González Byass Palo Cortado Añada 1982 has been
chosen as the best Spanish Fortified Wine 2014 by Premios Verema. It was the readers of the
Verema website, the most widely read Spanish site on wine matters, who chose
this unique Palo Cortado for its quality. It comes from a much reduced number
of butts and forms a part of the bodega’s Private Collection range.
Fifty years have now passed since the death of
Oliver Hardy, Stan
Laurel’s comedy partner. Two years
before they won an Oscar, Oliver Hardy paid a solo visit to Jerez where he
signed a butt at González Byass, a butt still conserved to this day. Amazingly
it seems that the press never found out, however Jerez’ own expert and cine
sleuth, José Luís Jiménez did!
Here are some interesting figures: comparative total sales of the
biggest-selling DO’s from January-November 2014. Let’s all work together to get
Sherry a higher place in the table!
1. Cava: €672m
2. Rioja: €423m
3. Ribera del Duero: €262m
4. Rueda: €150m
5. La Mancha: €131m
6. Sherry: €115m
(inc. €30.4m in Spain)
7. Valdepeñas: €107m
8. Rias Baixas: €91m
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