New
Palomino White from Mahara – and new Bodega
The Gómez Lucas brothers, Miguel and José, have
produced their first white wine, made from Palomino grown on albariza and arena soils in Chiclana. It
is called Amorro and just over 5,000 bottles will be available. The name comes
from the expression “beber a morro” meaning drinking from the bottle and was
chosen as the wine is so easy to drink, and the word "amor" is in there too. Their new bodega is in the industrial
estate of Polvorines de Fadricas in San Fernando which was once the site of the
navy’s gunpowder stores. We can look forward to more interesting wines from this
bodega in the future, as they now have the space to experiment.
Universo
Santi Restaurant Set to Open Late September
This unique project is located in the Altillo,
the former house of Manuel María González Ángel, and will be staffed exclusively by people
with some form of disability. Employees have been receiving training in wine
from González Byass. Jerez city council owns the building while the project is
financed by various charitable foundations and supported by top chefs and
sommeliers and is a not-for-profit enterprise, which means that haute cuisine
can be offered at sensible prices. It deserves to be a great success as
everyone wins – diners and the disabled.
Sherry
Sales Surge at Majestic
The UK wine retail chain Majestic Wine has
reported huge growth in sales of Sherry with an overall increase of 46% over the last 12 months and
an amazing 71% for the dry, more up-market styles. The firm attributes this to
“hipsters” who may use the wine for tapas or mixing and also buy craft ales and
gins, proving that Sherry is finally moving on from the “drink for grannies”
image. Meanwhile, the International Wine & Spirits Record is predicting
growth in Sherry sales of 18% over the coming five years. іOjalá! as we say
here (let’s hope so!)
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