Andalusian Sherry Wine

Amontillado: the two-phase sherry

Amontillado is fino that has lost its flor — the yeast layer that protected it during biological agi…

Fino and manzanilla: biologically aged sherry

Fino and manzanilla are the world's most misunderstood wines — served too warm, drunk too slowly, st…

Oloroso: oxidatively aged sherry

Oloroso — meaning 'fragrant' — is sherry that has been fortified to above 17% ABV from the beginning…

Palo cortado: the accidental sherry

Palo cortado is the rarest and most mysterious style of sherry — it begins life as fino (with flor y…

Pedro Ximénez: the extreme sweetness technique

Pedro Ximénez (PX) is not just a wine — it is a demonstration of what happens when grapes are dried …

Sherry in cooking: the application technique

Sherry is the great secret of Spanish professional cooking — added to sofrito bases, used to deglaze…

Solera system: fractional blending of sherry

The solera is the aging and blending system that makes sherry unique — a series of barrels (criadera…