In tenth grade, at the height of my Edgar Allen Poe phase, I read his famed story The Cask of Amontillado. In it, the narrator, Montresor, takes macabre revenge on an unsuspecting fellow nobleman, ironically named Fortunato, by luring him to taste a rare vintage of Amontillado and then walling him up alive in the catacombs of his estate. Montresor's motive is never fully clear. Fortunato is unusual for...
The Cask of Amontillado
Monday 8 May 2017
Rish Poola, announced as the winner of our wine writing competition at our recent Sherry Night, presents his first official contribution – appropriately enough about sherry. Photo credit: Peng Hao.
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