Have you ever thought of all the offerings out there for fortified festive
drinks, why oh why in the UK we’re so blinkered into drinking just Port?

Well we have….. so with the upcoming festive feasting period we thought it was
time that we gave the stage to the delights of fortified wines and not
exclusively ports. We will open your palates to a selection of wines that will
admirably partner the myriad of flavours that we encounter through the Christmas
period - and we will bust a few sherry and port myths along the way.

This is the ideal gift for the wine connoisseur; six amazingly different wines
all in a single pack – its not often we have the chance to taste 6 fortified
wines side by side, and there is something here for the novice and the true wine
aficionado.

The parcel contains six 100ml sample tubes, and a link to a 1-hr YouTube tasting
session (sent to you upon purchase).


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

In the Parcel

Barbeito Rainwater Reserva, 100ml
Rainwater Madeira is a style of Madeira that has fallen out of fashion in recent
years but used to be very popular, particularly in the USA. Usually a lighter
style that a full madeira this is a wonderful palate cleanser and showcases what
makes Madeira wines so special.

Maestro Sierra Amontillado, 100ml
Amontillado sherry is wonderful style of Sherry, often overlooked for the
sweeter styles, yet when made in the traditional way and aged like this one for
over 12 years, then you start to see what all the fuss is about and how it
really is a versatile drink during the festive season.

Niepoort Late Bottled Vintage, 100ml
Well we weren’t going to not have a port! This LBV from the charismatic producer
Dirk Niepoort is just a perfect all rounder. It doesn’t take itself overly
seriously, as vintage ports might and packs a delicious burst of flavour and
silky tannins to compliment the start and the end of a meal.

La Giaretta della Valpolicella Amarone Classico 2016, 100ml
Not technically a fortified wine, the Amarone gets to join the team as, being
made with partially-dried grapes, the wine has unrivalled concentration,
richness and viscosity, and weighs in at a hefty 16.5%. This is a great wine to
enjoy in the winter months alongside very robust dishes, strong and even blue
cheeses and to accompany any dark chocolates you've been given.

1999 Bonnezeaux 'Melleresses' Domaine Rene Renou, 100ml
This is a fascinating sweet white wine not from the classic Sauterne region but
for the Loire region. Made from 100% Chenin these wines can age for decades and
yet have a light freshness to them that is wonderful to relive a jaded palate
three quarter way through the festive banquet.

Maestro Sierra Pedro Ximenez, 100ml
This is an insanely sweet and concentrated sherry that is Christmas in a glass.
The Pedro Ximenez grape is more often used to bolster other sherries but on its
own it has the most delightful Christmas pudding notes of dried raisins and
candied peel, unadulterated indulgence...