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DIATOMISTS SINGULAR BOTAS PX

Perhaps summer is not the best time to write about one of the sweetest wines in the world. But then, it never seems an opportune moment to talk abo...

DIATOMISTS SINGULAR BOTAS MEDIUM

At the start of the Diatomist project we were reticent to select a blended Sherry for our range. We were bent on promoting the “indigenous” styles ...

DIATOMISTS SINGULAR BOTAS OLOROSO

If you were to ask a Jerezano which wine they would take as a castaway on a desert island I am almost certain the majority would say Oloroso. Rever...

Refreshening the Collective Solera

On landing at Jerez Airport the first port-of-call is Venta Estaban. Proudly standing at a nondescript intersection entering Jerez, the food and se...

A brief history of Jerez

Jerez has witnessed many incarnations as a wine producing region. From the first signs of civilisation in the Phoenician period to the post-industr...

DIATOMISTS SINGULAR BOTAS AMONTILLADO

Since we started the Diatomist project we have tried to stay clear of historical references. That is not to say that the town of Jerez and Sherry d...

Diatomists Single Pago Manzanilla

Sanlúcar de Barrameda sits on the mouth of the great Guadalquivir river. Were you to take a boat from the rivers’ source in Jaén, you would snake y...

Albariza

Albariza Sunrise-curls would be the direct translation of Albariza and the poetry of those words are not lost on the soil itself. Rising up on roll...

Solera

“An unusually fine solera…51, I believe” “There is no year for Sherry 007” “I was referring to the original vintage to which the sherry is based, s...

Flor

The Jerez region has a strong poetic tradition which has found its way into the local vocation – winemaking. From albariza (sunrise-curls) to rocio...

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