Having mentioned to a few people that the Wine Lover’s Discussion Group’s doing a “wine focus” on sherry for the month of June, I’ve been surprised by many who’ve dissed this wine style carte blanche. Whilst appreciative of the individual’s right to like/dislike any particular wine style, I feel sherry gets the rough end of the pineapple, so to speak, possibly due its perception of being something cheap and nasty that old people (read streotypically old women) drink and/or is perceived by many as a salute to the past rather than a worthy part of the modern wine drinker’s armoury.

I, for one, have not had a great deal of experience with sherry, but have thoroughly enjoyed trying it from time to time, especially when presented with food or just as an aperitif.

The Seppelt Fino and Morris Amontillado I’ve opened and posted tasting notes for this exercise have greatly impressed.

Sherry desrves far greater recognition from wine lover’s; the only problem is so few people are willing to give it a chance by actually trying it, so it seems.