Sherry Flashcards
Name the 3 towns at the centre of Sherry production
Jerez de la Frontera
El Puerto de Santa Maria
Sanlucar de Barrameda
Name the river flanking the Sherry production area
Guadalquivir River
Name the 2 DO zones in Sherry
Jerez-Xeres-Sherry
Manzanilla-Sanlucar de Barrameda
Name the 2 winds that have an effect on sherry production
The Levante and the Poniente
The hot, dry levante wind intensifies the region’s heat. Said to drive men mad, the howling levante blows from the east and essentially cooks the grapes on the vine during ripening. The humid Atlantic poniente wind alternates with the levante, and promotes the growth of flor
Name the 3 principle soil types in Jerez
Albariza
Barros
Arenas
Name the grape varieties authorised for sherry production
Palomino (Listán)
Pedro Ximénez (PX)
Moscatel (Muscat of Alexandria)
There is a high concentration of Albariza soils in which sub region
Jerez Superior
What is the largest Pago in Jerez?
Macharnudo
Which soil type of sherry is common near the coastal areas?
Arena
Name the DO that the Consejo Regulador has granted special dispensation for allowing producers in Jerez to import Pedro Ximenez
Montilla-Moriles
What are the maximum yields in Jerez Superior?
80 hl/ha
What is the maximum amount of juice that can be extracted from 10 kg of grapes in sherry production
72.5 litres
What are the 3 stages of quality that the mosto de yema is divided into in Sherry Production?
- Primera yema (free-run juice, accounting for 60-70% of the total mosto de yema)
- Segunda yema (press wine)
- Mosto prensa (poorer quality press wine for distillation).
Name the 2 stages of fermentation in Sherry production
- The tumultuous fermentation, a hot and vigorous initial phase lasting up to a week
- The lenta, or slow fermentation, in which high temperatures subside and any remaining sugar in the wine is converted to alcohol over a period of weeks
What are the 2 classifications for sherry tanks at the conclusion of fermentation?
- Palo. Tanks are marked with a slash
- Gordura. Tanks are marked with a circle