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Grapes permitted for sherry |
Palomino fino, px, moscatel fino |
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2 DOs of sherry |
Jerez-xeres-sherry DO Manzanilla-sanlucar de barrameda DO |
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Main soil in sherry |
Albariza - limestone and chalky topsoil Albariza areas are classified as Jerez Superior Barros- clay Arenas - sand |
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Two winds in sherry and why important |
Hot East - levante - dries the grapes during ripening Cold west - poniente - allows the growth of flor |
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What is soleo |
Process of drying grapes on grass mats in clear plastic tunnels it takes from one to two weeks |
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What is Primera yema, segunda yema and mosto prensas |
First pressing juice, 2nd section and third (used for unclassified wine or distillation) |
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What is botas |
Casks |
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Fino and oloroso differences |
Oloroso no flor and fortified up to 17/18 % abv |
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Fino style |
Dry (slightly less than manzanilla) , Flor and fortified up to 15,5% |
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Manzanilla style |
Very dry, matured in Sanlucar de barrameda |
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Amontillado style |
Dry, amber colour, 7-8 years in casks, flor, 16-18 % |
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Palo cortado style |
Attracted by flor but died early, cross fino/amontillado |
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Olorosso style |
Fortified up to 20%, dry, baked oxidative flavour |
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Pale cream style |
Blended dry wine under flor and concentrated grape must and fortified up to 15,5% |
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Medium cream atyle |
Similar manner to pale cream but amber in colour with nutty aroma, medium dry to medium sweet, fortified to 22%, blended with sweet wine |
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Cream sherry style |
Made from olorosos with additions of sweetening and colouring, fortified to 22% |
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What is almacenista sherry |
Stockholder who buys butts of anada sherry, produce solera and sell it to sherry houses after long time maturing |
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VOS what is it |
Very old sherry, average age of 20 years |
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VORS What is it |
Very old and rare sherry average age of 30 years |
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Which designations can not be vos and vors |
Fino and manzanilla |
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Porto soils |
Schist |
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Port wine most important permitted varietals |
Red: tinta roriz(Aragonez), bastardo, castelao, touriga national, tinta baroca, tinta cao, touriga franca, trincadera White: arinto, donzelinio branca, verdelho, malvasio fino, rabigato, viosinho |
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Ruby port style |
Blend, nv, 4 years in wood, youngest |
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Ruby reserve port style |
Premium blend, matured in wood |
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Lbv style |
Single year, 4-6 six year in wood Filtered and unfiltered |
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Crusted port style |
3y min in bootle, unfiltered, blend, nv |
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Vintage port style |
2 years wood must be decanted, only exceptional years |
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Recent port vintages |
2017, 2016, 2011, 2007, 2003, 2000, 1997, 1994, 1992, 91, 85, 83, 82, 80, 77, 75, 70 |
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Brandy to fortified port wine abv and name |
Aguadente 77% |
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What is single Quinta |
Alternative for vintage port |
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Tawny port style |
Blends of wines from several years, usually blend of white port and ruby port |
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Tawny port style |
Blends of wines from several years, usually blend of white port and ruby port |
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Fine old tawny or aged tawny ports styles |
Blend from several years, 7-8y in casks, labeled 10,20,30 years and this number refers to average age of wine |
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Tawny port style |
Blends of wines from several years, usually blend of white port and ruby port |
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Fine old tawny or aged tawny ports styles |
Blend from several years, 7-8y in casks, labeled 10,20,30 years and this number refers to average age of wine |
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Colheita port style |
Tawny port from single vintage, min 7 years in wood, ready when bottled |
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Tawny port style |
Blends of wines from several years, usually blend of white port and ruby port |
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Fine old tawny or aged tawny ports styles |
Blend from several years, 7-8y in casks, labeled 10,20,30 years and this number refers to average age of wine |
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Colheita port style |
Tawny port from single vintage, min 7 years in wood, ready when bottled |
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White port style |
Semi sweet, sweet, some dry ports are made |
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Rose port style |
Short maceration, less substance and colour |
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Sugar levels of port |
All min 17,5g Extra seco 17,5 - 40 Seco 40 - 65 Meio seco 65-85 Doce 85-130 Muito doce mora than 130 |
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Abv of brandy added to Madeira |
96% |
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Grapes of Madeira |
White: Sercial, verdelho, Malvasia fina, terrantez, boal, Malvasia candida Red: tinta negra, bastardo, Malvasia candida roxa |
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Sercial style |
Driest, amber colour |
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Verdelho style |
Darker med dry |
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Boal or bual style |
Slightly darker, med sweet and more complex |
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Malmsey style |
Malvasia grapes, sweet and luscious, |
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Rainwater style |
Light, med dry style of Madeira |
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Vintage or frasqueira madeiras style |
100% of stated grape, 20 years in wood and 2y in bottle, single vintage |
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Colheitas Madeira style and requirements |
Single vintage, single grape, matured in oak min 5y plus 1y bottle |
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Other styles of Madeira: extra reserve, special or old reserve, reserve, finest |
Extra reserve min age of youngest wine in blend 15y Special min 10y youngest wine Reserve min 5y youngest wine Finest matured 3y usually in tanks |
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Malaga grape |
Px |
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What is vermouth how is it call for dry and sweet |
Aromatized and fortified wine Dry - french Sweet - Italian Both styles made in both countries |
