Relaxing in the autumn months with a glass of sherry and bowl of “briny olives” can only be described as a “deeply satisfying pleasure”, said Victoria Moore in The Telegraph . The timeless experience “remains relatively inexpensive”, even when you choose a more premium bottle.

Sherry – a wine fortified with grape spirit – originates from the province of Jerez in southwest Spain. The vast majority of sherries are made from the white palomino grape variety.

The fortified wine is made using the “solera system” of maturation which involves gradually adding younger sherries to older ones, creating a “blend from different years”, said John Clarke in The Independent . This method offers a “wide and exciting range of tastes and flavours”, and is a lower-cost way of experiencing “centuries of

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