The Sherry Triangle and the #winelover-s: a pact signed with chalk

The most versatile wines in the world have their own language

Like when in school, with chalk in hand and a blackboard at his disposal, oenologist Manuel Lozano from Bodegas Lustau offered a masterly lesson about the sherry winemaking language. Notes kept being accumulated in the notepads, who, without having to use words, they all spoke the same language, the sherry language. And thus, Tio Pepe’s palms that Antonio Flores had presented to us made a magical return into our memory.

The gastronomical samples served as evidence to the power of the Sherries served. Without a doubt their choreographic capability in the palate is one of its most valuable aspects. Bodegas Barbadillo, together with their oenologist Montse Molina and the special projects director Armando Guerra, dared to break a mold with their atypical environment and special menu featuring the trending Sherry wines and traditional dishes that would make the most vanguard person hungry, like the gypsy berza stew or montadito de pringá.

#Winelover have left their mark in El Marco

Wineskin from Bodegas Delgado Zuleta were used to engrave the first #winelover signature in a cask, an act encouraged by oenologist Salvador Real. Though that was not the only one, since Bodegas Osborne had one of theirs marked as well, followed by Bodegas Williams & Humbert. You can’t have three without four, and by an initiative of the Regulating Council, the four winners of the #sherrylover twitter contest all got to sign a wineskin in Bodegas Lustau.

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Photo Credit:  Photography by Ricardo Bernardo and taken during the 4th annual celebration of the #Winelover community in the Sherry Triangle.

The program, qualified by the assistants as excellent for its structure and content was designed by Valeska Idarraga and Fernando Paredes, founding partners of Paladar y Tomar travel agency, both Advanced Technicians in Bodega from the Sherry and Manzanilla Wine Regulating Council; they have been involved in the wine sector for seven years. The program’s objective succeeded in forming the highest technical, sensorial and practical levels for its participants. Paladar y Tomar is a Spanish boutique tour operator specialized in crafting unique experiences in Spain where wine and gastronomy are the path to discover the scenery and nature of the Iberian Peninsula, its traditions and culture.