Fortified wines: Port and Sherry supplement Flashcards
When alcohol is added to the wine to protect it from spoiling and bolster its body, warmth, and sturdiness.
Fortified wine
Port and Sherry are ___ wines
Fortified wines
This wine is associated with the Douro region in northeast Portugal
Port
Ruby-style Ports
Ruby Port
Reserve Ruby Port
LBV Port (Late Bottled Vintage)
Vintage Port
Tawny-style Ports.
Of these common styles of Port, which is most oxidative?
Tawny-style Port is most oxidative
Ruby-style
Ruby
Are ports that are described as
simple, straightforward, fruity
What factor describes the style of Port?
maturation
Require decanting
Require bottle aging
Made only in exceptional vintages
Expensive
Describe what kind of Port?
Vintage
___ is produced in southwestern Spain in and around the town of Jerez de la Frontera.
Sherry
Palomino
Pedro Ximénez
Are grapes found in this style wine
Sherry
These grapes in Sherry are dried in the sun prior to fermentation to concentrate the sugars.
After fortification the wine is aged oxidatively, which is where it gets its opaque, near-black color from and intense prune and coffee-like flavors.
Pedro Ximénez (PX)
Pale cream Sherry is made from ___ grapes and PX
Fino
Medium Sherry is made from ___ grapes and PX
Amontillado
Cream Sherry is made from ___ grapes and PX
Oloroso
Name for fractional blending system which has levels, or rows, of old oak barrels that hold wines at varying stages of development.
Solera system
Fino
Oloroso
Amontillado
3 most important styles of dry ___
Sherry
Length of aging in the solera;
Environmental conditions around and in the solera, including humidity and heat.
Differentiate ___ styles of Sherry
Dry
A layer of yeast that develops on the surface of the Sherry (Sherry barrels are filled only 3/4 full)
Flor, biological aging
Dry
Low alcohol (for fortified wine)
Pale in color (pale lemon)
Notes of green apple
Light oxidative notes (yeast/biscuit, almond)
Describe ___ Sherry
Fino
___ sherry begins aging biologically (under flor) but it’s refortified to Oloroso level (17%); this refortification kills the flor and the wine ends up aging oxidatively.
Amontillado
Bread/bread dough/biscuit (like Finos)
Nuts, caramel, dried fruits (like Olorosos)
Describe this style Sherry
Amontillado
