Winery Fernando de CastillaClassic Dry Amontillado Sherry
Natural sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with appetizers and snacks, mature and hard cheese or cured meat.
Food and wine pairings with Classic Dry Amontillado Sherry
Pairings that work perfectly with Classic Dry Amontillado Sherry
Original food and wine pairings with Classic Dry Amontillado Sherry
The Classic Dry Amontillado Sherry of Winery Fernando de Castilla matches generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts, mature and hard cheese or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of brownies with nuts, 3 cheese ravioli gratin or bread with cheese and bacon.
Details and technical informations about Winery Fernando de Castilla's Classic Dry Amontillado Sherry.
Discover the grape variety: Primitivo
From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Classic Dry Amontillado Sherry from Winery Fernando de Castilla are 2018
Informations about the Winery Fernando de Castilla
The Winery Fernando de Castilla is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 22 wines for sale in the of Jerez-Xérès-Sherry to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Jerez-Xérès-Sherry
The wine region of Jerez-Xérès-Sherry is located in the region of Andalousie of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Bodegas Ximénez-Spínola or the Domaine Valdespino produce mainly wines natural sweet, sweet and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Jerez-Xérès-Sherry are Tempranillo, Bobal and Tinta Barroca, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Jerez-Xérès-Sherry often reveals types of flavors of non oak, apricot or orange peel and sometimes also flavors of banana, golden raisin or orange.
The wine region of Andalousie
Andalusia, located in the southwest of Spain, is the southernmost administrative region of the Spanish mainland. It is home to the world-famous fortified wine, sherry. This dynamic region is the most populous in Spain and has a colourful history. Its strategic position at the gateway to the Mediterranean and its proximity to Africa have made it the target of many settlements and invasions throughout history.
The word of the wine: Cup (size in)
Specific to the Mediterranean vineyard, this short pruning which opens the stock in the shape of a corolla offers a good resistance to violent winds but does not allow any mechanization of the vine work.
