Sherry at the table

Copa Jerez 2024 winners

Lesson learnt when judging the UK finals of the Copa Jerez sherry-and-food-pairing competition: the kids are alright, and sherry is going to be just fine in their hands. Pictured above with the chefs and sommeliers introduced below are the judges: Tam (far left) and on the far right Spencer Metzger and Roxane Dupuy.

Every year during International Sherry Week, when hundreds of events are happening all around the world to celebrate and luxuriate in this wine of flor and fortification, you’ll hear people lamenting that they don’t drink sherry often enough. They’ll resolve to drink more of it (as they...