Sometimes bad things happen to good people. I like to think of myself as a good person, and I like it a lot when bad things do not happen to me. Sadly this is a tale of a bad thing (this wine) happening to a good person (me). I like sherry, I’ve probably mentioned that. … Read More »
It’s not Christmas, I’m drinking sherry and I don’t care. It’s not even Fino or Manzanilla, it’s Amontillado. I am not a grandmother, nor am I living happily at Downton Abbey. I’m still drinking sherry and I’m proud of the fact. This Amontillado is a little treat from Majestic. The bottle is a delight, reminiscent… Read More »
I like sherry. There, I’ve said it. Call me middle aged if you like, but I don’t care, sherry, like a nice bow tie, is cool. Palo Cortado takes sherry to a whole new level of lovely. Theoretically it’s only made by accident, when the layer of flor on a fino sherry dies off unexpectedly,… Read More »
One of the great things about Christmas is that it’s the one time of year I can drink sherry without ridicule. I drink sherry year round, I’m used to being mocked, but at Christmas it’s like Mardi Gras – I can drink my sherry with pride. This year I spotted a Palo Cortado, it’s a… Read More »
Here’s the thing, I like sherry. Particularly Fino, and especially Manzanilla. The idea of coming home for dinner and finding we’ve run out is distressing to me, it’s the kind of thing I have nightmares about. The OH is aware of this and feels similarly, so when he found himself in Asda on a day… Read More »
I enjoy a glass of sherry as you may have worked out by now. Tio Pepe is my standard pre-dinner sherry, but now and again I try something different either because it looks interesting or it’s on sale. This one fell into the latter category. It didn’t taste sub-standard though, it was dry and briny,… Read More »
Pando Fino sherry was on sale before Christmas so we stocked up a little. I don’t know of a Fino which isn’t a bargain. It’s such an under-rated drink that every bottle is a steal, and this was certainly a credit crunch buy. The story goes that it’s called Pando because it was originally shipped… Read More »
I saw this bottle of PX in Marks & Spencer‘s and had to have it. It was like seeing a dancing monkey wearing a hat. You know there’s something not quite right about it but you’re fascinated in spite of yourself. I love sherry, and PX sherry is the nectar of the gods. It tastes… Read More »
I like sherry. Who doesn’t? OK, lots of people say they don’t, but if you give them a cold glass of Fino and call it dry white wine, they generally love it and ask where they can get it. They do not believe that it’s sherry because that’s a granny drink. Hidalgo Fino Clasica… Read More »
Le Tour est arrivé! Let the fun begin. The Tour de France kicked off (pedalled off?) yesterday with a new format encouraging a tighter, more assertive race. Spain’s Alejandro Valverde took the first stage, and my ‘guest photographer’ and chief Sherry pourer is a bit of a fan having seen him years ago cycling around… Read More »