Tag: sherry

  • Sherry is to Tequila as Vermouth is to Whiskey

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    Sherry and tequila are showing up together on more and more cocktail menus. I wrote a story about that in the Sunday, February 20th San Francisco Chronicle.  (Del Rio cocktail by Josh Harris of the Bon Vivants. Photo: Craig Lee) More drinks including Tequila and SherryCamper English, Special to The Chronicle Sherry and Tequila are…

  • Sherry, Reconsidered in the Los Angeles Times Magazine

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    **Update: This story is no longer on the LA Times Magazine website, so I have pasted it here.   In yesterday's LA Times Magazine I have a huge feature on sherry. (photographs by Nigel Cox) As a wine category, sherry has practically everything going for it: a tremendous range of flavors, a rich history dating…

  • Sherry Bodega Visit: Bodegas Hidalgo La Gitana

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    In September 2010 I visited several sherry bodegas. Here are pictures and a few notes from Bodegas Hidalgo La Gitana, which is located in Sanlucar de Barrameda.  (La Gitana is their most famous brand. It's a manzanilla; similar to fino but aged in Sanlucar.) (The bodegas were wonderfully old, moldy, and dusty.) (One of the…

  • Sherry Bodega Visit: Bodegas Lustau

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    In September 2010 I visited several sherry bodegas. Here are pictures and a few notes from Bodegas Lustao.    (Barrels in the Lustau bodega.) (The vinegar aging room smelled heavenly. I'd love to go back and just study vinegar.) (These new casks are being prepared for Jameson Irish whisky that is aged in ex-sherry casks.…

  • Sherry Bodega Visit: Bodegas Gonzalez Byass

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    In September 2010 I visited several sherry bodegas. Here are pictures and a few notes from Bodegas Gonzalez Byass.  (The grounds of the bodega have grape vines covering the streets to provide shade.) (A train takes people on a tour around the bodega.) (One of the rooms for special events.) (A barrel signed by Picasso.)…

  • Sherry Bodega Visit: Bodegas Williams & Humbert

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    In September 2010 I visited several sherry bodegas. Here are pictures and a few notes from Bodegas Williams & Humbert.  (The bodega is absolutely enormous.) (There's a horse show inside the bodega for visitors.) (For barrel tasting, the venenciador (in this case, the chief oenologist) inserts the venencia into the barrel to pull out a…

  • Sherry Bodega Visit: Bodegas Sanchez Romate

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    In September 2010 I visited several sherry bodegas. Here are pictures and a few notes from Bodegas Sanchez Romate.  (Our guide used a barrel as a chalkboard.) (Our host.) (The bodega is relatively small and sort of goth.) (We signed a barrel.) Not a touristy bodega- don’t do tours Fino has more oxidation than manzanilla…

  • Sherry Bodega Visit: Bodegas Osborne

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    In September 2010 I visited several sherry bodegas. Here are pictures and a few notes from Bodegas Osborne.  (The logo for Osborne is the silhouette of a bull. You see it all around.) (This is barrel with a clear end so you can see how flor (a layer of yeast) lives on top of the sherry. The…

  • How Long Does Sherry Last?

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    Sherry is a wine, albeit a fortified one, that does spoil after a certain time being open. It also typically doesn't improve once it is put into the bottle so here's how long to keep it around.  According to the Consejo Regulador of Sherry, the wine should be stored for the following times:   Fino or…

  • Sherry is Not Just for Sipping

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    In the new issue of Fine Cooking Magazine, Tara Q. Thomas has a story on sherry with food pairings (preview mode so far- full story should appear at the link later). To pair with the feature on the FineCooking.com drink blog, I list a simple recipe for the Sherry Cobbler.   Should you want more…