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Sherry region location?

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Its located in Andalucia south-western corner of Span imidietly around Cadiz

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Sherry triangle name thouse 3 places?

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  1. Jerez de la Frontera
  2. El Puerto de Santa Maria
  3. Sanlucar de Barrameda
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Name permited grape varietals in Sherry region?

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  1. Palomino Fino
  2. Pedro Ximenez
  3. Moscatel
  4. Also Palomino de Jerez but not comonly used
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Name 2 DOs in Sherry region?

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  1. Jerez-Xeres-Sherry DO
  2. Manzanilla-Sanlucar de Barrameda DO
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Who is mainly produceing and shipping Sherry?

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Its mainly produced and shipped by Bodegas de Crianza y Expedicion rather then individual growers, lately shippers start to own vineyards

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What small growers do with the wine?

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They do the wine untill pressing then shippers take over

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Name 3 tipes of soil in Sherry?

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  1. Albariza
  2. Arenas
  3. Barros
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As a soil how is Albariza?

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Its the best of 3
Mainly Chalk and is very white, this soil absorbs and holds most of the moisture and reflects the sun and protects the soil under from drying

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As a soil how is Arenas?

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This soil is Sandy with some clay and limestone and chalk

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As a soil how is Barros?

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This soil is more fertail, contains more clay and decomposed organic mater and some chalk

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How are Albariza areas classified and devided?

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They are classified as Superior
Divided in Pagos or individual vineyards

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Name the largest pago and other notable pagos ?

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Largest is :
1. Macharnudo
Others :
2. Carrascal
3. Anina
4. Balbain

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All Pagos in Sherry are located where?

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All are located in Superior Zone

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What grapes are planted on ALbariza soil?

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  1. Palomino Fino 98% ( this is a principal grape for sherry)
  2. Moscatel
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How is Sherry Climate conditions?

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This region benefits from Easterly Wind ( Levante )
This wind dries grapes duriing the ripening period.
Also Westerly wind ( Poniente )
It also benefits the growth of the Flor

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To make Sherry from vineyard to blending proces?

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  1. Harvest
  2. Pressing
  3. Classification of the must
  4. Fermentation
  5. Fortification
  6. Classificartion
  7. Blending ( Solera sistem )
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Harvest at what month?

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August/September

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What they do with grapes before pressing?

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Often they dry th egrapes by sun on Esparto Grass Mats in clear plastic tunels until they reach semi-raisin state.
This proces name is Soleo
It takes around 2-3 weeks

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Name the 3 sections of pressing?

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  1. Primera Yema ( this is a first pressing or free-run juice (best quality ))
  2. Segunda Yema ( this is second section )
  3. Mosto Prensas ( this is third section and its used for unclassified wine or distilation )
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Today douring pressing we are adding tartaric acids but traditionaly what was added?

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Yeso this makes wine drier and more acidic and assist clarification

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After fermentation wines are classified as?

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Wine in this stage after fermentation is know as ?

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Wine of the year or Anadas

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How is Sherry fortified?

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With grape spirit, quantity varies acording to there classification

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Can Oloroso grow Flor?

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It is not Expected so wine will have oxidative caracter

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Wine that grow Flor can be used for what wines/styls?
1. Manzanillas 2. Finos 3. Amontillados
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Explain how the Flor works?
Flor forms veil ( Velo de FLor ) it prevents air from getting to wine and oxidise it. Flor lives on nutrients and alc. and gives caracteristic smell and flavour to the wine
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This wines after biological ageing under the flor will be classified into 3 tipes?
1. Fino ( considered the best ) 2. Palo Cortado 3. Oloroso
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Fino can be used for what styles?
1. Finos 2. Manzanillas 3. Amontillados
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Palo Cortado evolves from what wine?
From Finos
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In solera sistem sometimes we can find the date on the bottle what that date means?
Its a date when first solera was laid or started
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By law how much can be sold from solera?
1/3
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What is Vino Dulce?
Wine made from fermenting Pedro Ximenez or Moscatel juice up to 5% then aresting fermentation by adding brandy leaving a lots of sugar in the wine
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Why to some Sherry they add Arrope or Vino de Color?
To make Sherry dark
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How is made Vino de Color?
By boiling Mosto ( unfermented grape juice) From Pedro Ximenez
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How long Sherry need to spend in Solera?
Min 3 years For high quality 5-8 Years
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What is Cabeceo?
Final blend
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What is Venencia?
Small cup with long handel used to take a taste of Sherry
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What is Copita?
Traditional Sherry glass
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Name 3 main towns where bodegas are located?
1. Jerez de la Frontera ( 2/3 of all Sherry mature here ) 2. Sanluca Barremeda 3. Puerto de Sant Maria
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Name styles of Shery?
1. Manzanilla 2. Fino 3. Amontillado 4. Palo Cortado 5. Olorosos 6. Natural Sweet Wines 7. Pale Cream 8. Medium Cream 9. Cream 10. East India 11. Almacenista 12. PX or Pedro Ximenez 13. VOS or Very old Sherry 14. VORS or Very old and Rare Sherry
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Explain Manzanilla?
Its Very dry Entierly matured in Sanluca de Barrameda
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Explain Fino?
Very dry but slightly less then Manzanilla Better ones can mature for many years
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Explain Amontillado?
This is traditionaly dry wine with amber color from cask maturation 7 or 8 years Its matures under flor until fortification then continious maturation under traditional oxidative ageing
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Explain Palo Cortado?
This is a rare wine This wine have flor originaly but it dies early then continious maturation traditionaly
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Explain Olorosos?
Dry or off-dry with some sweetnening added before bottling
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Explain Natural Seet Wine?
This wine is made from sun-dried Pedro Ximenez or Moscatel.
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Explain Pale Cream?
Produced by blending of dry wine thats been under the flor and rectified concentrated grape must
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Explain Medium Cream?
Produced in similar way as Pale Cream Sherry, but also can be blended with Naturaly Sweet Wine
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Explain Cream?
Best are made from Olorosos with adding of sweetening and cloring
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Explain Pedro Ximenez?
This wine is made entierly from sun-dried Pedro Ximenez and matured for many years.
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Explain VOS?
VOS indicate that the wine used in its production have avarage age of 20 years
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Explain VORS?
VORS on the label means that the wine used in it production have avarage age of 30 years

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