Sherry’s most dramatic moment takes place every other year in Jerez. Top chefs from seven countries, many of them from Michelin-starred establishments, compete to create beautiful three-course menus while squeezed into the most difficult of spaces – the stage of the Villamarta theatre.
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20 scintillating Sherry buys:
Sherries were tasted non-blind
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{"wineId":"22800","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"79758","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"79759","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"79760","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"79761","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"79762","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"79763","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"79764","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"79765","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"79766","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"79767","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"79768","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"79770","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"79769","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"79771","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"79772","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"79773","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"79774","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"79775","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
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