The Castillo de San
Marcos in El Puerto de Santa María was the location for the official introduction
of the latest joint Project between Lustau and the restaurant Aponiente owned by the “chef of the sea” Ángel
León. Amontillado en rama Yodo joins the Fino Yodo introduced a few months ago.
Sergio Martínez, oenologist at Lustau, explained that this textbook Amontillado
is the natural evolution of the Fino, it retains the essence of a Fino from El
Puerto and its maritime air, yet has many years of ageing statically. Only
1,000 bottles have been released, all of them for Aponiente.
More interesting news snippets: While an endless stream
of bikers arrives for the Moto GP which takes place in Jerez next weekend, the
first Sherry Marathon takes place tomorrow. Recent heavy rain won’t help the
600 runners negotiate the muddy country stretch of the race, but at least it is what
the farmers and vine growers were hoping for after near drought conditions. At
least it won’t be too hot, and anyway Jerez is not short of refreshment! A baby
leopard has been born at Jerez zoo, while in Sanlúcar the navy has been busy
dealing with an unexploded World War II mine caught by fishermen. The touring Sherry
Festival will be in San Sebastián between the 5-14 May and there will as usual
be many extramural events.
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