Sarah Jane Evans MW joins us for this Sherry Week masterclass to discuss what's hot and what's new in the Sherry zone.
Event details
Sherry has a traditional reputation, but in 2025 there’s been plenty of change. To celebrate Sherry Week, join us at this masterclass to discuss what’s hot and what’s new in the Sherry zone.
Including sparkling, unfortified and very old styles, Certified Sherry Educator and Master of Wine Sarah Jane Evans has selected nine of her favourite Sherries to tell the story.
Sarah Jane is fresh from writing The Wines of Central and Southern Spain, in which she explores the developments in detail, along with the people and their wines.
A must-attend tasting for Sherry geeks!
Example wine list
- Bodegas Barbadillo ‘Toto’ NV (sparkling)
- Bodegas Luis Pérez 'Caberrubia' Fino NV
- Muchada-Léclapart ‘Lumière’ 2022
- Primitivo Collantes ‘Socaire’ 2022
- Fino Viña ‘Corrales’ Pago Balbaina NV
- Fernando de Castilla Antique Fino NV
- Emilio Hidalgo, ‘El Tresillo 1874’ Amontillado Viejo NV
- Bodegas Luis Pérez ‘Tintilla’ Carrascal 2023
Tasting level
Masterclass: Our most advanced sessions, suitable for those who have a WSET Level 3 qualification or equivalent knowledge. Gain expert knowledge and insights from a specialist speaker.
About the presenter, Sarah Jane Evans MW
Sarah Jane Evans is a Master of Wine based in the United Kingdom, although is more often travelling the world on epicurean adventures. She has received the Officer’s Cross of the Royal Order of Isabella the Catholic and is a highly accomplished and award-winning wine writer and journalist, Co-Chairman of the Decanter World Wine Awards, and a former Chairman of the Institute of Masters of Wine (2014-16). Winner of the Robert Mondavi Winery Award for the highest overall marks in the MW Theory exam. As a writer and consultant one of her special interests is Spain and Sherry. She is Chairman of the Gran Orden de Caballeros del Vino. She is a certified Sherry educator; and has received the awards of Dama de Albariño and Dama de Solear.
Her books on Spain include ‘Seville‘, and ‘The Wines of Northern Spain‘. She is currently writing ‘The Wines of Central and Southern Spain’. Her other interests include the wines of South and North America; Greece; and the great fortified and sweet wines of the world.
Evans studied Classics, and Social & Political Sciences at Cambridge University. She began her career in book publishing, and today is a Trustee of the André Simon Book Award, and a Series Editor of the Classic Wine Library. She spent a decade as Associate Editor of the BBC’s Good Food magazine, and has a strong interest in taste and flavour, and in encouraging consumers to build their own confidence in tasting. She’s a Founder Member of the Academy of Chocolate and the author of ‘Chocolate Unwrapped’. Freeman of the City of London.
Booking terms and conditions
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Please note: The sample list and speaker/s may be subject to change.