{"id":14003,"date":"2017-05-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.invinic.com\/tio-pepe-shows-sherrys-savoury-side"},"modified":"2017-10-05T14:44:51","modified_gmt":"2017-10-05T12:44:51","slug":"tio-pepe-shows-sherrys-savoury-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.invinic.com\/en\/tio-pepe-shows-sherrys-savoury-side","title":{"rendered":"Tio Pepe Shows Sherry\u2019s Savoury Side"},"content":{"rendered":"
Tio Pepe<\/strong> is a great sherry producer. They have a wonderful range, and are producing some exceptional wines from their base in Jerez, Spain. Yet unlike Harvey\u2019s or Crofts, they\u2019re more well known for their savoury wines. That\u2019s great if you prefer salted almonds to trifle, as savoury sherry can make salty, savoury, umami flavours more intense.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Savoury sherry<\/a> is dominated by the Palomino grape. It has a completely different character to the Pedro Ximenez<\/a> grape that produces sweet sherry, and its so thin skinned that it has to be harvested by hand, while being collected in small boxes. It grows on blinding white soil with a high limestone content. This creates the finest grapes in the Jerez region, and it allows the Palomino to come into its element as a sherry, which is the only wine style that the grape suits.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n These are the savoury sherry styles which Tio Pepe has become so well known for, from bone dry to verging on the sweet side:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The classic combination with Fino is salted almonds.<\/strong> If the sherry is a Manzanilla, its own salty tang will pair well with the nuts, and its fruit flavours will go with the almonds like muesli.A Different Grape With A Very Different Character<\/strong><\/h2>\n
The Savoury Kinds of Sherry:<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Some Great Food Combinations:<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\nTry Amontillado with asparagus.<\/strong> Both have a wonderful nutty quality, and mushrooms are a good match as well.
\nOloroso pairs well with hung meat.<\/strong> Roast lamb is also a great combination, and smoked meats would add to the nutty character of the wine.<\/p>\n