Fortified wines Flashcards
True or false: a fortified wine is a wine which has had additional alcohol added.
True
Is Port always sweet?
Yes
Is Sherry always sweet?
No. It can be dry or sweet
What is the name for the ageing system in Sherry where old oak casks containing wines of different ages are continually blended together?
Solera
Name the 3 most important styles of dry Sherry.
Fino
Oloroso
Amontillado
What is the name of the layer of yeast under which some styles of Sherry are aged?
Flor
What style of Sherry is best described as: “Dry, pale lemon in colour with aromas of apple, almonds and pronounced flavours derived from the “flor” (bread dough)”?
Fino Sherry
Is Fino Sherry made to be cellared, or should it be consumed as early as possible.
Consumed as early as possible
Is Fino Sherry aged:
-biologically only
-oxidatively only
-both biologically and oxidatively
biologically only
Is Oloroso Sherry aged:
-biologically only
-oxidatively only
-both biologically and oxidatively
oxidatively only
Is Amontillado Sherry aged:
-biologically only
-oxidatively only
-both biologically and oxidatively
both biologically and oxidatively
What style of Sherry is best described as: “Dry, brown in colour with flavours of dried fruits (raisins, prunes) and notes of deliberate oxidation (walnuts, caramel)”
Oloroso
What style of Sherry is best described as: “Dry, with flavours of both flor (bread dough) and from oxidative ageing (walnuts, caramel)”?
Amontillado
What grape variety is used to produce the dry styles of Sherry?
Palomino
What is the name of the Sherry style which is a Fino sherry which has been sweetened?
Pale Cream
What are the names of the Sherry styles which are Amontillado or Oloroso sherry which have been sweetened?
Medium
Cream
What is the name of the grape variety used in PX (Pedro Ximénez) Sherry?
Pedro Ximénez
Which style of Sherry is made by using sun dried grapes and ageing the wine oxidat6ively?
PX (Pedro Ximénez)
Describe the characteristics of PX (Pedro Ximénez) Sherry:
-Colour
-Sweetnes
-Flavours
Deep brown
Sweet
Pronounced dried fruit flavours (fig, prune, raisin), liquorice and molasses
True or false: PX (Pedro Ximénez) Sherry is often used as the sweetening component for Cream Sherries.
True
In which wine region are the grapes for Port grown?
Upper Douro, Portugal
Is Port typically made with a single variety, or a blend of multiple grape varieties?
Blend of multiple local black grape varieties
Is Port fortified during or after fermentation?
During fermentation
What was the traditional way to rapidly extract colour and tannins in Port winemaking?
Food treading (can now also be done by machine)
What happens when a grape spirit is added to the fermenting wine during Port production?
The alcohol in the grape spirit kills the yeast and fermentation stops (leaving sugar behind)
Which style of port is made from the highest quality wines from a single exceptional year?
-Ruby Port
-Late Bottled Vintage (LBV)
-Vintage Port
-Tawny Port
Vintage Port (LBV is also from a single year, but not from the highest quality wines from exceptional years)
Which port style is best described as: “Sweet, fruity, with simple cooked red and black fruit flavours”:
-Ruby Port
-Late Bottled Vintage (LBV)
-Vintage Port
-Tawny Port
Ruby Port
Which port style might have an age indication of 10, 20, 30, 40 years?
-Ruby Port
-Late Bottled Vintage (LBV)
-Vintage Port
-Tawny Port
Tawny Port
Which port style has the potential to age in bottle for 20 or more years?
-Ruby Port
-Late Bottled Vintage (LBV)
-Vintage Port
-Tawny Port
Vintage Port
Which port style is likely to have tertiary flavours like dried fruit, walnut, coffee, caramel when released for sale?
-Ruby Port
-Late Bottled Vintage (LBV)
-Vintage Port
-Tawny Port
Tawny Port
Why will an aged Vintage Port require decanting before serving?
A thick deposit forms during the ageing process
