Fortified Wines Flashcards
triangle of Sherry
Sanlucar de Barrameda
Jerez de la Frontera
Puerto de Santa Maria
DOs of sherry
Jerez-Xeres-Sherry DO
Manzanilla-Sanlucar de Barrameda DO
When was Consejo Regulador was established
1935
It is permitted to use the name sherry if the wine be labelled with a country region
ex California Sherry
True
Grapes of sherry
Palomino Fino
Px
Moscatel Fino
Palomino de Xerez
what is the mani soil of Sherry and what special abilities
Albariza (60-80% chalk)
Soil absorbs aand hold moisture and reflects the sun, preventing the subsoil from drying too much
State some pagos of Sherry
Macharnudo
Carrascal
Anima
Miraflores
Balbaina
Other soils of Sherry
Arenas: sandy with caly and limestone
Barros:sandy with more clay,limestone and more decomposed organic matters (more fertile)
In what soils is Moscatel Produced
Arenas and Barros
Where is PX produced
Montilla-Moriles DO
what is levante
hot easterly winds, which dries the grapes during riupening
what is poniente
cool westerly winds whcih allowsthe growth of flor in the bodegas
when does harvest take place in Sherry
August / September
How is called the prossec of drying of th grapes
Asoleo or soleo
Where do PX grapes dry
On esparto grass mats called redores
How many L of must are permited are permitted by DO
70L is permitted from 100kg of grapes
refer the three sections of pressing in Sherry
Primera Yema
Secunda Yema
Mostos Prensas
How is caaled the clirification in Sherry
yeso
When are the wines classified in sherry
January following the harvest
In what Categories are classified firstly the wines in Sherry
Fino or olorosso
State the yeasts of flor
Sacchoromyces Beticus
Sacchoromyces Montuliensis
Sacchoromyces Cheresiensis
Sacchoromyces Rouxii
Capacity of Bodegas Butt or botas
600L
how is called the scales of barrels in Sherry
Criaderas
minimum number of criaderas
2 criaderas plus solera
how is called the last scale in Sherry
Solera
How is called the final product that is extracted for bottling
Saca
how much is taken from every barrel in Sherry
No more than one-third
how is called the boiling must of PX and Moscatel depending the original volume
arrope:1/5
Sanchoco: 1/3
minimun ageing of Sherry wines
2y
how is called Angel’s Share in Sherry
Merma
What is lighter in style, Fino or Manzanilla
Manzanilla
Where must Manzanilla to be matured
Sanlucar de barrameda
Abv of Fino Sherry
15,5-17 abv
Amontillado production
2y biological ageing
min 2y of oxidative ageing
