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17 Cards in this Set
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What style of Sherry?
-the lightest most delicate style of Sherry fortified to 15.5% |
Fino
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What style of Sherry?
-a delicate style of Fino aged only in the coastal town of Sanlucar de Barrameda |
Manzanilla
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What style of Sherry?
-a fino that has been left in cask for additional aging and develops a rich, nutty character |
Amontillado
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What style of Sherry?
-a dry style that has characteristics of both Fino / Amontillado and Oloroso -these develop limited flor -considered both oxidative and biological |
Palo Cortado
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What is a biologically aged Sherry?
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This is a Sherry that has been aged under flor (layer of yeast)
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where region? -the only place a sherry can be produced?
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Jerez (Her-eth) in Andalusia in Spain
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What system in Spain used in production of Sherry?
-This is a method of fractional blending: old wine is periodically refreshed with younger wine to ensure consistency -Wine is taken from a cask in one Criadera & blended into a cask from the next |
What is the Solera System?
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These points refer to?
-grows on the surface of casks with between 14.5-15.5% alcohol -lives off nutrients and volatile acidity in the wine and helps retain color -requires specific temperature and moisture conditions to grow -grows in spring and fall and year round in coastal areas |
Flor : Saccharomyces
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These points refer to?
-Harvest in late August -Palomino grapes pressed immediately -Pedro Ximenez grapes sun dried (soleo) for use in sweetening agents -fortification with neutral grape spirit -Finos fortified to 15.5% and Olorosos to 17% |
The vinification process of Sherry
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Describe the soils of Albariza
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Chalk - best for fino
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Describe the soils of Barros
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clay - best for Oloroso styles
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Describe the soils of Arenas
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Sand - best for Moscatel
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What style of Sherry?
-no flor development and aged oxidatively. |
Oxidative
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What oxidative style of Sherry?
-rich style fortified to 17% and usually aged longer; True _________ are dry but some are sweetened and sold as cream Sherries. |
Oloroso
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What oxidative style of Sherry?
-a dry style that has characteristics of both Fino / Amontillado and Oloroso -Flor dies, then oxidized |
Palo Cortado (this is considered biological and oxidative)
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What grape variety?
-accounts for 95% of all plantings and is used for majority of all quality Sherries in several styles |
Palomino
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What (2) grape varieties? (sherry)
-for sweetening blended wines, adding colour & varietal sweet wines |
-Pedro Ximenez
-Moscatel |
