Sherry

Question 1

Name the two rivers of Sherry region

Answer 1

Quadalquivir (North)
Quadalete (South)

Question 2

Two important winds of Sherry region

Answer 2

Poniente
Levante

Question 3

Golden triangle of Sherry region

Answer 3

Jerez de la Frontera
Sanlúcar de Barrameda
El Puerto de Santa María

Question 4

Why the producer cannot let Levante wind enter the winery

Answer 4

Because the heat stops oxidation and kills the wine

Question 5

Why the producers cannot use air conditioner to cool the wines

Answer 5

Because AC will dry the yeast

Question 6

Authorized grapes of Sherry

Answer 6

Palomino Fino
Palomino de Jerez
Pedro Ximénez
Moscatell de Alejandriá
Beba
Perruno
Vigiriega

Question 7

Principal soils of Sherry and what do they stand for respectively

Answer 7

Albariza (limestone)
Barros (clay)
Arenas (sand)

Question 8

Pruning System of Sherry vines

Answer 8

Vara y Pulgar
(Stick and Thumb)

Question 9

What type of Sherry is:
Biological aging
Semi-Oxidative aging
Oxidative aging

Answer 9

Biological aging:
- Fino
- Manzanilla
Semi-Oxidative aging:
- Amontillado
- Palo Cortado
Oxidative aging:
- Oloroso
- Cream
- Moscatel
- Pedro Ximénez

Question 10

What are “Saca” and “Rocio” in Sherry winemaking

Answer 10

When a fraction of the wine is extracted from the solera, this process is called the saca

The operation of topping up, or refreshing, the space created in a scale is known as rocío

Question 11

Three most important Pago of Sherry

Which one is the largest

Answer 11

Macharnudo (largest)
Añina
Carrascal

Question 12

Oak Size in Jerez:
Butt

Shipping Butt is known as what and what’s the size

Bota Jerezana

Bocoy

Answer 12

Butt: 600 - 650 L

Bota Chica (Shipping Butt): 500 L

Bota Jerezana: 600 L

Bocoy: 700 L

Question 13

100kg of grape is allowed to make how many litre of juices

Answer 13

70 Litre

Question 14

All Sherry must be aged in solera for how many year prior to release

Answer 14

Min. 2 years

(prior to 2010, wines were aged for a min. of 3 years)