A Sherry with Sea Legs

Manzanilla recalls brine and minerals.

My Summer Wine Love

This year, it’s Rueda.

Not Your Grandmother's Sherry

Manzanilla fino is the entry point into a new world.

Recently we enjoyed a nice dry Palomino fino white wine from Rioja currently available at Trader Joe’s for less than $ 5.

p.j.: Tio Pepe Kosher Palomino Fino is what you are looking for. It is the real deal, from Jerez, and very dry. It’s available now; its availability to you depends on where you live, the inventory of your local shops, and...

Alvear Fino is OK, but I prefer Fino's made from the Palomino fino grape, such as Hidalgo La Gitana.

One more thing . . . All true Sherry is produced from Palomino Fino grapes and ages totally dry EXCEPT for Pedro Ximenez. (OK, and Muscat.) Sherries with any sort of sweetness acquire that sweetness when the producer blends in...

skipped the Electra and the red version. Solid performance for all wines, and the most interesting ones for me were the infused wines Deviation, Vya Extra Dry and Vya Sweet, and the very fine amontillado-style Palomino Fino made...

What kind of Porto? What kind of Sherry? (It makes a huge difference.) Fino Sherries have a very short shelf life. Cream Sherries have a much longer shelf life. Porto is an “iffy” propostition in terms of long-term...

the Tawnies are “Ports of the Wood,” as they are aged in wood much longer. With Sherries, the majority, the Finos, for instance, are very light and not long lived. They should be consumed upon release, served rather...

delicious”! Once upon a time, just a few short months ago, I had only heard of this stuff. Although I’d had similar sweet cream sherries or sherries made from a combination of Palomino and Pedro Ximénez grapes, I’d never had wine...