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sherry Flashcards

1
Q

what are the key towns of Sherry production?

A 
Jerez de la Frontera (Cadiz)
El Puerto de Santa Maria (Cadiz)
Sanlucar de Barrameda (Cadiz)
Chiclana la Frontera (Cadiz)
Puerto Real (Cadiz)
Rota (Cadiz)
Chipiona (Cadiz)
Trebujena (Cadiz)
Lebrija (Sevilla)
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2
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Where is Miraflores?

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Sanlucar de Barrameda

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3
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Where is Anina?

A

Jerez de la Frontera

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4
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Where is Balbaina?

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Jerez de la Frontera

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5
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Where is Carrascal?

A

Jerez de la Frontera

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Where is Macharnudo?

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Jerez de la Frontera

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7
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Where is Los Tercios?

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El Puerto de Santa Maria

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8
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What is the Levante?

A

a hot dry wind that blows from the east, essentially cooking the grapes of Sherry on the vine

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9
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What is the Poniente?

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a humid Atlantic wind that promotes the growth of flor in Sherry. Alternates with the Levante

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10
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Where is Gibalbin?

A

Jerez de la Frontera

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11
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Where is Tabajete?

A

Jerez de la Frontera

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12
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Where is Burujena?

A

Jerez de la Frontera

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13
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Where is Cuartillo?

A

Jerez de la Frontera

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14
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Where is Almocaden?

A

Jerez de la Frontera

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15
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Where is Tizon?

A

Jerez de la Frontera

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16
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Where is Torrox?

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Jerez de la Frontera

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17
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Where is Callejuela?

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Sanlucar de Barrameda

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18
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Where is Hornillo?

A

Sanlucar de Barrameda

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19
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Where is El Maestre?

A

Sanlucar de Barrameda

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20
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Where is Mahina?

A

Sanlucar de Barrameda

21
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Where is Medidora?

A

Sanlucar de Barrameda

22
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Where is Munive?

A

Sanlucar de Barrameda

23
Q

Where is Pastrana?

A

Sanlucar de Barrameda

24
Q

What are the chief soil types of Jerez?

A

Albariza (primarily in the area between Sanlucar de Barrameda and the Guadalquivir River)
Barros (inland areas)
Arenas (coastal areas)

25
Q

maximum juice allowed to be extracted from 100 kg grapes in Jerez?

A

72.5 L

26
Q

wines destined for Oloroso are marked “godura” (circle) and fortified to what % ABV

A

17-18%

27
Q

wines marked with a “palo” are destined for what style of sherry?

A

fino or manzanilla styles, fortified to 15-15.5% ABV

28
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what is mitad y mitad

A

a combination of grapes spirit and mature sherry used to fortify sherry

29
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what is the Poniente?

A

a humid, westerly wind in Sherry

30
Q

what does the flor metabolize?

A

alcohol, glycerin and volatile acids

31
Q

what are the three stages of quality of the mosto de yema in sherry?

A 
Primera yema (60-70% of the total; free-run juice)
Segunda yema (press wine)
Mosto Prensa (poor quality press wine used for distillation)
32
Q

what is the Sobretablas?

A

the intermediary stage of biologically aged sherry, lasting from 6 months to a year in used 600L American oak butts, during which time the final classification may be altered

33
Q

how many liters of wine must remain for every liter withdrawn from a sherry solera?

A

2

34
Q

what are trasiegos?

A

movements of wine from one criadera to another

35
Q

what is the minimum required solera aging for sherry?

A

two years

36
Q

what is the cabeceo?

A

trial blending of sweetened styles of sherry

37
Q

what is the most common sweetening agent in modern Jerez?

A

Dulce Pasa-mistela produced from “sunned” Palomino

38
Q

what is Dulce de almíbar?

A

a blend of invert sugar and Fino. Rarely used as a sweetening agent

39
Q

what are the types of vino de color?

A

sancocho and arrope

40
Q

what is vino de color?

A

boiled, reduced syrup and must, used to adjust the final color of sherry, incidentally adding a measure of sweetness

41
Q

what is the difference between sancocho and arrope?

A

sancocho is boiled down to 1/3 its original volume, arrope is reduced to 1/5 its original volume

42
Q

what does VOS stand for?

A

Vinum Optimum Signatum, or “Very Old Sherry”

43
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what does VORS stand for?

A

Vinum Optimum Rare Signatum, or “Very Old Rare Sherry”

44
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what is the minimum average age of the solera for a VOS sherry?

A

20 years min

45
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how many liters of VOS sherry must remain in the solera for every liter that is drawn off?

A

20

46
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what is the minimum average age of the solera for a VORS sherry?

A

30 years min

47
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how many liters of VORS sherry must remain in the solera for every liter that is drawn off?

A

30

48
Q

what styles of sherry are permitted for VOS and VORS sherry?

A

amontillado, oloroso, Palo Cortado and PX

49
Q

what are the different strains of flor yeast?

A

Saccharomyces Beticus, Saccharomyces Fermentati, Saccharomyces Bayanus

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