Sherry

Question 1

At what % abv does flor die?

Answer 1

17% abv

Question 2

What does ‘en rama’ indicate on a bottle of sherry?

Answer 2

En Rama means unfiltered.

Question 3

Name 2 ‘Pagos’ in Sherry.

Answer 3

Jerez: Macharnudo (Valdespino), Anina, Carrascal
Sanlucar: Miraflores
Puerto de Santa Maria: Balbaina, Los Tercios

Question 4

What is fractional blending? Describe the process.

Answer 4

This is the system that a solera is based in. It involves adding new wine as wine is removed. This results in a multivintage wine dating back to whenever the blend began.

Question 5

What is a ‘bota’?

Answer 5

A large 600L american oak barrel

Question 6

What is the ‘sobretabla’?

Answer 6

New wine, usually watched for some time (longer if biologically aged to make sure flor is growing) that will eventually be added into the solera.

Question 7

How much wine can legally be extracted from a solera in any given year?

Answer 7

35% (normally bodegas only remove 10-15%)

Question 8

What is the wine being removed from the solera referred to as?

Answer 8

Saca (Sacar = to pull).

Question 9

What is the oldest solera in Jerez/Sherry?

Answer 9

Osborne, started in 1790

Question 10

How old is VOS sherry? VORS?

Answer 10

Vinum Optimum Signatum (Very Old Sherry) - 20 years

Vinum Optimum Rarem Signatum (Very Old Rare Sherry) - 30 years

Question 11

What is the max RS for vino generoso?

Answer 11

5g/l RS

Question 12

What soil does Palomino grow best on? Moscatel?

Answer 12

Palomino - albariza

Moscatel - sandy soils!

Question 13

What is the primera yema? Mosto prensa?

Answer 13

Primera Yema - “first press” usually mostly just free run juice (less than 2kg/cm2 pressure). Destined for fino / manzanilla
Seguna Yema - goes into oloroso
Mosto prensa - hard press (over 6kg/cm2). goes to distillate.