5.9.13 Parker's New Man in Spain; Decanter World Wine Awards; UCA Students to make Wine

Robert Parker’s new man in Spain is Luis Gutierrez, co-founder of El Mundo Vino. He wrote the article on Jerez and Montilla in the latest issue of the Wine Advocate, the first in the magazine’s history. He also tasted and awarded points to many Sherries, including the Grupo Estevez and Gonzalez Byass wines already reported, and he also awarded a perfect 100 point score to Barbadillo's Palo Cortado Reliquia VORS.

Luis Gutierrez with Robert Parker

Decanter Magazine has announced its 2013 World Wine Awards, and those for Sherry are listed below:

TROPHY
Gonzalez Byass Tres Palmas (Dry Fortified over £15)
Gonzalez Byass Tintilla de Rota (Regional Spanish Fortified over £15)

Lustau PX VORS (Regional Sweet Sherry over £15)

GOLD

Barbadillo Medium VORS

Fernando de Castilla Amontillado Antique

SILVER

Gonzalez Byass Dos Palmas

Gonzalez Byass Cuatro Palmas

Gonzalez Byass Amontillado del Duque VORS

Gonzalez Byass Matusalem Oloroso VORS

Lustau Abocado 1997

Lustau Almacenista Palo Cortado Manuel Cuevas Jurado

Lustau Oloroso Emeratriz Eugenia 

Lustau Oloroso VORS

Lustau Amontillado VORS

Hidalgo Amontillado Napoleon

Hidalgo Wellington

Hidalgo Wellington VOS

Williams & Humbert As You Like It

Williams & Humbert Collection 12 year old Oloroso:

 Students participating in the 5^th oenology course at Cadiz University (UCA) will be able to make their own wines, such as Tintilla de Rota, Moscatel, at the Rancho de la Merced as part of their practical work. The Rancho belongs to the Instituto de Investigacion y Formacion Agraria y Pesquera (IFAPA) which has an agreement with the University to allow oenology students to use its facilities. This year the wines will be bottled and used as institutional gifts at the University.