PX is made by drying the grapes under the hot Spanish sun, concentrating the sweetness, which are then used to create a thick, black liquid with a strong taste of raisins and molasses that is fortified and aged in solera. The result is a real specialty in the wine world: a very sweet wine from several vintages.
Fernando de Castilla
The cellar Fernando de Castilla was founded by the Andrada-Vanderwilde family which was one of the largest land owners in Andalucia during the last three centuries. In 1999 the cellar was taken over by Jan Pettersen who worked for the Osbourne group for 15 years. Osbourne is one of the worlds largest conglomerates for producing port and sherry. Pettersen bought the cellars from Jose Bustamante and renovated them. They inherited excellent soleras of magnificent sherry wines. They bottle the wines in the most natural way possible, do not blend various wines, and do not use the process of cold treatment and stabilisation in order to keep as much natural aromas as possible.
