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What is Fino & Tio Pepe?

Fino is the finest, purest sherry style, made from palomino, highlighting the grape variety's delicate essence. The Drinks Business adds amid the 2020 lockdown due to COVID-19, Tio Pepe's sales were up over 30% internationally. The publication reports that the brand did not pinpoint why the light was finally shining on the sherry.

Who made Tio Pepe?

Today, over 100 countries import the fino, which González named Tio Pepe in 1849. Sherry Notes adds that González partnered with his English importer, Robert Blake Byass, in 1855, creating what has become Spain's largest sherry producer, Gonzalez Byass. In 1886, Tio Pepe became one of the first registered trademarks in Spain.

Is Tio Pepe a sherry?

As Tio Pepe is a fino style, the wine is then fortified with a neutral grape spirit, also known as brandy, to 15% alcohol and prepared for aging. There are two production styles for sherry-fortified wine. They are sherries that age biologically, like Tio Pepe, and those that are aged oxidatively. Oxidative sherry ages with air exposure.

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