The Director’s Cut
It’s been quiet on the blogging front in Murphy Towers of late. I’m slap bang in the middle of writing up long-form pieces on recent visits to Juan Piñero and La Guita and… Continue reading
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International Sherry Week Events In Ireland
International Sherry Week returns from 7th to 13th November 2016. This year’s lineup in Ireland includes a mixture of tastings, online events and restaurant promotions. On 9th November I’ll be in Whelehan’s Wines, Loughlinstown… Continue reading
Sherry Shorts: Eating Vegetables
Although much has been written of late about the gastronomic potential of the wines of Jerez and Sanlúcar, vegetables, with the notable exception of amontillado’s classic pairing with artichokes, rarely feature in the discussion. It’s… Continue reading
Lustau 3 En Rama 2016
With the summer weather finally heating up in Ireland and the United Kingdom, en rama season, which has seemed ever so slightly underwhelming on this island at least, is well and truly underway. For… Continue reading
Sherry Shorts: Closures
Discussions on sherry bottle closures are probably only of interest to a small fraternity of sherry geeks, but please indulge me for a moment in this ‘sherry short’. Most sherry is bottled under short stopper corks and conventional wisdom… Continue reading
Sherry Shorts: Organic Manzanilla From Delgado Zuleta
It’s perhaps testament to the progress made by organic, biodynamic and natural wines in the conscience of wine drinkers, that I’m often asked during tastings whether there are any natural sherries available? Whilst an increased focus… Continue reading
Oddities and Rarities From Ar.Pe.Pe.
I’m a little obsessed with suitcase wine – wine that you stuff into your Samsonite swaddled with socks to ensure safe passage home from your travels. This isn’t about saving a few quid; oddities… Continue reading
Arianna Occhipinti Grotte Alte Cerasuolo di Vittoria 2010
This is my synthesis of Sicily That’s how Arianna Occhipinti describes Grotte Alte, her Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico. The wine spends 40 days on skins and 4 years in 25HL slavonian oak. While… Continue reading
The Sherry Is The Sign: Equipo Navazos
A sign from the Twitter gods revealed in my 8,000th and 9,000th tweets? A sign to gather Equipo Navazos sherries together in abundance? I’m all for that! Now, what will 10K bring? 8K: 9K:… Continue reading
Sherry Wine Week: 2nd – 8th November 2015
The Regulatory Council of Sherry Wines Jerez-Xérès-Sherry and Manzanilla – Sanlúcar de Barrameda has announced that Sherry Wine Week 2015 will take place from 2 to 8 of November, coinciding with European Wine… Continue reading