Bodegas Lustau - Tasting Experience & Certified Sherry Wine Specialist® Mixed Case

Unbox the sherry experience. Start a new journey to the wonders of the Sherry region with a full sherry Experience in a Box.

The Lustau mixed case contains six 375ml Lustau wine bottles that showcase an assortment of the variety of styles of sherry, the climate, and aging differences among the 3 towns that comprise the sherry triangle (Jerez de la Frontera, el Puerto de Santa María and Sanlúcar de Barrameda).

The mixed case is a formidable tool to create a wonderful culinary experience. It offers endless opportunities for enjoyment, sipping on their own, paired to your favorite foods and in simple or elaborate cocktails, your choice. Enjoy them in precious alone time, at personal intimate gatherings and during social get-togethers the array of styles are perfect for all occasions.

This pack has been created for both wine professionals looking to expand their tasting knowledge and to entice wine drinkers to explore the wonder that is sherry!

The tool you need to become certified in sherry through the official online course offered by The House of Lustau, managed and directed by the Wine Scholar Guild and backed by the Sherry Regulatory Council.

The Certified Sherry Wines Specialist (CSWS®) will take you to this regional intensive curriculum to learn about sherry and manzanilla de Sanlúcar appellations and the factors that shape their unique and vast diversity.

 

The origins of Emilio Lustau S.A. date back to 1896, when Mr. José Ruiz-Berdejo, a secretary to the Court of Justice, started cultivating the vines of the family’s state, Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza, in his spare time. With these humble beginnings he made wines which were then sold on to larger Sherry producers. This business role in the production of Sherry is traditionally designated as almacenista or stock keeper.

In 1931, his daughter, María Ruiz-Berdejo Alberti, acquired a small winery closer to the centre of Jerez de la Frontera and moved there all the preexisting soleras, gaining notoriety and visibility. The winery was moved once again in the 1940s, to buildings that were part of the Moorish walls. The business grew, working still as almacenista.

In 1945 Emilio Lustau Ortega began to sell his wines directly, and in 1950, the company started to export its sherry wines. Lustau continued to grow, developed its Solera Familiar range of entry wines, as well as its Almacenista and Vintage Series bottlings, which have more depth and nuance.

Lustau is the only Sherry winery that produces wines in each of the cities in the Sherry Triangle formed by Jerez de la Frontera, El Puerto de Santa María, and Sanlúcar de Barrameda. This region is known for its white limestone soils, known as albariza. There is plenty of sunshine and not a lot of rain, though moisture blows from the ocean in the morning, with the porous soils retaining some of that moisture. Lustau works with the three classic grapes: Palomino, Moscatel, and Pedro Ximenez. The work in the winery is exemplary, with Sergio Martínez leading the team. Sergio has been recognized as the Best Fortified Winemaker by the International Wine Challenge in 2021 for the fifth consecutive year. Attention is given to every detail–Lustau maintains a team of coopers that produce barrels of exceptional quality for use in Lustau‘s solera.