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the sherry anvil?

11 Friday Nov 2022

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THE SHERRY ANVIL

Lots of changes going on within the Sherry Council (Consejo Regulador) including the expansion of what we have always known as the Sherry Triangle, that area of land bordered by Jerez, Sanlúcar de Barrameda and El Puerto de Santa María which, until now, was the only place that sherry wines could be officially produced, aged and bottled. The new expansion includes six more towns: Lebrija, Trebujena, Chipiona, Rota, Chiclana and San José de Valle, which is good news for the producers, but it does leave us with a bit of a quandary as to how to refer to the region now. The sherry anvil?

verema 2022

03 Monday Oct 2022

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Verema is a fabulous wine event that is held all around Spain. When in Sevilla it takes place at the super posh Alfonso XIII Hotel, with more than 30 wineries in the showroom and several smaller tastings throughout the day. I’d had my invitation for quite some time and then at the last minute decided not to go today. Later when I saw this photo my friend Javi posted on his Instagram I was glad I didn’t. Maybe next year.

vinoble 2022

31 Tuesday May 2022

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Such a long-awaited event for so many reasons. The last Vinoble took place in 2018 and should have happened again in 2020… and well, then it didn’t. For me it was such a treat to see all these people again, many of whom I hadn’t seen for four years or more. Others I met for the first time. And others I have seen more recently, well, it was just great to say hi and catch up. I loved this so much. Filled my heart.

raúl pérez

28 Monday Mar 2022

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raul perez

The man, the legend… the missed opportunity! I had been looking forward to this wine tasting event ever since I was told they had sold out BUT would find a place for me. Raúl Pérez is one of the most influencial winemakers in Spain and so for him to be hosting an intimate tasting like this was like a gift from heaven, a dream come true. EXCEPT on Sunday evening I was struck down AGAIN by what I hope is another stomach bug. This one hit me even harder and, after spending all night with severe abdominal pain along with all the vomiting and other unpleasantness, it was clear I wasn’t going to make it to the event. Or anywhere else. Honestly, this really broke my heart. I hope one day I can visit his bodega. Also, I hope I don’t have Covid. Will test in the morning.