Bodega 4 Dayz

Well, I'm not one to be partial and choose favorites among family members, but I met my favorite uncle today.  We took a day trip to Jerez, a nearby city that is famous for its wine.  Tio Pepe is the name of the largest and most popular brand of sherry in Spain, so of course we took a little tour of Pepe's winery.  I've now joined the club of People That Drink Nice Wine with Steven Spielberg, Pablo Picasso, Orson Wells, and countless European royals.  This bodega bottles wine for mass at the Vatican.  If the pope is sipping on this sherry, it's my duty as a good Catholic to at least try it, right?

Maturing sherry

Tio Pepe!

Vineyard "sample"

In order to get a real feel for the type of class I experienced today, please just follow this link for .5 seconds:
http://www.bodegastiopepe.com/presenta.php?lang=EN 

So after the tour, we sampled a couple of the winery's most well-known types.  I'm not a wine person, but this was very good vino.  

                            My Review

• The first, Fino, gave a very fine aroma hinting of flower and almond.  It was rather a rather dry sensation, but the palate would be balanced perfectly with ham, cheese, or seafood.  
• Croft Original, Pale Cream is a brilliant pale color that is very clean and subtle to the nose, yet soft and sweet to taste.  Ideally, I would recommend to accompany it by fine pastries or a delicate salad of fruit. 

...And if you look in the Tio Pepe pamphlet and find strikingly similar descriptions, it's a total coincidence.