(NV Gonzalez-Byass Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Tío Pepe) The prototypical Fino. Pale as fine straw, with a classic medicinal nose of peanut shells and iodine. The dry, bitter entry is followed by bitter-almond and sour-orangepeel notes and a long, sour finish, emblematic of its type. It has a slight briny note, like a fine oyster, but almost chemical-industrial. The first Spanish Fino to be exported, Tío Pepe is a perfect introduction to dry Sherry and the most likely to be familiar to your patrons. Use as an entry-level, by-the-glass offering for tapas-style appetizers, cheeses, or seafood, particularly oysters. Sherry: History by the Glass
By Ben Narasin
(NV Gonzalez-Byass Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Tío Pepe) The prototypical Fino. Pale as fine straw, with a classic medicinal nose of peanut shells and iodine. The dry, bitter entry is followed by bitter-almond and sour-orangepeel notes and a long, sour finish, emblematic of its type. It has a slight briny note, like a fine oyster, but almost chemical-industrial. The first Spanish Fino to be exported, Tío Pepe is a perfect introduction to dry Sherry and the most likely to be familiar to your patrons. Use as an entry-level, by-the-glass offering for tapas-style appetizers, cheeses, or seafood, particularly oysters. Sherry: History by the GlassMarch 2009, (See more on Sommelier Journal...)