Sherry Night – the wines

Sold out several weeks ago, our first-ever Sherry Night this Sunday reflects the thrilling diversity and quality of these most distinctive fortified wines with 38 of the best examples from the so-called Jerez triangle, formed by the towns of Jerez, Sanlúcar de Barrameda and El Puerto de Santa Maria. 

The line-up ranges from some of the most recently bottled, freshest, driest and saltiest en rama finos and manzanillas to the sweetest and most viscous of PXs, plus everything in between: Palo Cortado, Amontillado, Oloroso and even a Moscatel. My photo was taken on a visit last month to the panoramic El Majuelo vineyard in Macharnudo pago (north west of the town of Jerez), now part of Fundador (owners of the Harveys brand) but one of the earliest properties of the Domecq family in the first part of the eighteenth century. 

We thought that the hundred or so tasters who are lucky enough to have tickets for this event (and the five finalists in our wine writing competition, who will also be attending Sherry Night) might like a preview of the treats in store, hence the publication of this list instead of our usual Throwback Thursday. A tasting booklet with more information will be provided on the night. (In the list below, [en rama] indicates a wine that is made with little or no treatment before bottling but which does not explicitly state 'en rama' on the label.)