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Sherry Flashcards

1
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What are the three main cities (the triangle) for producing Sherry ?

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Jerez de la Frontera
Sanlucar de Barrameda
El Puerto de Santa Maria

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What is the minimum residual sugar level of a Pedro Ximenez ?

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Min. 212 g/L. residual sugar

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What is the minimum/maximum alcohol range for Oloroso and Palo Cortado ?

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Min. 17% and Max 22%

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What is the difference between a Sherry VOS and a VOSR ?

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VOS (Vinum Optimum Signatum / Very Old Sherry) : min. 20 years average age

VOSR (Vinum Optimum Rare Signatum / Very Old Rare Sherry) : min. 30 years average age

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5
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What soil type is Albariza ? Barros ? Arenas ?

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  • Albariza = Limestone
  • Barros = Clay
  • Arenas = Sand
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6
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From which DO most Pedro Ximénes grapes used for Sherry production come from ?

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Montilla Moriles DO

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7
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Name the two DOs producing Sherry wines.

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  • Xérès-Sherry DO
  • Manzanilla Sanlúcar de Barrameda DO
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True or false ? Xérès-Sherry Do & Manzanilla Sanlucar de Barrameda DO share the same area of production.

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  • True

-They have different regulations in terms of aging and styles, but the grapes can all come from the whole region of Jerez vineyards.

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9
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When was Sherry DO established ?

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  • 1933
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10
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What does the word ‘sack’ refers to ?

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  • Term used in the 16-17th centuries by the British for imported fortified wine.
  • Could be Canary sack, Sherry Sack, Malaga sack, etc.
  • Different theories exist on what word it is exactly derived from. One, from Julian Jeff’s book Sherry, suggests it would come from the Spanish Sacas / exporters.
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What does the word ‘Capataz’ refers to ?

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Cellar Master in Jerez

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12
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What does the word ‘Aguardente’ refers to ?

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Grape spirit

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What does the word ‘Mitad y Mitad’ refers to ?

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Mixture of grape spirit and mature sherry used for the fortification.

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14
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What does the word ‘Butt’ refers to ?

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used american barrels, 500-600L

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What does the word ‘Sobretablas’ refers to ?

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Period of ‘’wait’’ to see if flor develops on the young wines. This determines the second classification of the wine, as if it stays in the biological aging that was chosen first, or if it moves to oxidative aging.

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What does the word ‘en Rama’ refers to ?

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Unfiltered Fino and Manzanilla

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What does the word ‘Yeso’ refers to ?

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Plaster, was used for acidification and clarification of Sherry base wines

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18
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What does the word ‘Manzanilla Pasada’ refers to ?

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Like a fino amontillado, it is a fino (from Sanlucar de Barrameda)

19
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What does the word ‘Aserpiado’ refers to ?

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Method of plowing Albariza vineyards that form waves. It helps retain more water during the winter/rainy months, so the soil absorbs more reserves

20
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In Southern Spain, what does the word ‘Soleo’ refers to ?

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Sun-drying method for Pedro Ximenez grapes in Jerez.

21
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What does the word ‘Vara, pulgar’ refers to ?

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Stick and thumb, training system in sherry

22
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Who is responsible for bringing viticulture in Spain, more precisely in Cadiz, around 1100 BE?

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Phoenicians

23
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What style of sherry mixes both styles ; flor & oxidative aging?

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Amontillado (or medium)

24
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In order to be labeled VORS, a Sherry must be from a Solera whose youngest wine is at least 30 years old. True or false ?

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  • False
  • Solera must have an AVERAGE of at least 30 years.
25
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What style of Sherry is used as a base for Pale Cream ? and for Medium ?

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  • Fino or Manzanilla
  • Amontillado
26
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What river flows throught Jerez region ?

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  • Guadalquivir
27
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What is the regulation about Manzanilla Pasada and Fino Viejo?

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  • they need to be aged for at least seven years
28
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What the term VOS and VORS refers to?

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  • VOS label, the sherry has to prove an average age of 20 years or older. For the VORS label it has to be 30 years or older.
29
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If a blended solera sherry is label with a vintage, what it refers to?

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  • the year the solera was founded
30
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What the term Añada refers to?

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  • a single vintage, non-solera
31
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What is a Venencia?

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  • a devise used to extract sherry from the cask
32
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What is the name of the bottom row of a Solera system?

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  • Solera
33
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What is the name of a barrel row in a Solera system?

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  • Criadera
34
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What is the minimum aging of a Solera Sherry?

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  • 2 years
35
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What the term Trasiegos refers to?

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  • refreshing with wines from the first Criadera in movements of wine
36
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What are the roles of a Solera system?

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  • Replenish nutrients necessary to maintain flor
  • Ensure consistency et continuity of style
37
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In a solera system, what the flor consume?

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  • Alcohol
  • Acetic Acid
  • Glycerin
  • VA
38
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Which flavors is created by the flor?

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  • Autholys
  • Acetaldehyde
39
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Which region producer of Sherry can used their Pedro Ximénez?

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  • Montilla-Moriles
40
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What is Macharnudo?

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  • One of the most prestigious Pagos on Sherry
41
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What the term Lagrima refers to for a Málaga?

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  • a traditional style of Málaga Vino de Licor produced without any mechanical pressing
42
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What is a Almacenista?

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  • Trading companies, like Partidistas in Madeira
43
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What is the driest wind in Sherry?

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  • Levante

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