Sherry Flashcards
three town of sherry
jerez de la frontera - san lucar de barrameda - el puerto de santa maria
which winds help the creation of flor?
Poniente, a humid atlantic wind alternating with levante bringing hot arid air
main soil of sherry
albariza, barros and arenas
albariza characteristics
chalky and porous limestone
retain water in winter time and his friable texture permit the roots to go deep
barros
clay mainly found in valleys
arenas
sandy mainly found on coastal side
grapes of sherry
palomino, pedro ximenez and moscatel
soleo process
one to three weeks where grapes bunches are dried in the sun on esparto grape mats prior to pressing
training system
vara y pulgar (pruning alternate spurs each year)
stage of must
primera yema (free run)
segunda yema (pressed)
mosto prensa (third and poor use for distillation)
type of fermentaion
tumultuos fermentaion or lenta
creating a base wine of 11.12.5%
Which are the style of wine delivered after fermentaion?
Palo: fortified to 15 - 15.5% to become fino or manzanilla
Gordura: 17-18% meaning the avoid of flor grow
What’s the effect of floor?
Floor is made of yeast that metabolize glycerine, alcohol and volatile.
How is created flor?
Flor is a light layer created by humid air from poniente wind, absence of fermentable sugars and alcohol level of 15-15.5%.
what is sobretablas?
an intermediary stage of flor developing
