Michael Sutton’s Cellar Family run independent wine merchant
Sherry Tutored Tasting
In October we hosted an informative tasting from Tim Holt of Barbadillo, a sherry producer from Jerez in Southern Spain. Established in 1821, Barbadillo has sold wines from their ancient bodegas (cellars) ever since and were voted one of the world’s top wineries in 2015. Tim explained that it is the combination of the hot Spanish sun and the west winds sweeping off the Atlantic sea that gives their sherry its soul.
During the workshop we learnt about the solera system of blending the wine and the influence of local airborne yeasts on its maturation. Very briefly here are a handful of examples of foods that match particularly well with sherry: the fresh acidity and salty characteristics of Manzanilla go with salted nuts, cured hams and seafood; an Amontillado can enhance the warmth of a winter soup or stew due to its strong acidity and slight sweetness. Pedro Ximenez takes the final bow at the end of a meal, a dark treacly sherry with its intense luscious flavours of raisins and molasses. Try it poured over home-made vanilla ice-cream and enjoy the wonderfully decadent combination!
Based on the great feedback from those who attended, we will definitely be inviting Tim to present again as it was such an enlightening and fun evening.
What do you drink with your picnic?
There’s not many weekends during the year when we can bask in a Mediterranean climate with reassuringly settled weather, yet the 2016 Dart Music Festival was blessed with wall to wall sunshine for three days and a bunch of highly talented musicians entertained young and old, creating a special community atmosphere.
CELLAR RECOMMENDATIONS for Picnics
House White - Tariquet Classic £6.50 House Red - Grille Rouge £6.50 Prosecco - Prosecco is £9.00
With the popping of corks, there was a great festival feeling throughout Dartmouth that weekend particularly in the Mayor’s Avenue Gardens as dozens of music-lov- ers sat around on an array of colourful rugs surrounded by many other like-minded people. Food and wine were being handed around from well-stocked picnic baskets as everyone soaked up the sunshine and the sounds coming from the bandstand. This tranquil scene of an early summer reminded us of how lovely it is to share a bottle of wine with friends whether in a stunning setting by the River Dart or in our own back gardens.
Riversbridge, Embridge, Nr Stoke Fleming TQ6 0LG. Tel. 01803 770737
wines@michaelsuttonscellar.co.uk
Why not be prepared for such occasions by topping up your wine rack with wines for lazy picnic days and sizzling barbecues from us at Michael Sutton’s Cellar. Elegant whites match perfectly with summer salads and fish, punchy reds compliment any grilled food and our versatile Provence Rosé can be drunk throughout the day. Not to mention a refreshing glass of Prosecco or sparkling Rosé that gets any gathering off to a great start, so having a bottle handy to go with the nibbles is essential!
www.michaelsuttonscellar.co.uk
Sparkling Italian Pink - Ruggeri £14.50 Southern Rhône - Roger Sabon £11.00
FREE TASTING DAYS:
SATURDAY 2 JULY 11.30-2.00pm SATURDAY 9 JULY 11.30 -2.00pm
FRIDAY 8TH JULY@ 7.00pm. Please contact us to book.
Christmas is coming! We all have our favourite activities as we embark on our well- considered plans to entertain our family and friends over the festive season. For many of us however, the preparations can be overwhelming as we are bombarded with gift ideas and must- haves from every High Street shop and online retailer. So let us make one job on your Christmas to-do list much easier and more enjoyable!
We believe that a fun and relaxing way to buy your wine for the festive season is to come and taste it first!
We have free tasting events most weekends in the run up to Christmas (dates listed below). These are informal events where you can take your time trying different wines: the fizz to get the party going through to the port to match the iconic Christmas Stilton. For those of you pushed for time we do have our “Christmas Dozen” and our “Christmas Six-Pack” ready for you to just take away or have delivered!
To end, we would just like wish all our customers a merry Christmas and sincerely thank you for your custom, lovely comments and encouragement as we expand our wine business. We look forward to welcoming you again soon!
TUTORED TASTING - “AUSTRALIAN WINES” £18.00 per person
Free TasTing evenTs from 11.30 to 3.00pm saturday 3rd Dec saturday 10th Dec sunday 11th Dec saturday 17th Dec sunday 18th Dec
Join our mailing list today for the latest news about new wines and tasting events - just email “ Add to List” to
wines@michaelsuttonscellar.co.uk
We are open Monday to Friday and usually at the weekends too!
Riversbridge, Embridge Nr Stoke Fleming TQ6 0LG. One mile up the valley from the A379 at Blackpool Beach. 01803 770737”
Don’t forget we are open daily for you to buy wines (prices start at £7.00) and will deliver free of charge in the South Hams.
To join our mailing list just send us your details.
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