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dĂa de la manzanilla
26 Wednesday Jun 2024
Actually it’s World Manzanilla Week, but this is the official day that the week revolves around. So much going on in SanlĂșcar de Barrameda with events, tastings and other activities. But of course you can also enjoy Manzanilla Day on your own (I recommend some nice jamĂłn and olives to go with it). Salud! đ„
flor friday deluxe
05 Friday Feb 2021
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delgado zuleta, fino, juan piñero, manzanilla, sherry, wine
So it used to be Fino Friday and Manzanilla Monday, but now going with Flor Friday (flor refers to the layer of yeast that forms over the biologically aged sherries in the barrel) because it means I have more options. In this case I ended up trying two outstanding sherries – a fino and a manzanilla – on the same day, which doesn’t happen often.
Twelve-year-old Camborio fino en rama by Bodegas Juan PinÌero @bjuanpinero was bottled last October, in the style of the old school fino amontillados. Gorgeous colour, with great texture and depth of flavour. The name (and quote on the bottle) comes from a character in the Romancero Gitano by Federico GarcĂa Lorca.
Cuestecilla manzanilla by Bodegas Delgado Zuleta @delgadozuleta is one of 600 numbered bottles from a barrel that came from the old Cuestecilla bodega (demolished in 2007) in the Barrio Alto of SanlĂșcar de Barrameda. You hear a lot of “this is like drinking straight from the barrel” claims with en rama sherries but this one totally took me back to SanlĂșcar.
la goya new look
26 Wednesday Sep 2018
This week (September 24), I was invited to the presentation of the new look La Goya manzanilla by Bodegas Delgado Zuleta, marking the brand’s centenary year. Organized by the boys at Probando Probando, the event was held on the terrace of the Corte InglĂ©s Gourmet Experience in Sevilla, looking out over the city. It was a nicely low key event, with not too many speeches or too much marketing razzle.
A brief introduction of the new label was given by Jorge Pascual (general director of Delgado Zuleta) and José Federico Carvajal (commercial director of Delgado Zuleta) to some 150 people including bodega shareholders, wine distributors, hoteliers and specialised media.
The result was a very pleasant evening meeting up with old friends, enjoying some tasty snacks of jamĂłn, cheese, oysters and mojama (cured tuna) provided by @MANCHENIETO @PanaderiaObando @OstreasurSG @QuesosPajarete @HerpacBarbate. And of course, sampling plenty of perfectly chilled La Goya (which hasn’t changed â still the same excellent sherry it’s always been).
Thanks as always to the organisers and hosts for a great evening.
bodegas la gitana & argĂŒeso
27 Wednesday Jun 2018
The main reason for the latest SanlĂșcar Getaway was to partake of a couple of the free bodega visits being offered during the DĂa de la Manzanilla celebrations. The first was the Visita Nocturna on Monday evening at Bodegas La Gitana, which turned out to be a bit of a disappointment as it wasn’t the actual Visita Nocturna (which includes tasting VOR and VORS wines). Instead it was just the regular morning tour but held in the evening. Oh well.
The second was a visit to Bodega ArgĂŒeso, which I had never been to before. Peter joined me in SanlĂșcar the next morning and when we arrived at the bodega I was very pleasantly surprised to see Nuria (whom I’d first met at Delgado Zuleta a few years ago) was now working at ArgĂŒeso. The tour was fun and interesting and included stopping by the tonelerĂa (cooperage) to see the skilled artisans constructing and repairing the sherry barrels.
You can see a complete list of all the sherry bodegas I have visited (20 so far) here…
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