Sherry Flashcards
Sherry region location?
Its located in Andalucia south-western corner of Span imidietly around Cadiz
Sherry triangle name thouse 3 places?
- Jerez de la Frontera
- El Puerto de Santa Maria
- Sanlucar de Barrameda
Name permited grape varietals in Sherry region?
- Palomino Fino
- Pedro Ximenez
- Moscatel
- Also Palomino de Jerez but not comonly used
Name 2 DOs in Sherry region?
- Jerez-Xeres-Sherry DO
- Manzanilla-Sanlucar de Barrameda DO
Who is mainly produceing and shipping Sherry?
Its mainly produced and shipped by Bodegas de Crianza y Expedicion rather then individual growers, lately shippers start to own vineyards
What small growers do with the wine?
They do the wine untill pressing then shippers take over
Name 3 tipes of soil in Sherry?
- Albariza
- Arenas
- Barros
As a soil how is Albariza?
Its the best of 3
Mainly Chalk and is very white, this soil absorbs and holds most of the moisture and reflects the sun and protects the soil under from drying
As a soil how is Arenas?
This soil is Sandy with some clay and limestone and chalk
As a soil how is Barros?
This soil is more fertail, contains more clay and decomposed organic mater and some chalk
How are Albariza areas classified and devided?
They are classified as Superior
Divided in Pagos or individual vineyards
Name the largest pago and other notable pagos ?
Largest is :
1. Macharnudo
Others :
2. Carrascal
3. Anina
4. Balbain
All Pagos in Sherry are located where?
All are located in Superior Zone
What grapes are planted on ALbariza soil?
- Palomino Fino 98% ( this is a principal grape for sherry)
- Moscatel
How is Sherry Climate conditions?
This region benefits from Easterly Wind ( Levante )
This wind dries grapes duriing the ripening period.
Also Westerly wind ( Poniente )
It also benefits the growth of the Flor
To make Sherry from vineyard to blending proces?
- Harvest
- Pressing
- Classification of the must
- Fermentation
- Fortification
- Classificartion
- Blending ( Solera sistem )
Harvest at what month?
August/September
What they do with grapes before pressing?
Often they dry th egrapes by sun on Esparto Grass Mats in clear plastic tunels until they reach semi-raisin state.
This proces name is Soleo
It takes around 2-3 weeks
Name the 3 sections of pressing?
- Primera Yema ( this is a first pressing or free-run juice (best quality ))
- Segunda Yema ( this is second section )
- Mosto Prensas ( this is third section and its used for unclassified wine or distilation )
Today douring pressing we are adding tartaric acids but traditionaly what was added?
Yeso this makes wine drier and more acidic and assist clarification
After fermentation wines are classified as?
- Fino
- Oloroso
Wine in this stage after fermentation is know as ?
Wine of the year or Anadas
How is Sherry fortified?
With grape spirit, quantity varies acording to there classification
Can Oloroso grow Flor?
It is not Expected so wine will have oxidative caracter
Wine that grow Flor can be used for what wines/styls?
- Manzanillas
- Finos
- Amontillados
Explain how the Flor works?
Flor forms veil ( Velo de FLor ) it prevents air from getting to wine and oxidise it.
Flor lives on nutrients and alc. and gives caracteristic smell and flavour to the wine
This wines after biological ageing under the flor will be classified into 3 tipes?
- Fino ( considered the best )
- Palo Cortado
- Oloroso
Fino can be used for what styles?
- Finos
- Manzanillas
- Amontillados
Palo Cortado evolves from what wine?
From Finos
In solera sistem sometimes we can find the date on the bottle what that date means?
Its a date when first solera was laid or started
By law how much can be sold from solera?
1/3
What is Vino Dulce?
Wine made from fermenting Pedro Ximenez or Moscatel juice up to 5% then aresting fermentation by adding brandy leaving a lots of sugar in the wine
Why to some Sherry they add Arrope or Vino de Color?
To make Sherry dark
How is made Vino de Color?
By boiling Mosto ( unfermented grape juice)
From Pedro Ximenez
How long Sherry need to spend in Solera?
Min 3 years
For high quality 5-8 Years
What is Cabeceo?
Final blend
What is Venencia?
Small cup with long handel used to take a taste of Sherry
What is Copita?
Traditional Sherry glass
Name 3 main towns where bodegas are located?
- Jerez de la Frontera ( 2/3 of all Sherry mature here )
- Sanluca Barremeda
- Puerto de Sant Maria
Name styles of Shery?
- Manzanilla
- Fino
- Amontillado
- Palo Cortado
- Olorosos
- Natural Sweet Wines
- Pale Cream
- Medium Cream
- Cream
- East India
- Almacenista
- PX or Pedro Ximenez
- VOS or Very old Sherry
- VORS or Very old and Rare Sherry
Explain Manzanilla?
Its Very dry
Entierly matured in Sanluca de Barrameda
Explain Fino?
Very dry but slightly less then Manzanilla
Better ones can mature for many years
Explain Amontillado?
This is traditionaly dry wine with amber color from cask maturation 7 or 8 years
Its matures under flor until fortification then continious maturation under traditional oxidative ageing
Explain Palo Cortado?
This is a rare wine
This wine have flor originaly but it dies early then continious maturation traditionaly
Explain Olorosos?
Dry or off-dry with some sweetnening added before bottling
Explain Natural Seet Wine?
This wine is made from sun-dried Pedro Ximenez or Moscatel.
Explain Pale Cream?
Produced by blending of dry wine thats been under the flor and rectified concentrated grape must
Explain Medium Cream?
Produced in similar way as Pale Cream Sherry, but also can be blended with Naturaly Sweet Wine
Explain Cream?
Best are made from Olorosos with adding of sweetening and cloring
Explain Pedro Ximenez?
This wine is made entierly from sun-dried Pedro Ximenez and matured for many years.
Explain VOS?
VOS indicate that the wine used in its production have avarage age of 20 years
Explain VORS?
VORS on the label means that the wine used in it production have avarage age of 30 years
