Story: Flashback: Solera Secrets
Episode: 8
Presenter: Scott Taylor
Air Date: 26 October 2025

Throwback on Scott exploring a 25-year Solera, uncovering the secrets behind creating exceptional liqueur fortified wines with patience and dedication.

• Despite the declining popularity of fortified wines like port and muscat, a few dedicated winemakers, including Myattsfield, have been crafting these unique wines for 25 uninterrupted years in the Bickley Valley.
• Myattsfield's solera will mark its 25th anniversary in 2024, with the oldest soleras in the world aging up to 100 years.
• Myattsfield offers two soleras: one based on Pedro Ximénez and the other on Brown Muscat, known as Nancy Myatt and ESR liqueur fortified.
• The production process involves risks, such as leaving fruit to ripen on the vine longer and losses from evaporation, making it a challenging endeavour that demands commitment from winemakers.
• A clear contrast is evident when comparing a two-year-old fortified wine with a solera blend that includes 25 years of aging, highlighting the significant impact of maturation on colour and complexity.
• Winemaker Josh Uren elaborates on the solera process, comparing the colour and viscosity of old and new blends, discussing evaporation's impact, and celebrating the multi-generational legacy of Myattsfield winemakers, preserving a traditional system that originated in southern Spain.