WSET Chapter 16 - Sherry and Port

Question 1

What is a fortified wine?

Answer 1

A wine that has had alcohol added to it

Question 2

What town is sherry made in? country?

Answer 2

Jerez de la Frontera, Spain

Question 3

What is the base wine for sherry?

Answer 3

White wine, palomino

Question 4

Where is port made? country?

Answer 4

Douro, Portugal

Question 5

Maturation of sherry takes place using a ____ system

Answer 5

Solera system

Question 6

Where does most of the flavor of a sherry come from?

Answer 6

The ageing process

Question 7

Fino sherry is ___ in alcohol (number)

Answer 7

15%

Question 8

What is the flora?

Answer 8

A thick layer of yeast that grows on top of a sherry to make it not spoli. Gives bready notes.

Question 9

Fino and manzanilla sherries should be consumed ____

Answer 9

As quickly as possible

Question 10

Amontillado sherry is made from what?

Answer 10

A fino sherry that has more alcohol in it so the flora is filled, and oxidation starts

Question 11

Amontillado sherries are what color?

Answer 11

Deeper amber color

Question 12

Amontillado sherries are ____ in sweetness and ____ in flavor

Answer 12

dry or medium, nutty

Question 13

Oloroso sherries are ____ in alcohol (number)

Answer 13

18%

Question 14

Oloroso sherries have what flavors

Answer 14

Intense kernel and animal flavors (coffee,roasted nuted,meat),

Question 15

What is a cream sherry?

Answer 15

A sweetened oloroso

Question 16

What is Pedro Ximenez and how is it made?

Answer 16

A sherry made from dried PX grapes - super sweet and dried fruit flavors

Question 17

How is port made?

Answer 17

Take a black grape variety and do a short fermentation, then add grape alcohol spirit to kill yeast. Then age in barrels

Question 18

What determines the style of a port

Answer 18

Its ageing

Question 19

What type of port is inexpensive, simple and fruity

Answer 19

Ruby port

Question 20

How is a late bottled vintage port different than a reserve ruby port?

Answer 20

It is wine that has been aged at least five years from a single vintage

Question 21

What are the three classes of Port

Answer 21

Ruby, Vintage and Tawny

Question 22

What does a late bottled vintage port taste like

Answer 22

Intense red and black fruit flavors with a hint of sweet spice

Question 23

How long do vinage ports spend on oak?

Answer 23

They are bottled only after a short time

Question 24

What happens to the flavors of a vintage port as they are bottle aged?

Answer 24

Fresh fruits become cooked fruit, animal and vegetal notes (Prunes, leather, wet leaves, coffee)

Question 25

What flavors are in a Tawny port

Answer 25

Toffee and caramel and they are often paler colored

Question 26

How and in what way is a Reserve Tawny port aged

Answer 26

SIx years in small oak vessels

Question 27

A tawny port with an indication of age should best be consumed _____

Answer 27

As soon as possible. They age in oak not so good in the bottle

Question 28

What aromas are present in a premium tawny port?

Answer 28

Chocolae, coffee, walnuts, caramel, dried fruit