The late 20th century sherry boom was a major factor in helping Spain out of its economic gloom and sherry shippers were rewarded with tax rebates aplenty ? helping the old Rumasa empire, built on sherry, to swell to include banks and hotels. ... Barquín, an assured wine writer and a cosmopolitan wine taster who hauls his family around the world sharing great wines with top winemakers, is convinced that in fact these wines are at their worst two months after bottling and ...
The late 20th century sherry boom was a major factor in helping Spain out of its economic gloom and sherry shippers were rewarded with tax rebates aplenty ? helping the old Rumasa empire, built on sherry, to swell to include banks and hotels. ... Barquín, an assured wine writer and a cosmopolitan wine taster who hauls his family around the world sharing great wines with top winemakers, is convinced that in fact these wines are at their worst two months after bottling and ...