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Sherry

Sicilia Lunate Fiano 2006

14 May 2012
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So, I’ve been tricked. It isn’t the first time and it won’t be the last. I suppose this is what you get for being adventurous. “Ah!” I thought: “An odd-looking bottle of white wine from Sicily. 13.5%. Under a tenner. This must be good.” I suppose I was expecting something strong yet subtle: characterful, with [...]

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All About Sherry

8 December 2011
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Sherry has suffered from an image problem in recent years. This fortified white wine from southern Spain is often regarded as being the favoured tipple of elderly women and is frequently produced at slightly awkward, semi-formal gatherings of associates or extended family. However, sherry has far more to offer than the small glasses of warm, [...]

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Hidalgo La Gitana Manzanilla Sherry

23 November 2011
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Let us for a moment extend our horizons beyond the field of wine (a vineyard, I believe one of those is called), and allow me to give a sense of scale by saying this is certainly the worst thing I have ever put in my mouth. For the sake of fairness: I’m not a big [...]

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WSET Diaries – Part 6: A Sound Like A Contented Lady

8 April 2011
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Read Part 5 on our sister site RedWine.co.uk. Sparkling wine, sweet wine, Sherry and Port; also known as ‘other’, if not ‘misc’. I was surprised, but not especially bothered, that rosé wines don’t seem to have featured at all in our tastings yet, but that’s fine – I know what they taste like, and about once a [...]

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