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Wine
Notes from a Pedro Ximénez tasting
.) We all have our vices, our guilty pleasures, our secret lusts. But secrecy aside, my list just expanded. Have you ever had a wine from Pedro Ximénez grapes? Sweet. Unctuous. Syrupy. And, to use that hoary advertising language:... (0 replies, last updated by Gypsy Boy May 11, 2007)
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Wine
Pedro Ximenez tasting--advice sought
I’ve had this notion of hosting a vertical tasting of Pedro Ximenez and the idea keeps rattling and rattling around. I’m having trouble with two things: should it follow a meal or be done on its own? That’s... (14 replies, last updated by Gypsy Boy March 6, 2007)
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Wine
Pairings for Pedro Ximénez: before, with, and after
I have posted below about a vertical tasting of Pedro Ximénez, or PX, sherry—a very sweet dessert wine—from Bodegas Toro Albalá. Since I posted here seeking advice on what to pair with the PX for the tasting, I think a report on... (2 replies, last updated by Bruce in SLO May 14, 2007)
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Quebec (including Montreal)
ISO Alvear's Vinagre de Pedro Ximénez Semi Seco
Have just emptied my bottle of this delicious off-dry vinegar that also bears the wording “Solera 10” on its front label. Made by one of the leading producers of Montilla-Moriles, it’s like a cross between... (3 replies, last updated by cherylmtl July 12, 2008)
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Manhattan
Sherry dinner at Azafran
) and wished we’d had more room for. Dessert was a very nice almond tart. I wish I had taken better notes on the actual sherries, as the printout I have just has the type: Manzanilla, Palo Cortado, Oloroso, Amontillado and... (0 replies, last updated by Rachel M. November 19, 2003)
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Wine
Jerez help...
I traveled to Spain last summer and feel in love with Pedro Ximenez Alvear Solera 1927. I am looking for a bottle of sherry that follows along the lines of the 1927- sweet, viscous, and around 20$. Grape and color are not... (14 replies, last updated by Big Grape April 3, 2008)
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Wine
Pairings: Sherry Crema Catalana
Moscatel: Molino Real, Don Salvador Trasañejo Moscatel, Ochoa Dulce de Moscatel, or Ordonez and Company. More ideas here: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/360318 Or, a little heavier in flavor, more molasses and raisin-y in flavor,... (2 replies, last updated by jandazza November 17, 2007)
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Wine
Wine with bananas?
«I’m stuck in dessert mode» Me too. Dry wines do not compute. A caramelly Pedro Ximenez would be my WAG. (12 replies, last updated by SteveTimko November 17, 2009)
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Spain/Portugal
Madrid: best ice cream or gelato?
in Tequila with Greek Yoghurt ice cream ala pedro Ximenez" Has anyone else had such? (3 replies, last updated by butterfly March 5, 2006)
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Spain/Portugal
Madrid and Bilbao
Santa Caterina and on some hotels when those topics come up again.) I also have some wines to recommend and of course my favorite desert Sherry: Pedro Ximenez. Thanks (0 replies, last updated by chowki May 2, 2009)
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Wine
Wines from the Mediterranean coast of Spain -- help?
from Valencia. Monastrell is also made there, and there is a wine —- a dessert wine — made there that I love: Pedro Ximenez. That’s quite a treat. These areas are somewhat obscure, and require a guide to make... (2 replies, last updated by jmaher June 26, 2008)
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Wine
Do Ice-cream and Wine go together???
Lustau East India Sherry is different from other Cream Sherries. It’s a blend of one of their oldest oloroso soleras and an old Pedro Ximenez. The style is said to mimic the Cream Sherry served to the Brits in India during... (19 replies, last updated by chrisinroch November 22, 2007)
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San Francisco Bay Area
Dinner at Mustards Grill Napa
the Sonoma Rabbit with oregeno rub, romesco and veg stew and the Chipotle Rubbed roasted Quails with a Pedro Ximenez- dried cherry sauce. Bartender reccomend the Quails which I am really happy she did. Companion had to... (2 replies, last updated by kare_raisu October 8, 2007)
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Wine
What to serve with an ice-cream dessert
Sometimes it’s best just to skip the wine or serve it after the dessert, and this may be one of those times. That said, a Pedro Ximenez sherry or Montilla Moriles could probably stand up to your dessert. Gonzalez... (5 replies, last updated by Husky June 25, 2007)
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Wine
Help with red, sweet sherry name
Well, nothing matches the criteria. Sherry is produced only in Spain — in the region Jerez de la Frontera, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, or El Puerto de Santa María. It is produced rom white wine grapes — principally... (2 replies, last updated by bubbles4me May 19, 2007)
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