Ruby Port
This is the youngest, fruitiest and simplest Port style of all. And very easy to enjoy.
Andresen Fine Ruby comes from one of the last family-owned Port houses. It’s full-bodied and powerful with intense red fruit flavours, figgy notes and a long, smooth finish.
Pairs well with: Stilton and crackers.
Late Bottle Vintage Port
The perfect Christmas choice, Vintage ports often take 20 years of cellaring to reach their peak, but luckily there’s a smart alternative. LBVs are very similar in style, but are matured in cask for longer, so their luxuriously rich, warming, raisin and plum flavours can be enjoyed right away.
Pairs well with: Stilton, or perfect to savour alone.
Fino Sherry
Twenty years ago, only the most avid Sherry afficionado knew about this style. Now it has a much bigger following. It’s largely thanks to the rise in popularity of tapas bars around the world, where it’s almost obligatory to enjoy a cool glass of Fino as you tuck into fresh olives.
Barbadillo Pale Dry Fino makes a great introduction to the style. Light and pale in appearance, this is brimming with energy and tangy freshness with an underlying nutty richness.
Pairs well with: Cold cuts of meat on Boxing Day, or all kinds of nuts, almonds especially.
Amontillado Sherry
Amontillado is a transitional style of sherry. It begins its life as Fino, aging under a layer of protective yeast (flor) in the Solera system. Once the flor dies, the wine is exposed to oxygen, creating its signature complex flavor
Delicado Amontillado is a classic - luscious, rich and dry, with flavours of toasted hazelnuts, caramel and creamy raisin and a very long finish.
Pairs well with: Cheese, or delicious on its own.
Pedro Ximénez
Any time you fancy something gorgeously sweet and opulent, reach for Pedro Ximénez - so you’ll definitely want a bottle to serve with Christmas pudding!
Delicado Pedro Ximénez is made from Pedro Ximenez grapes that are left to dry in the baking Jerez sunshine. That ensures each berry shrivels up, so when the grapes are finally crushed there is very little juice and lots of sugar. Treacle, toffee, dates and toasted walnuts – it's all in this sherry. A glassful that rewards sniffing and sipping very slowly.
Pairs well with: Treacle tart, sticky toffee pudding or figgy pudding.
