SHERRY 3

Question 1

What type of wood is used for Sherry production, describe?

Answer 1

• 600 L wooden (botas) American or Canadian oak.
  *Filled with 500 L of wine.

Question 2

Which is the town that benefits from the cool westerly (poniente) wind from the Atlantic Ocean?

Answer 2

*Sanluca de Barrameda= which is suitable for the flor to grow!

Question 3

What is the min ageing for Sherry?

Answer 3

*2 years

Question 4

Describe Manzanilla style?

Answer 4

*Matured in Sanlucar de Brameda.
*Dry, with yeasty nose, slightly bitter taste, and some salty notes caused by the flor.

Question 5

Describe Fino style Sherry?

Answer 5

*Less dry than Manzanilla, delicate and matured under flor.
*Fortified to finish between 15.5-17 % abv.

Question 6

Describe Amontillado Sherry?

Answer 6

*Starting its maturation as Fino Sherry under flor for min of 2 years.
*Finishing as Oloroso style (oxidative) with further fortification and matured for 2 more years.
*Must be dry with min 16%abv.
*If sweetened must be sold as (medium cream, or cream Sherries).

Question 7

Describe Palo Cortado Sherry?

Answer 7

*Its a style between Fino & nutty richness of Amontillado with very unique characteristics.
*This wines are rare and very expensive.

Question 8

Describe Oloroso Sherry?

Answer 8

*Fortified to 17-18%abv, may be dry or off-dry.
*Rich and complex with slightly baked oxidative flavors.

Question 9

Describe the natural Sweet style wines?

Answer 9

*Made from sun-dried Pedro Ximenez or Muscatel grapes and fermented to 5%abv.
*Fortified to 15-22%abv.
*Deep colored, verry sweet, with dried fig, apricot and liquorice flavor.

Question 10

Describe Pale Cream, Medium Cream and Cream Sherry styles?

Answer 10

*Pale Cream= dry Sherry, blended with RCGM and fortified to 15.5%abv.
*Medium Cream=similar to pale cream RCGM, but amber in color with nutty aromas. Fortified to 15-22%abv.
*CREAM-best from Oloroso, blended with PX, & fortified to 15-22%abv.

Question 11

Describe PX style Sherry?

Answer 11

*Produced entirely from sun-dried Pedro Ximenez grapes matured for many years.
*It is also sweetening agent for Sherry.

Question 12

Describe VOS style Sherry?

Answer 12

*(Very old Sherry) indicates that the wine has an average age of 20 years in a sealed botas.

Question 13

Describe VORS style Sherry?

Answer 13

*(Very old and rare Sherry) indicates that the wine has an average age of 30 years in a sealed botas.