Peter Liem Sherry terminology

Question 1

Rama - En Rama

Answer 1

a label reference to bottling biologically aged sherry directly from cask without filtration. Or, minimal clarification or filtration.

Question 2

Vino de color

Answer 2

A dark, concentrated wine traditionally used to add color and character to sweetened sherries. It is produced by adding arrope or sancocho with grape must, which then fermented to form a low alcohol wine with pronounced sweetness.

Question 3

Pata de gallina

Answer 3

Literally - hen’s foot. A full bodied style of Oloroso, with an elevated level of glycerol that can give an impression of sweetness, although the wine is dry. The name comes from the shape of a chalk mark used to classify the style on the casks in the cellar.

Question 4

Godura

Answer 4

Literally “fatness” or “richness”; a full bodied presence or girth derived from oxidative aging. It is typically found in oloroso, and often Paolo Cortado, but not in an Amontillado.

Question 5

Generoso

Answer 5

A dry fortified wine; that is, a wine to which neutral grape spirits have been added to increase its alcoholic strength.

Question 6

Arrope

Answer 6

A thick, dark syrup, made by reducing unfermented must to one fifth of its original volume. This used to be mixed with fresh must to obtain vino de color for blending.

Sancocho = one third its volume.