Port and Sherry Wines Flashcards
What kind of wine is sherry and port?
Sherry and port are fortified wine which means extra alcohol is added to the wine
Is sherry is dry , medium or sweet?
Sherry can be dry , medium or sweet
Tell me the region of sherry in southern Spain?
Jerez de la frontera South Spain
The base of sherry wine is?
White wine
The color of sherry is?
After aging sherry can be amber or deep brown.
What is port?
Port is a sweet fortified wine
Port wine region?
Port wine is made up with grapes grown in upper douro Portugal
What is the color of port?
Most of the port are purple , ruby or tawny in color.
White port also exist
What are the characteristics of base wine of sherry?
The base wine of sherry is white which are dry , low acid.
Base white wine of sherry is made up with which grape?
Palomino.
For sherry fermentation took place in oak or stainless steel tank?
Stainless steel
What is the process of sherry after fermentation?
Fortify the wine( adding extra alcohol) then it goes through solera aging process
Sherry matured in old casks what do they actually called ?
Butts( Butt contain wine but do not give any oak flavours. Maturation is done by solera system
What do know about solera system?
In Solera system younger and older wine blended together.
How can we identify different style of sherry ?
In style Sherry can be separated according to their aging process.
After aging sherry can be sweet or dry?
Sweet
The color of Fino and Manzanilla sherries?
Pale
Fino and Manzanilla are dry or sweet?
Dry
Define the body of Fino and Manzanilla?
Medium
Alcohol in Fino and Manzanilla?
15% abv
How sherry keep itself fresh?
Through solera process by a layer of yeast known as flor.
Flor floats on the surface of the wine.
In Fino and Manzanilla flor protects wine from ——-
Oxidisation
Flor can grow when alcohol is only —–
15% abv
What kind of flavours do yeast give to Fino and Manzanilla ?
Bready notes , citrus zest and almond flavour.
How Fino and Manzanilla should be serve ?
Fino and Manzanilla should be serve chilled and young
What are pale cream sherries?
Pale cream sherries are young finos that have been sweetened with concentrated grape juice.
How to produce Amontillado?
Amontillado sherries are made by taking Fino or Manzanilla and adding some extra spirit to increase the level of alcohol and it will kill the flor
Why does Amontillado Oxidized?
Because Amontillado doesn’t have flor layer on the surface which reduce the chances of oxidation
The color of Amontillado —–
Deeper Amber color
Flavours of Amontillado ——
Nutty Flavours
After removing from solera Amontillado will be dry or sweet?
Dry
Dry wine of Amontillado will simply labelled as ——
Amontillado
Sweetened Amontillado wine will be labelled as?
Medium
Oloroso sherry are fortified after ——
To reach ——
Fermentation, 18% abv
Does oxygen attacks on oloroso?
Yes because oloroso abv is 18% ab this stage flor will not grow and wine will be Oxidized
Flavours of oloroso are?
Oxidation provide intense kernal and animal flavours ( roasted nuts , coffee, meat).
The color of oloroso wines are?
Deep brown
Alcohol in oloroso wine is?
High
Oloroso wine is —- body
Full body
How you will recognize that oloroso is dry?
Wine simply labelled as oloroso will be dry.
Similarly Amontillado once oloroso is removed from solera system it would dry at first
Sweet oloroso will be labelled as?
Cream sherries
PX(Pedro Ximenez) are sweet sherries or dry?
Sweet
Pedro Ximenez are made up with?
Sun-dried Pedro Ximenez grapes
The color of Pedro Ximenez is?
Black
Flavour of Pedro Ximenez are?
Dried fruit fruit flavours (fig , prune , raisin , sultana)
Pedro Ximenez are —– body
Full body
Texture of Pedro Ximenez is —–
Syrupy
Due to high level of sweetness
Port is made up with which grape?
Port wine is made with blend of black grapes.
Before blending and bottling wine is aged in —–
Oak vessels
Which process define style of port?
Period of maturation
What are the styles of port?
Ruby style port , vintage style port , tawny style port
Define the style of ruby port?
Deeply coloured and fruity
Less matured
Define the three style of ruby port.
- Inexpensive Ruby port
- Reserve Ruby port
- Late Bottled Vintage (LBV) port
Inexpensive Ruby port is —- wine
No vintage
Aging period of inexpensive Ruby port?
Less then three years
Taste of inexpensive Ruby port?
Sweet, simple and fruity
Reserve Ruby port are made up with?
Better quality white wines more intense, complex and fruity flavours.
Aging period of Reserve Ruby port?
Up to five years
Late Bottled Vintage(LBV) port :-
Wine come from single year harvest
Similar in style to a reserve Ruby.
Most of LBV need to be decanted or no?
No
Some of the LBV are ——
Unfiltered
Can we drink unfiltered LBV upon release?
Yes
Flavours of LBV are?
Red and black fruit (cherry , plum , black berry) , sweet spice clove , pepper
LBV is sweet or dry?
Sweet
Alcohol in LBV?
High
Tannin level in LBV ?
Medium
Acidity level in LBV?
Medium or low
Vintage ports
Vintage ports are made only in good years and the grapes which comes from the best vineyards.
Vintage ports bottled —–
Unfiltered
Tannin level in vintage ports?
High
Vintage port aged shortly in —-
Oak vessels
They give great benefits from —-
Bottle age
Flavours of vintage port?
Spicy red and black fruit aromas evolve into cooked fruit , animal and vegetal notes( prune , leather , wet leaves , coffee)
Vintage port leave —- with age so that it should be decanted
Deposit
Tawny style ports?
Inexpensive Tawny ports is lighter style.
Paler coloured ruby ports
Flavours of inexpensive Tawny port?
Toffee, caramel
How you will recognize best Tawny?
Best Tawny indicates with age 10 , 20 , 30 , 40
Age is average not minimum
Does tawny port need to be decanted?
No because tawny do not form deposit
Best time to consume tawny?
As close to the bottling date.
Date is usually on the label
The color of best Tawny is?
Tawny and brown
Aromas of best Tawny?
Coffee , chocolate , caramel , dry fruit , walnuts
Temperature to serve tawny port?
Slightly chilled
While other style of Tawny should be served at room temperature
