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The best food pairings for dry oloroso sherry

Posted by Fiona Beckett (Google+) on June 4 2014 at 08:25

The Spanish are more adventurous than us when it comes to matching sherry and food. I remember drinking a dry oloroso with roast partridge a few years back in Jerez. But what else could you pair with it?

Like amontillado dry oloroso is rich and nutty but the flavour is more of grilled than fresh nuts - dark and spicy with rich dried fruit flavours. it goes particularly well with game and dishes with light meat juices and sauces and with mature cheeses. Try:

Aged Gruyère and Comté

Mature Gouda and Mimolette

Roast partridge, pigeon and other game birds - especially served cold

Roast goose - (ditto. Oloroso is brilliant with goose leftovers)

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Comments: 2 (Add)

Fiona Beckett on November 7 2019 at 12:12

Oh, that's a revelation, Christian. Shall have to try!

Christian Miller on November 5 2019 at 23:19

All excellent choices, but those of us across the pond have to add that Oloroso is brilliant with classic American barbecue or pulled pork (unless extremely spicy).

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