guide to sherry

sherry is the umami of the wine world, it will enhance the flavour of any food.
Try this as a guide for sherry food pairings.

if it swims : fino or manzanilla

if it flies : amontillado

if it runs : oloroso

PX is delicious with anything sweet or picos de europa blue cheese.
All the sherries below are dry apart from the cream which is sweet, and the PX which is very sweet.

xérès-sherry-jerez

manzanilla de la Riva (90 parker) 7 / 25 / 43.5

blanquito, manzanilla pasada 12yr old (94 parker) 10 / 49

fino en rama, Fernando de castilla, 7 / 25 / 43.5

amontillado 12 years, el maestro sierra, 8.5 / 32 /62

oloroso, Fernando de castilla, 7.5 / 28 /47

PX, Ximenez spinola, 9 / 47

30 year old antique sherries 
fernando de castilla

antique oloroso (95 parker) 10.5 / 63

antique palo cortado (93 parker) 11.5 / 69

antique amontillado (92 parker) 11 / 66