A style that started life as a fino, but then aged for several more years creating a delicate and elegant wine, dry, amber coloured with floral and caramel notes, dried fruits and hazelnuts. If this blog makes you feel like you need a sherry in hand and it doesn’t fit, you may want to check out the following blogs. This is to say that choosing the best alcohol content in sherry wine is, once again, purely based on your discretion. En rama’ refers to sherry that is bottled straight from the barrel without undergoing the heavy filtration used for other sherries. As well as preventing exposure to oxygen, the flor reduces the wine’s acidity by converting its acids into aldehydes.

What to eat with sherry, from fino to PX (plus recipes) What to eat with sherry, from fino to PX (plus recipes)

To me titles like ‘Manzanilla is the best-selling sherry’ are fine, simply because we have to find a balance between scientific precision and common sense.Also, the average alcohol content of sherry is about 20%, which makes it perfect for sipping and cooking. Many imitators have tried to replicate the salty, nutty, and aromatic profile of Sherry throughout history, but the unique winds, humidity, soil and seasonal changes in Andalucía give a singular character to the wines produced there.

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If you are staying in Vejer de la Frontera or within Cadiz province we can organise a private Sherry wine tasting with local gourmet tapas for your group. While sherry has been around for many centuries, the “en rama” style only came into being about 10 years ago – it is a young fino bottled only in April when the “flor” is at its thickest, and is released very quickly afterwards. We can focus on premium Sherries; a mix of VORS and premium Sherries; or Andalusian wines in case you do not like Sherry wine. AMONTILLADO: When a Fino’s layer of flor fades or the wine is intentionally fortified to a high strength, it begins to oxidize and change character. As a result, it was exposed to oxygen in the casks, which has given it a nutty aroma and a rich amber color.Once again, manzanilla – especially an unfiltered, more intense en rama style – can be relied upon to rise to the challenge.