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Recommendations
CRUSH WINE AND SPRITS
Midtown
Wine / Liquor Retailer
Brooklyn, NY
Find | Wine Shops - New York, NY
Sherry buyer Joe Salamone is dedicated to offering the best of what Andalucía can produce, and you'll often find sherries here that are unavailable anywhere else in the US. Many of these sell out quickly, of course, but if you're looking for rare and exclusive sherries, you'll want to be on their mailing list.
TINTO FINO
East Village
Wine / Spanish
This East Village shop sells exclusively Spanish wines, and owner Kerin Auth has made sherry a primary focus. A superb selection and friendly, knowledgeable service make this a destination for both the sherry novice and aficionado alike.
CASA MONO
Gramercy
Spanish / Tapas
Eat | Restaurants - New York, NY
Wine director Ashley Santoro has put together a tremendously exciting list of sherries here, a fitting accompaniment to Casa Mono's delicious food.
THE JOHN DORY OYSTER BAR
1196 Broadway, New York, NY 10001
T: 212.792.9000
Flatiron
Seafood
What's better with oysters and seafood than manzanilla and fino? Wine director Carla Rzeszewski pours nine sherries by the glass, and her selections are always top-notch.
East Village NYC
Cocktails
Drink | Bars - New York, NY
One of the best places in the city to drink sherry. Owner Dan Greenbaum and bartender Tom Richter are passionate about sherry, and their enthusiasm is infectious. There's plenty of sherry to drink here, but you should sample one of their sherry cocktails as well.
PALO CORTADO
520 Court Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231
T: 718.407.0047
Carroll Gardens
Wine Bar
I could sit at this bar all night drinking through Sandro Piliego's extensive list of sherry. (And I have.) This Brooklyn gem definitely deserves to be better known.
Drink | Bars - Brooklyn, NY
HIDALGO LA GITANA MANZANILLA
~$15 / 375ml
Spain / Sanlúcar de Barrameda
Wine / Sherry / Manzanilla
Drink | Sherry - Introductory / Inexpensive
A classic example of a light, fresh, modern style of sherry.
EMILIO LUSTAU PUERTO FINO
~$20 / 750ml
Spain / El Puerto de Santa María
Wine / Sherry / Fino
Pungent and savory, this is matured in El Puerto on the Bay of Cádiz, and seems to echo the salinity of the sea.
ARGÜESO AMONTILLADO
~$18 / 375ml
Spain / Sanlúcar de Barrameda
Wine / Sherry / Amontillado
Outstanding complexity and finesse, and almost ridiculous value.
EMILIO HIDALGO MARQUÉS DE RODIL PALO CORTADO
~$40 / 750ml
Spain / Jerez de la Frontera
Wine / Sherry / Palo Cortado
Elegance, tension and grace; a thrilling example of palo cortado, and one that's delicious with anything from roast birds to red meats.
GUTIÉRREZ COLOSÍA SANGRE Y TRABAJADERO OLOROSO
~$16 / 375ml
Spain / El Puerto de Santa Maria
Wine / Sherry / Oloroso
This combines complexity and depth with an amazing harmony, making it accessible and deliciously easy to drink even though it's relatively rich.
CÉSAR FLORIDO MOSCATEL DORADO
~$13 / 375ml
Spain / Chipiona
Wine / Sherry / Moscatel
While the other sherries recommended here are dry, this one is lusciously sweet, with opulent flavors of golden raisin and floral honey.
VALDESPINO FINO INOCENTE
~$14 / 375ml
Available at these retailers
Spain / Jerez
Wine / Sherry / Fino
Drink | Sherry - Aficionado
Arguably the greatest fino in existence, it's a single-vineyard wine, and the last fino to still be fermented in cask. Great class, complexity and soil expression.
LA BOTA DE MANZANILLA
~$45 / 750ml
Spain / Sanlúcar de Barrameda
Wine / Sherry / Manzanilla
This is unusually rich and expressive for manzanilla, thanks in part to its lack of heavy filtration, but it still shows all of the briny salinity and oyster-shell intensity expected from Sanlúcar.
FERNANDO DE CASTILLA AMONTILLADO ANTIQUE
~$40 / 375ml
Spain / Jerez de la Frontera
Wine / Sherry / Amontillado
From a small, boutique bodega, this is concentrated without being aggressive, a perfect partner to cold-weather foods.
BARBADILLO PALO CORTADO OBISPO GASCÓN
~$35 / 750ml
Spain / Sanlúcar de Barrameda
Wine / Sherry / Palo Cortado
This averages nearly 20 years of age, combining richness and finesse.
BODEGAS TRADICIÓN PALO CORTADO VORS
~$99 / 750ml
Spain / Jerez de la Frontera
Wine / Sherry / Palo Cortado
Averaging 32 years of age, this demonstrates extraordinary length and detail on the palate, along with exceptional refinement.
EL MAESTRO SIERRA OLOROSO 1/14 VORS
~$130 / 375ml
Spain / Jerez de la Frontera
Wine / Sherry / Oloroso
A powerful, intense wine that averages about 60 years of age, this is well worth a special search.
Who
Peter Liem is the author and publisher of the online subscription guide to wines and producers of Champagne, and is releasing an authoritative guide to sherry called Sherry, Manzanilla and Montilla along with Jesús Barquín, founder of Equipo Navazos.
Why
The American-born writer lives in Champagne, France and is an expert on Champagne and sherry. His new sherry book will be the first to be published on in the United States in over two decades.
Peter Liem Talks Sherry
October 17, 2012
Author of Sherry, Manzanilla & Montilla
Photograph courtesy of Peter Liem | Photo Credit: Find. Eat. Drink. | Photo Credit: Michael Boudot
Books
- Sherry, Manzanilla and Montilla: A Guide to the Traditional Wines of Analucia [Buy It]
Recommended By
- Scott Pactor of Appellation Wine & Spirits in New York, NY