Sherry

Question 1

what is the word sherry has originated from

Answer 1

sherish
arabic name for
Jerez de la frontera

Question 2

sherry demarcated district

Answer 2

andalucia

Question 3

name the 4 grapes of sherry

Answer 3

Palomino Fino
Perdo Ximinez
Moscatel Fino
Palomino de Jerez

Question 4

name the 2 DOs of sherry

Answer 4

• Jerez-Xeres-Sherry DO

* Manzanilla-Sanlucar Barrameda DO

Question 5

what is the Consejo regulador

Answer 5

1935

guarentees the authenticity of the wines

Question 6

sherry style wines from cyprus?

Answer 6

Cypriot fortified wines

Question 7

in US/EU sherry name legalities

Answer 7

allowed to use name but region must be mentioned

Ex: californian sherry.

Question 8

what is sherry

Answer 8

a fortified wine and a blend

Question 9

who is sherry produced and shipped by

Answer 9

Bodegas de Crianza y Expedicion

Question 10

Soils of sherry

Answer 10

• Albariza
• Arenas
• Barros

Question 11

Albariza soil?

Answer 11

• grape of palomino fino
• chalk
• white color
• absorbs sun moisture
• prevents soil from drying too much

Question 12

what are albariza area classified as

Answer 12

Jerez Superior

Question 13

what are pedro ximinex grapes used for

Answer 13

Blending, sweetening, colouring

Question 14

Arenas soil?

Answer 14

• muscatel grapes

* sandy, some clay and limestone

Question 15

Baros soil?

Answer 15

• more fertile

* clay and decomposed organic matter

Question 16

levante wind?

Answer 16

• hot easterly wine

* dries grapes during ripening

Question 17

Poniente wind?

Answer 17

• cool westerly wind

* allows the growth of flor

Question 18

steps in vinification of sherry ?

Answer 18

• harvest
• pressing
• classification of must
• fermentation
• fortification
• classifications
• blending

Question 19

when the harvest of the sherry grapes take place

Answer 19

late august/september

Question 20

what is soleo

Answer 20

• process
• PX grapes dried out on ESPARTO grass mat in clear plastic tunnels
• semi raisin state
• very very sweet

Question 21

maximum yield from 100 kg of sherry grapes

Answer 21

70 L of must

additional 4l for unclassified wine

Question 22

what are the 3 sections of pressing grapes

Answer 22

• primera yema
• Segunda yema
• mosto prensas

Question 23

what is yeso or gypsum

Answer 23

added to pressing
* makes wine drier and acidic and clarifies.
NOW = tartaric acid is used

Question 24

what is the modern alternative for yeso or gypsum

Answer 24

tartaric acid

Question 25

what are casks called

Answer 25

botas

Question 26

what is the modern alternative for botas

Answer 26

stainless steel tanks

Question 27

why are the tanks not filled up to the top

Answer 27

to allow air to come into contact with the new wine | and growth of flor

Question 28

what will the abv% be before fortification

Answer 28

dry white wine | 11 - 12.5 % abv

Question 29

what is olorosso

Answer 29

no flor fortified to 17/18 % abv traditional/oxidative maturation

Question 30

what is fino

Answer 30

flor develops

Question 31

sherries on which flor grows

Answer 31

manzanillas finos amontillados

Question 32

name the 4 yeasts of flor

Answer 32

* * Saccharomyces - beticus - montuliesnsis - cheresiensis - rouxii

Question 33

what is the veil formed by flor called

Answer 33

velo de flor

Question 34

what is biological fermentation

Answer 34

preventing air from getting to the wine and oxidizing it

Question 35

abv of fino

Answer 35

15%

Question 36

600 L botas ?

Answer 36

american or canadian OAk | filled upto 500L

Question 37

what is the wine called when it is left for ageing for 12 mnths

Answer 37

sobretabla OR Anada

Question 38

what are the 3 basic types of sherries

Answer 38

- Fino - Palo Cortado - Oloroso

Question 39

flor in Palo Cortado

Answer 39

weak | dies when fortified

Question 40

what is solero system

Answer 40

fractional blending | * old wine is constantly refershed by the addition of younger wine of same style

Question 41

what are criaderas, minimum?

Answer 41

casks or scales | legal minimum 2 criaderas + solera

Question 42

what is the 1st criadera called

Answer 42

solera

Question 43

what does the year on a sherry bottle indicate

Answer 43

the year the solera was laid down

Question 44

what is new wine or single year wine called

Answer 44

sobretabla

Question 45

how much wine is drawn off from the solera at a time

Answer 45

only 1/3rd

Question 46

which grape is used to sweeten or darken the sherry

Answer 46

Pedro ximinez

Question 47

what else is used to color the sherry

Answer 47

caramel

Question 48

what is vino dulce

Answer 48

5 % abv pedro ximinez or muscatel must arrested by addition of grape brandy sweet

Question 49

what is used to make sherry darker

Answer 49

arrope | vino de color

Question 50

how is vino de color made

Answer 50

``` boiling mosto(unfermentd must) of pedro ximinez grapes down to 1/5 th = arrope 1/3rd = sancocho ```

Question 51

what is the final blend called

Answer 51

Cabeceo

Question 52

what is the cup with long handle called , used to take sherry ?

Answer 52

venencia

Question 53

traditionla sherry glass

Answer 53

copita

Question 54

name the 3 main towns where bodegas are located

Answer 54

Jerez de la frontera sanluca de barremed puerto de santa maria

Question 55

name all the types of wines

Answer 55

``` Manzanilla Fino Amontillado Palo COrtado Olorosos Natural sweet wines Pale cream Medium cream Cream East india Almacenista PX VOS VORS ```

Question 56

Manzanilla

Answer 56

very dry mature entirely in - Sanlucar de Barrameda * pungent yeasty nose, slightly bitter taste, salty tang

Question 57

Fino

Answer 57

very dry delicate 15.5 - 17 %

Question 58

Amontillado

Answer 58

``` dry wine amber color = cask maturation biological maturation . = flor * hazelnut character * 16-18 % ```

Question 59

Palo Cortado

Answer 59

``` Rare and expensive attracted flor beofre, but died off early. = amontillado or olorosso * traditional maturation ** cross of fino and amontillado ```

Question 60

Olorosos

Answer 60

18-20% dry may be sweetedn before bottling * baked oxidative flavor

Question 61

Natural sweet wines

Answer 61

pedro ximinez or moscatel grapes * fermented to 5% , add grape spirit * 15-22% abv * * dark brown color, very sweet, dried fig, apricot, raisin, liquorice

Question 62

Pale cream

Answer 62

dry flor wine + rectified concentrated grape must | ** upto 15.5 %

Question 63

Medium cream

Answer 63

amber cream nutty aroma ** 15.5 - 22 %

Question 64

Cream

Answer 64

oloroso + sweetening and coloring * pedro X for sweetening * * 15.5 -22 %

Question 65

East india

Answer 65

sailing ships crossing and re crosssing the equator sherry warms up and cools down gradually * rich and smooth

Question 66

LUSTAU brand name for which wine

Answer 66

East India Sherry

Question 67

who is Almacenista

Answer 67

a stockholder. * * buy sherry, produce solera, sell to sherry houses. * dry unblended sherries * for the connoisseur

Question 68

what is PX

Answer 68

* pedro ximinez * name of sherry made form 100% sundried PX grapes * matured for many years

Question 69

VOS

Answer 69

very old sherry | more than 20 yrs

Question 70

VORS

Answer 70

very old and rare sherry | age more than 30 yrs