Next week is Sherry Week, but I would be recommending this dazzling Manzanilla Pasada whatever the week

There's just time to get in some sweet and fortified recommendations in for Christmas, together with the all-important pairing...

£18–£19.95, The Drinks Emporium, Rise & Vine, Ocado, Flagship Wines, Laithwaites, Averys, Master of Malt, The Whisky Exchange Sherry...

As ever, my annual sweet and fortified wine guide is the place to rummage for many of the wine world's greatest bargains. More than that,...

£14.99-£15.50, Amps Wine, Lea & Sandeman, Master of Malt, Tanners, The Wine Society, Majestic En rama sherry is all about drinking pale,...

Sweet wines and fortified wines, dry as well as medium and sweet, are some of the wine world's greatest bargains. They're wonderfully...

‘Tis the season for sweet and fortified wines, for entertaining, for communing with quietly, or giving as presents. Fortifieds, in...

SWEET WINE Domaine Cady Coteaux du Layon Saint-Aubin Les Varennes 2015, France Old-vine Chenin made from botrytis (aka noble rot)...

£11.95 (37.5cl), Lea & Sandeman; £12.49 (37.5cl), Martinez Wines Outstanding Manzanilla, aptly named and great value for such quality....

Sweet and fortified wines come into their own at this time of year – for entertaining, sipping quietly and contemplatively, or giving as...

This an updated post from last year – wines, vintages and prices updated. Chocolate can be a tricky customer when it comes to matching...

Fortified wines are the perfect, relaxing wines to sip when life moves into the slow lane in the evenings and over the festive period....

Chocolate can be a tricky customer when it comes to matching wines, but it’s certainly not a no-go area. Believe me, after years of...

Fortify yourself with… A bottle of madeira and a bottle of Australian liqueur muscat or PX (pedro ximenez) sherry. •Use the madeira for...

Why aren’t we all eating syllabub? It’s a breeze to make and delicious. This one, based on Elizabeth David’s classic Everlasting...

Fortified wines are among the wine world's great bargains. They make excellent presents and it's worth pointing out here that the rare...