Few cravings indicate the onset of winter and the approach of the holidays like mine for good, concentrated Oloroso. The Juan Garcia Jarana Oloroso 'Pata de Gallina' is a perennial favorite. Averaging around 15 years of age and aged in...

This is a classic, rounded Amontillado from a small almacenista (independent aging and blending house of sherries) in El Puerto de Santa Maria. The nose is earthy, with a high note of marzipan and orange, while the palate shows the...

The Amontillado 51-1A (called "Amontillado 51 Primero") is one of the oldest existing soleras in the Jerez district dating back to 1830. While sold as a VORS (guaranteed minimum age of 30 years) is at least twice that age, and...

The Capuchino Palo Cortado is a rare wine coming from one of the oldest existing soleras in the Jerez district dating back to 1790. The name Capuchino refers to the Capuchin monks who live in Jerez 100% Palomino. Vines tended...

The Amontillado AOS refers to “Antonio Osborne Solera,” the son of Tomás Osborne Guezala, and was set up on the day he was born. It was not run until his 21st birthday. 100% Palomino. Vines tended in Albariza soil at...

The BC200 Oloroso originally came from 3 soleras labeled A, B and C – the solera labeled “A” was sold to Russia in the late 19th century, leaving the B and C soleras to make this wine. Like all the...

This Oloroso is part of the personal stores of the Osborne family. Until very recently, it was not commercially available. It has an average of 25 years of age at bottling from two criaderas set in 1922. Only 30 botas...

The Palo Cortado, sherry’s most beautiful accident, is a wine that began its life intended to be a Fino. Somewhere along the line, without explanation, the flor died, leaving it to age oxidatively much like an amontillado – but having...

The Sibarita Oloroso solera was founded in 1792 and is composed of 106 barrels. Only 1.5% of the wine is drawn from each barrel annually, bottling 206 cases of 3 bottles each for the world. Unquestionably, the Sibarita solera is...

The venerable history was initiated by Englishman Thomas Osborne, who started shipping his Sherries in 1804. The Venerable solera is the most recent of the four VORS wines from Osborne, dating from 1902. It is made entirely out of ancient...