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1
Q

what is the word sherry has originated from

A

sherish
arabic name for
Jerez de la frontera

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2
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sherry demarcated district

A

andalucia

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3
Q

name the 4 grapes of sherry

A

Palomino Fino
Perdo Ximinez
Moscatel Fino
Palomino de Jerez

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4
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name the 2 DOs of sherry

A
  • Jerez-Xeres-Sherry DO

* Manzanilla-Sanlucar Barrameda DO

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5
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what is the Consejo regulador

A

1935

guarentees the authenticity of the wines

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6
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sherry style wines from cyprus?

A

Cypriot fortified wines

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7
Q

in US/EU sherry name legalities

A

allowed to use name but region must be mentioned

Ex: californian sherry.

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8
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what is sherry

A

a fortified wine and a blend

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9
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who is sherry produced and shipped by

A

Bodegas de Crianza y Expedicion

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10
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Soils of sherry

A
  • Albariza
  • Arenas
  • Barros
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11
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Albariza soil?

A
  • grape of palomino fino
  • chalk
  • white color
  • absorbs sun moisture
  • prevents soil from drying too much
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12
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what are albariza area classified as

A

Jerez Superior

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13
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what are pedro ximinex grapes used for

A

Blending, sweetening, colouring

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14
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Arenas soil?

A
  • muscatel grapes

* sandy, some clay and limestone

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15
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Baros soil?

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  • more fertile

* clay and decomposed organic matter

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16
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levante wind?

A
  • hot easterly wine

* dries grapes during ripening

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17
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Poniente wind?

A
  • cool westerly wind

* allows the growth of flor

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18
Q

steps in vinification of sherry ?

A
  • harvest
  • pressing
  • classification of must
  • fermentation
  • fortification
  • classifications
  • blending
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19
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when the harvest of the sherry grapes take place

A

late august/september

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20
Q

what is soleo

A
  • process
  • PX grapes dried out on ESPARTO grass mat in clear plastic tunnels
  • semi raisin state
  • very very sweet
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21
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maximum yield from 100 kg of sherry grapes

A

70 L of must

additional 4l for unclassified wine

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22
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what are the 3 sections of pressing grapes

A
  • primera yema
  • Segunda yema
  • mosto prensas
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23
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what is yeso or gypsum

A

added to pressing
* makes wine drier and acidic and clarifies.
NOW = tartaric acid is used

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24
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what is the modern alternative for yeso or gypsum

A

tartaric acid

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25
Q

what are casks called

A

botas

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26
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what is the modern alternative for botas

A

stainless steel tanks

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27
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why are the tanks not filled up to the top

A

to allow air to come into contact with the new wine

and growth of flor

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28
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what will the abv% be before fortification

A

dry white wine

11 - 12.5 % abv

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29
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what is olorosso

A

no flor
fortified to 17/18 % abv
traditional/oxidative maturation

30
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what is fino

A

flor develops

31
Q

sherries on which flor grows

A

manzanillas
finos
amontillados

32
Q

name the 4 yeasts of flor

A
    • Saccharomyces
  • beticus
  • montuliesnsis
  • cheresiensis
  • rouxii
33
Q

what is the veil formed by flor called

A

velo de flor

34
Q

what is biological fermentation

A

preventing air from getting to the wine and oxidizing it

35
Q

abv of fino

A

15%

36
Q

600 L botas ?

A

american or canadian OAk

filled upto 500L

37
Q

what is the wine called when it is left for ageing for 12 mnths

A

sobretabla
OR
Anada

38
Q

what are the 3 basic types of sherries

A
  • Fino
  • Palo Cortado
  • Oloroso
39
Q

flor in Palo Cortado

A

weak

dies when fortified

40
Q

what is solero system

A

fractional blending

* old wine is constantly refershed by the addition of younger wine of same style

41
Q

what are criaderas, minimum?

A

casks or scales

legal minimum 2 criaderas + solera

42
Q

what is the 1st criadera called

A

solera

43
Q

what does the year on a sherry bottle indicate

A

the year the solera was laid down

44
Q

what is new wine or single year wine called

A

sobretabla

45
Q

how much wine is drawn off from the solera at a time

A

only 1/3rd

46
Q

which grape is used to sweeten or darken the sherry

A

Pedro ximinez

47
Q

what else is used to color the sherry

A

caramel

48
Q

what is vino dulce

A

5 % abv pedro ximinez or muscatel must
arrested by addition of grape brandy
sweet

49
Q

what is used to make sherry darker

A

arrope

vino de color

50
Q

how is vino de color made

A 
boiling mosto(unfermentd must) of pedro ximinez grapes
down to 1/5 th = arrope
1/3rd = sancocho
51
Q

what is the final blend called

A

Cabeceo

52
Q

what is the cup with long handle called , used to take sherry ?

A

venencia

53
Q

traditionla sherry glass

A

copita

54
Q

name the 3 main towns where bodegas are located

A

Jerez de la frontera
sanluca de barremed
puerto de santa maria

55
Q

name all the types of wines

A 
Manzanilla
Fino
Amontillado
Palo COrtado
Olorosos
Natural sweet wines
Pale cream
Medium cream
Cream
East india
Almacenista
PX
VOS
VORS
56
Q

Manzanilla

A

very dry
mature entirely in - Sanlucar de Barrameda
* pungent yeasty nose, slightly bitter taste, salty tang

57
Q

Fino

A

very dry
delicate
15.5 - 17 %

58
Q

Amontillado

A 
dry wine
amber color = cask maturation
biological maturation . = flor
* hazelnut character
* 16-18 %
59
Q

Palo Cortado

A 
Rare and expensive
attracted flor beofre, but died off early.
= amontillado or olorosso
* traditional maturation
** cross of fino and amontillado
60
Q

Olorosos

A

18-20%
dry
may be sweetedn before bottling
* baked oxidative flavor

61
Q

Natural sweet wines

A

pedro ximinez or moscatel grapes

  • fermented to 5% , add grape spirit
  • 15-22% abv
    • dark brown color, very sweet, dried fig, apricot, raisin, liquorice
62
Q

Pale cream

A

dry flor wine + rectified concentrated grape must

** upto 15.5 %

63
Q

Medium cream

A

amber cream
nutty aroma
** 15.5 - 22 %

64
Q

Cream

A

oloroso + sweetening and coloring

  • pedro X for sweetening
    • 15.5 -22 %
65
Q

East india

A

sailing ships
crossing and re crosssing the equator
sherry warms up and cools down gradually
* rich and smooth

66
Q

LUSTAU brand name for which wine

A

East India Sherry

67
Q

who is Almacenista

A

a stockholder.

    • buy sherry, produce solera, sell to sherry houses.
  • dry unblended sherries
  • for the connoisseur
68
Q

what is PX

A
  • pedro ximinez
  • name of sherry made form 100% sundried PX grapes
  • matured for many years
69
Q

VOS

A

very old sherry

more than 20 yrs

70
Q

VORS

A

very old and rare sherry

age more than 30 yrs

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