24 Sep 2012
Fifty shades of sherry
See also my notes on the wonderful Equipo Navazos sherries - JR.
If I'm the preacher, you're the converted. Sherry hardly ever needs the hard sell to those already predisposed to wine, which is surely why the dedicated London tasting last week drew such a big crowd – including Purple Pager Derek Kranenborg, who had flown in from Toronto to attend (see this thread on our forum).
When I started the Master of Wine course, a common essay theme considered the misfortunes of the fortified wine industry. Three years later, it seems that sherry at least is now in...