Manzanilla de Sanlúcar de Barrameda
Lustau Manzanilla ‘Papriusa’
I haven’t been drinking a lot of manzanilla lately, I had a couple of glasses on the beach at San Sebastian a month or so ago but that’s been it. Quite shameful really, it’s such a joyous drink. So I was very happy to see this little half bottle in a box of gear from Negociants a couple of weeks ago.
Bodegas Jose Estevez ‘Real Tesoro Manzanilla Fina’
A new manzanilla from new importers Outlandish Imports. It’s always good to see someone importing something new, I’ve got a couple of whites from these guys to look at too. Jose Estevez is a fairly large group In Jerez, they also make Valdespino. Plus this gave me a chance to test out my new toy, a Canon 85mm F1.8 lens.
Herederos de Argueso ‘San Leon’ Manzanilla
So this is the big daddy from Argueso, the award winning San Leon. I’ve written this up before, but as it turned up in a box of samples I tought it would be worth while re-visiting. If you had a look in my fridge at home you’d find at least a bottle of La Goya and a bottle of San Leon ready to go. For me, these are the best two examples of Manzanilla that are available in Australia, they are both regularly shipped out so you can usually find something that was bottled about 4 to 6 months ago, which is about the best we can expect on the other side of the world from Sanlúcar de Barrameda.
Bodegas Hidalgo ‘Pastrana’ Manzanilla Pasada
I stopped by Rathdowne Cellars on Saturday morning in search of Manzanilla and found this puppy. It comes in a full 750ml bottle so you can have two binges from the one bottle. For our non-Australian visitors, the Australian Government is about to release new alcohol guidelines that assert that more than 4 standard drinks in one day is a ‘binge’ on alcohol, and that any more than 2 drinks a day is harmful. 4 standard drinks is about 3 glasses of wine.
Herederos de Argueso San Leon Manzanilla
I was out at lunch last week and ordered a glass of Manzanilla to kick things off. One of the guys said "I'll have one too". I was quite surprised, so I said "you know I just ordered Sherry?" "Oh, I thought you ordered a refreshing white wine" was his reply. And he was right. At 15% [...]
La Guitana Manzanilla
The gypsy girl, possibly the best known manzanilla, you could say she is the face of Manzanilla. The picture on the label was painted byJoaquín Turina. Again this is a very popular manzanilla, its the drink of choice in the bars of Seville, which must be the sherry drinking capital of the world.
This bottle is [...]
La Guita Manzanilla
Sorry for the shoddy label on this one, there is a bit of string that goes under the label for some reason. Anyway, this is a very popular manzanilla in Spain, either that or the people who market it are very good, as it has been in the mini bar of just about every hotel [...]
La Goya Manzanilla Pasada
I was reading GW's review of some sherry from Rutherglen over the weekend when I realised that I've only got one post on sherry so far. Very embarrassing. So, to rectify the situation a picked up a couple of stubbies of Manzanilla, this is the first.
For the uninitiated, Manzanilla is a style of fino sherry that [...]
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