Elizabetha Fino Sherry
⏳ Drinking Window
2020 - 2024
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
salted almonds, marinated green olives, fresh seafood tapas
✨ Technical Specifications
The historic connection between the English port of Bristol and the Sherry triangle of Andalucia is one of the wine world's most enduring romances. Averys, operating from their historic vaulted cellars, selected and imported outstanding casks of Sherry directly from Jerez to bottle under their own curated labels, such as the Elizabetha Fino. This dry, pale Sherry is crafted in the traditional solera system, where it undergoes biological aging under a delicate, protective veil of indigenous yeast known as 'flor'. This natural blanket prevents oxidation while imparting the wine with its signature bone-dry profile, vibrant salinity, and complex notes of fresh dough, green apple, and wild herbs.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in Bristol in 1793, Averys is one of the United Kingdom's oldest and most historic independent wine merchants and négociant houses. Throughout the twentieth century, under the visionary leadership of Ronald Avery and subsequently his son John Avery MW, the firm cemented an international reputation as an adventurous pioneer. Averys was among the very first British merchants to champion Bordeaux's Right Bank estates—introducing Château Pétrus to the UK market—and broke early ground importing nascent New World benchmarks from California and Australia. Operating as a négociant selector, Averys partners closely with family-owned domaines across classic European appellations including Champagne, Burgundy, the Loire, Pfalz, and Rioja. Across its diverse portfolio, the merchant prioritizes expressive varietal clarity, classic regional typicity, and balanced viticulture. Benchmark own-label releases like their Special Cuvée Brut Champagne, Fine White Burgundy, and Fine Riesling showcase Averys' enduring cellar heritage and palate for authentic terroir-driven wines.
🍇 Grapes
Palomino
🍷 ABV
15%