Rancho de Philo’s Annual Triple Cream Sherry Sale will be Nov. 12 through 20, and you don’t want to miss it.

The winery cellar doors will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Proprietors Janine and Alan Tibbetts produce delicious sweet cream sherry high in the foothills of Rancho Cucamonga. Their boutique winery produces multi-goldmedal winning dessert wine through the Spanish “solera” barrel aging process.

Price for the 2016 blend is $28.95 per bottle; the 2015 blend is $38.95. Production is limited and sell out is expected. This wine serves as an excellent gift for novice to expert connoisseurs alike.

“The 2015 blend earned several awards including Gold Best Fortified Wine at Pacific Rim, Double Gold at Finger Lakes N.Y., Gold Best of Class at San Francisco Chronicle, Gold 95 pts at California State Fair and Los Angeles County Fair,” said Janine.

The traditional “solera” system of fractional blending from a pyramid of oak barrels results in the finest of aged sherry wine. The bottom series of barrels is where the oldest finished wine is drawn for annual bottling and replaced with wine from above barrels “criaderas,” of the similar (newer vintage) wine.

Rancho de Philo’s Cucamonga Triple Cream Sherry always impresses. It is a rich, smooth and sweet pour with a nutty finish and is a perfect dessert wine for upcoming holiday gatherings.

It is produced primarily from the Cucamonga Mission grape variety, which was brought to California by the missionary fathers in the 1700s. It has proved its value for more than 300 years. In Spain, the traditional white grape used for sherry is either Palomino or Pedro Ximénez.

The winery is located at 10050 Wilson Ave. in Alta Loma. Call (909) 987-4208 for details or email janinetibbetts@ earthlink.net, or visit www.yelp.com/ biz/rancho-de-philo-winery-ranchocucamonga.

Gino L. Filippi is wine writer for Foothills Reader. Gino can be reached at ginoffvine@aol.com.