Binny's Blog

Are you a fino fiend? Manic for manzanilla? Amorous for Amontillado? Or maybe you have no idea what any of that means. Whether you're a sherry vet or a sherry noob, this episode has something for you.

Sangria can be easy or complicated. You can whip it up the morning of or let it marinate overnight. You don't need a recipe, but it's fine to follow one also.

Sherry has long had an unfair reputation. Dismissed as the stuffy drink of choice for aging British aristocrats, or sickly sweet jug wine more suited to cooking than drinking. Fortunately the variety and quality of sherry is being rediscovered.

This is positively the best time of year in Chicago. It's sixty degrees, with a calm breeze and loads of sunshine. Time for biking, jogging, boating, gardening, playing with the pup. Picnics, barbecues and parties.