The 5 best fino sherries to try • Food and Wine Italy

Valdespino Inocente

This constantly trustworthy Sherry fino uses a light flower fragrance and acidic, crispy tips. It is an exceptional intro to the typology, suitable in mix with a plate of jamón ibérico and some marcona almonds.

Master Sierra

El Master Sierra started as an almacenista (a little manufacturer who ages red wines and after that offers them to big bodegas). Today it markets its own Sherries, like this gold-colored fino one. It is effective and austere (in the favorable sense of the term), with strong notes of peeled almonds.

Lustau Almanecista José Luis González Obregón Fino del Puerto

Bodegas Lustau produces extraordinary Sherries, both its own and its line of almacenista red wines. This cozy profile Fino Sherry originates from an estate micro-winery in El Puerto de Santa María that functions as an exceptional old-fashioned red wine bar.

Hidalgo the Unique Panesa

This is a great Sherry fino that originates from an extremely minimal choice of the very best barrels from the Hidalgo bodega and is aged for 15 years under flor, a longer duration than normal. It is full-bodied, abundant and remarkably complex, with a relentless salty-umami aftertaste.

Gonzales Byass Tío Pepe a Palma

The 2022 variation of this aged, minimal edition Sherry fino is tasty and extremely fresh. If you have an interest in the intricacy behind this red wine, attempt it. However even the extremely typical Tío Pepe, the traditional Sherry fino from the bodega, will not dissatisfy you.