Fortfied Wines Flashcards
What is the reasoning for fortifying wine?
To add body and increase the wine’s ability to age.
How is fortified wine made?
For most sherry styles, the base wine is a neutral, dry white Palomino grape. Fortification can occur after fermentation for DRY. The degree of fortification depends on the style of sherry being made. Fortified with a mix of grape spirit and mature sherry wine.
Compare sweet versus dry fortified wines production.
DRY: fortification AFTER fermentation
SWEET: fortification BEFORE fermentation completes, leaving residual sugar
What are the main varieties used to make Sherry, Port, and Madeira?
SHERRY: Palomino
MADEIRA: Verdelho, Sercial (dry) | Malvasia (Malmsey), Boal (sweet)
PORT: Touriga Nacional
What is solera and how does it work?
the barrells with the oldest wines, closest to the floor or bottom row in the Solera system.
Solera System is the series of barrels where sherry ages, lending distinctive flavor and continuity of brand and style.
What is Vin Doux Naturel and give two examples?
French fortified wines. Sweet. 15-16% abv
What is Flor?
Yeast grows in unfilled portion of barrel and prevents oxidaiton and spoilogy.
Which wine is matured under a layer of Flor?
Fino Sherry
What part of the vinification process if solera used for?
Fortification
What grape style and soil type produce the highest quality?
Palomino /Albariza
What is the style of Malmsey, Sercial, Verdelho, and Boal grapes?
Malmsey and Boal = SWEET
Sercial and Verdelho = DRY
What are the styles of Port?
Ruby ___ Tawny
(bottle) (cask aged)
LBV 10 year
Vintage . 20 year
Single Quinta . 30, 40 year
What is Bayuls?
A fortified wine from France made with Grenache.
What type of wine is Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise?
Vin Doux Naturel
What is the main grape of Port?
Touriga Nacional
