Sherry is a fortified wine made around the ‘Sherry triangle’ in Cádiz, southwest Spain, which joins up the cities of Jerez de la Frontera, El Puerto de Santa María and Sanlúcar de Barrameda.
The region is renowned for its glistening albariza soils, solera-system ageing and strong winds.
The Jerez DO, awarded in 1933, made it the first Denominación de Origen to be recognised in Spain.
Since 2011, Sherry bodega Williams & Humbert has been making this Trophy winner for the premium Taste the Difference range stocked by UK retailer Sainsbury’s.
Sherry producers need to help consumers understand more about the vineyards behind their wines, according to the president of the Sherry wine council, Beltran Domecq.
After years of seeing their vineyards diminish due to declining consumer demand, Spain's Sherry producers have found balance, according to the head of the region's trade council.
The Sherry industry is facing a series of crises as the threat of strikes at harvest time is added to oversupply and falling prices – but there is reason for optimism, some insiders say.
Barrel used for ageing Sherry,
Small-scale maturer of Sherry,
System by which Sherry
On 9 August we published an article entitled 'Nine sherry bodegas fined €7m for breaching competition rules'. We would like to correct certain misleading statements in the story.
Nine Sherry bodegas, an industry association and Sherry's Consejo Regulador have been fined for breaching competition rules.
They go by such names as no9 and no20 but the La Bota limited Sherry bottlings are anything but simple. They’re five-star, says Maggie Rosen
A petition has been drawn up in an attempt to save a 17th century former sherry bodega which is due to be demolished and turned into apartments.
Sherry producers are determined to win back lost customers with clearer labelling, better marketing – and some truly great sherries – writes MARY DOWEY
Many people buy their one bottle of sherry at Christmas each year, and it's usually bland, sweet and unmemorable. JOHN RADFORD explains that there is much more to the Andalucian favourite
