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What kind of wine is sherry and port?

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Sherry and port are fortified wine which means extra alcohol is added to the wine

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Is sherry is dry , medium or sweet?

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Sherry can be dry , medium or sweet

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Tell me the region of sherry in southern Spain?

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Jerez de la frontera South Spain

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The base of sherry wine is?

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White wine

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The color of sherry is?

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After aging sherry can be amber or deep brown.

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What is port?

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Port is a sweet fortified wine

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Port wine region?

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Port wine is made up with grapes grown in upper douro Portugal

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What is the color of port?

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Most of the port are purple , ruby or tawny in color.
White port also exist

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What are the characteristics of base wine of sherry?

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The base wine of sherry is white which are dry , low acid.

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Base white wine of sherry is made up with which grape?

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Palomino.

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For sherry fermentation took place in oak or stainless steel tank?

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Stainless steel

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What is the process of sherry after fermentation?

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Fortify the wine( adding extra alcohol) then it goes through solera aging process

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Sherry matured in old casks what do they actually called ?

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Butts( Butt contain wine but do not give any oak flavours. Maturation is done by solera system

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What do know about solera system?

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In Solera system younger and older wine blended together.

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How can we identify different style of sherry ?

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In style Sherry can be separated according to their aging process.

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After aging sherry can be sweet or dry?

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Sweet

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The color of Fino and Manzanilla sherries?

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Pale

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Fino and Manzanilla are dry or sweet?

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Dry

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Define the body of Fino and Manzanilla?

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Medium

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Alcohol in Fino and Manzanilla?

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15% abv

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How sherry keep itself fresh?

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Through solera process by a layer of yeast known as flor.
Flor floats on the surface of the wine.

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In Fino and Manzanilla flor protects wine from ——-

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Oxidisation

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Flor can grow when alcohol is only —–

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15% abv

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What kind of flavours do yeast give to Fino and Manzanilla ?

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Bready notes , citrus zest and almond flavour.

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How Fino and Manzanilla should be serve ?
Fino and Manzanilla should be serve chilled and young
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What are pale cream sherries?
Pale cream sherries are young finos that have been sweetened with concentrated grape juice.
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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
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Why does Amontillado Oxidized?
Because Amontillado doesn't have flor layer on the surface which reduce the chances of oxidation
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The color of Amontillado -----
Deeper Amber color
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Flavours of Amontillado ------
Nutty Flavours
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After removing from solera Amontillado will be dry or sweet?
Dry
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Dry wine of Amontillado will simply labelled as ------
Amontillado
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Sweetened Amontillado wine will be labelled as?
Medium
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Oloroso sherry are fortified after ------ To reach ------
Fermentation, 18% abv
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Does oxygen attacks on oloroso?
Yes because oloroso abv is 18% ab this stage flor will not grow and wine will be Oxidized
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Flavours of oloroso are?
Oxidation provide intense kernal and animal flavours ( roasted nuts , coffee, meat).
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The color of oloroso wines are?
Deep brown
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Alcohol in oloroso wine is?
High
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Oloroso wine is ---- body
Full body
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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
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Sweet oloroso will be labelled as?
Cream sherries
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PX(Pedro Ximenez) are sweet sherries or dry?
Sweet
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Pedro Ximenez are made up with?
Sun-dried Pedro Ximenez grapes
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The color of Pedro Ximenez is?
Black
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Flavour of Pedro Ximenez are?
Dried fruit fruit flavours (fig , prune , raisin , sultana)
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Pedro Ximenez are ----- body
Full body
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Texture of Pedro Ximenez is -----
Syrupy Due to high level of sweetness
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Port is made up with which grape?
Port wine is made with blend of black grapes.
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Before blending and bottling wine is aged in -----
Oak vessels
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Which process define style of port?
Period of maturation
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What are the styles of port?
Ruby style port , vintage style port , tawny style port
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Define the style of ruby port?
Deeply coloured and fruity Less matured
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Define the three style of ruby port.
1. Inexpensive Ruby port 2. Reserve Ruby port 3. Late Bottled Vintage (LBV) port
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Inexpensive Ruby port is ---- wine
No vintage
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Aging period of inexpensive Ruby port?
Less then three years
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Taste of inexpensive Ruby port?
Sweet, simple and fruity
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Reserve Ruby port are made up with?
Better quality white wines more intense, complex and fruity flavours.
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Aging period of Reserve Ruby port?
Up to five years
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Late Bottled Vintage(LBV) port :-
Wine come from single year harvest Similar in style to a reserve Ruby.
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Most of LBV need to be decanted or no?
No
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Some of the LBV are ------
Unfiltered
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Can we drink unfiltered LBV upon release?
Yes
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Flavours of LBV are?
Red and black fruit (cherry , plum , black berry) , sweet spice clove , pepper
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LBV is sweet or dry?
Sweet
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Alcohol in LBV?
High
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Tannin level in LBV ?
Medium
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Acidity level in LBV?
Medium or low
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Vintage ports
Vintage ports are made only in good years and the grapes which comes from the best vineyards.
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Vintage ports bottled -----
Unfiltered
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Tannin level in vintage ports?
High
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Vintage port aged shortly in ----
Oak vessels
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They give great benefits from ----
Bottle age
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Flavours of vintage port?
Spicy red and black fruit aromas evolve into cooked fruit , animal and vegetal notes( prune , leather , wet leaves , coffee)
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Vintage port leave ---- with age so that it should be decanted
Deposit
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Tawny style ports?
Inexpensive Tawny ports is lighter style. Paler coloured ruby ports
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Flavours of inexpensive Tawny port?
Toffee, caramel
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How you will recognize best Tawny?
Best Tawny indicates with age 10 , 20 , 30 , 40 Age is average not minimum
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Does tawny port need to be decanted?
No because tawny do not form deposit
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Best time to consume tawny?
As close to the bottling date. Date is usually on the label
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The color of best Tawny is?
Tawny and brown
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Aromas of best Tawny?
Coffee , chocolate , caramel , dry fruit , walnuts
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Temperature to serve tawny port?
Slightly chilled While other style of Tawny should be served at room temperature

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