was no Big Fortified Tasting, but fortunately it’s the nature of a fortified wine lover to practice patience. Patience can be rewarding, as it was this year, when I got the chance to discover some fantastic fortified wines once again.
International Sherry Week 2019
If, when you think of sherry, you think of your grandmother sipping on Bristol Cream from a tiny glass at Christmastime, you need to update your information. Sherry is an incredibly versatile wine, ranging from bone-dry to sticky-sweet, with a full pantry of flavours to entice the palate – nuts, lemon peel, raisins, caramel… Furthermore, if you didn’t know this already – sherry is achingly cool these days. If you’re a sherry novice or a sherry aficionado, this week is your week – for the 4th November to the 10th November is International Sherry Week.