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What are the three towns of Sherry Production?

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  1. Jerez
  2. Sanlucar de Barrameda
  3. Puerto de Santa Maria
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Define Almacenistas?

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Sellers of base wine that are permitted to mature but not sell their wine

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What is the climate like in Jerez?

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Hot, Mediterranean, Dry Summers

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What are the two winds of Jerez?

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Poniente - cool and humid

Levante - hot and drying

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What are the three soils of Sherry? Which is the most important?

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  1. Albariza (Most important)
  2. Barros
  3. Arenas
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What does Albariza have a high content in what?

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Chalk

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What are the three grape varietals of Sherry? What makes up the majority?

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  1. Palomino (95%)
  2. Pedro Ximenez
  3. Muscat of Alexandria
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Describe grape growing in Sherry?

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Widely Spaced Vines and Hand Harvest

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Define the Solera System?

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Method of fractional blending is used for all Sherry, Fino, and Manzanilla are aged biologically.

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What two grapes are used to make Sweet Sherry?

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Pedro Ximenez

Muscat

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Wines with a well developed level of flor and a light body are classified as?

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Fino

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Wine with little to no flor and fuller body are classified as?

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Oloroso

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What happens when the flor of Fino fail what are they reclassified as?

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Palo Cortado

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What is Sherry fermented in? Aged in?

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Fermented in Stainless Steel

Aged in Oak Barrels called Butts

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Describe the Finos?

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Pale Lemon wines with aromas of almonds and herbs

Should be consumed fresh

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Describe Oloroso?

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Deep brown wines with oxidative aromas - toffee, leather, spice & walnut

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Describe Amontillados

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Amber or brown wines with oxidavtive aromas

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Describe Palo Cortados

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These are rare and are considered the finest sherries made.

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What are the three levels of blended sherries?

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  1. Pale Cream
  2. Medium Sherries
  3. Cream Sherries
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What are the wines that are matured in the coastal town of Sanlucar de Barrameda?

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What are the 4 categories of age for Sherries?

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  1. 12 year old
  2. 15 year old
  3. Vinum Optimum Rare Signatum / Very old Rare Sherry
  4. Vinum Optimum Signatum / Very Old Sherry
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How many years is are VOS aged?

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How many years of VORS?

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What is the climate of port producing Douro Valley?

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Hot continental

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What is the climate of port maturation lodges in Vila Nova de Gaia?
Warm Maritime
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What is the soil type of the Douro Valley?
Schist
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What are the 5 top black varietals of the 80 authorized for port production
1. Touriga Nacional 2. Tinta Roriz 3. Touriga Franca 4. Tinta Cao 5. Tinata Barroca
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Describe the grape growing in Port?
Steep terraced vineyards that require hand harvesting
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Define Socalcos?
Narrow flat terraces that were supported by walls where rows of three vines were planted. They require manual harvesting and are costly to maintain
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Define Patamares
Wider sloping terraces with road access
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Define Vinha ao alto
An unterraced layout developed and accessed by roads cutting across
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How many hours are required in the rapid extraction of color and tannin for port production
24 to 36 hours with a team of workers treading the grapes
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What are the two systems of autovinifiers used in mechanized port production
1. Piston Pungers | 2. Robotic Lagar
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When do you fortify Port?
When sugars of the wine have been converted to 6& to 9%
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What is the proportion of grape based spirit is added to fortify Port?
1 part spirit | 4 parts wine
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Describe white ports
Made of white grapes, golden in color, low in acid, with honey, nut and oxidative character Most are NV with 2 - 3 years of aging
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What are the three ruby port categories
1. Ruby Port 2. Reserve Ruby Port 3. Late Bottle Vintage Port
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What are the two styles of the Late Bottled Vintage Port?
1. Modern LBV | 2. Bottled Mature LBV
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What are the 4 styles of Tawny Port?
1. Tawny Port 2. Reserve Tawny Port 3. Tawny Port with Indication of Age 4. Colheita
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Describe Colheita Ports
Rare and best known in portugal These wines are single vintage that have been aged in wood until sale. They are aged a min of 8 years but most are considerable older
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What are the two categories of Vintage Port?
Vintage Port | Single Quinta Vintage Port

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