Sherry Flashcards
dry style’s sherry’s base wine alcoholic fermentation temperature range
20 - 25C
abv % of the neutral spirit used for fortification
96%
Dry style Sherry’s base wines for biological ageing are fortified to ??? % abv?
15% - 15.5% abv
Dry style Sherry’s base wines for oxidative ageing are fortified to ??? % abv?
17% abv
the dry base wine’s abv %
11% - 12% abv
Naturally sweet style Sherry’s must is fortified to ??? % abv
17%
size of the butt (oak barrel) for ageing Sherry
600 litre
how much sherry is filled inside the butt?
only 5/6, to encourage oxygen contact, keep the flor alive
range of number of criaderas in a solera system
3 - 14 criaderas
maximum alcohol level for flor to survive
15.5% abv
wines taken from solera systems are rarely over ??? average age?
3 - 4 years
if the average age inside the solera system is over ??? years, the level is too low, flor starts to fail?
7 years
Sherry can be matured oxidatively for how many years?
30 years
With age, the alcohol level of these oxidative ageing Sherry will rise to ??? % abv?
22% abv, b’cos water content evaporated
what sweet level can PX go up to?
500 g/L residual sugar
