Sherry Flashcards
What are the soil types Arenas and Barros?
- Arenas* is sandy soil.
- Barros* is clay.
What are the two winds that blow through the vineyards of Jerez?
- Levante* blows from the east.
- Poniente* blows in from the Atlantic. Ocean.
What is the largest Pago in Jerez?
Macharnudo
How are the vines trained in Jerez and what does it mean?
Vara y Pulgar. Stick and Thumb. Each arm is pruned alternatively each year.
What is the max. number of liters pressed from 100kg of grapes in Jerez?
72.5L
What are the max. yields in Jerez Superior and elsewhere?
80 hl/ha in Jerez Superior
100 hl/ha elsewhere
What are the three parts of the Mosto de Yema?
- Primera Yema -* Free-run juice, accounting for 60-70% of the total
- Segunda Yema -* press wine
- Mosto Prensa -* pooer quality press wine for distillation
What is racking known as in Spain?
Desfangado
What are the two different markings on a cask of Sherry after fermentation and what do they mean?
- Palo -* marked with a vertical slash. Fortified to 15-15.5% and destined to be Fino or Manzanilla
- Gordura -* marked with a circle. Fortified to 17-18% a level of alcohol will not permit the growth of flor. Oloroso Sherry.
What is Mitad y Mitad?
A mixture of grape spirit and mature sherry used to fortify young wines of Sherry.
What is the intermediary stage for wines that age under flor and how long does it last?
Sobretables.
6 months to a year
How would a Sobretables be classified if the wine has lost its Flor.
Dos Rayas. These wines are either blended or sweetened for lower quality sherry or removed altogether.
How would a Sobretables be classified if the flor has flourished?
Palma. These wines will be Fino.
What does Palma Cortada mean?
A more robust Fino. Which may eventually emerge as Amontillado
What is VOS Sherry?
Vinum Optimum Signatum “Very Old Sherry”
average age of 20 years
for every liter that is drawn out, 20L must remain
What is VORS Sherry?
Vinum Optimum Rare Signatum
“Very Old Rare Sherry”
average age of 30 years
for every liter that is drawn out, 30L must remain
What are the Sobretablas Classifications?
- Palma -* strong flor, directed to Fino
- Palma Cortado -* robust flor, directed to Amontillado
- Palo Cortado -* strong flor, directed to Oloroso
- Raya -* weak flor, directed to Oloroso
- Dos Rayas -* weak flor, low quality, blended
What is meant by an “en rama” sherry?
Translates to “on the vine” or figuratively: raw. As in unfiltered and straight from the cask although not 100% the case. Some filtration still occurs for stability but it’s mainly carbon filtration and cold stabilization that is avoided.
Who produces Tío Pepe and what style is it?
Gonzalas Byass
Fino
What are Zapatos de Pisar?
Cowhide boots with andled nails on the soles. Worn by Pisadores to crush Sherry grapes.
What has a higher min. required residual sugar content; Cream Sherry or Pale Cream Sherry?
Cream Sherry - 115-140 g/l
(Pale Cream - 45-115 g/l)
What style of Sherry has the highest required residual sugar content?
Vino Dule Natural, Pedro Ximenex - min. 212 g/l
What are the aging requirements for all Sherry wines?
Min. 2 years aging
