2020年10月8日 · Bottle aged sherry is a discussion point among sherry experts, but slowly the old views are changing. Here are my experiences with opening very old bottles of sherry wine.

Ageing is without a doubt the decisive stage in the Sherry production process: the most prolonged in terms of its duration and a stage which witnesses the appearance of organoleptic characteristics which give rise to a whole range of different types of Sherry wines.

Sherry is a drink produced in a variety of styles made primarily from the Palomino grape, ranging from light versions similar to white table wines, such as Manzanilla and fino, to darker and heavier versions that have been allowed to oxidise as they age in barrel, such as Amontillado and oloroso.

2013年8月28日 · Sherry wines are gradually aged in criaderas and soleras. Sherry has a unique and rather complex system of maturation using a large number of casks and fractional blending. This system is called solera and it is used in the production of all types of sherry, dry or sweet.

2023年6月5日 · HOW IS SHERRY AGED? From the very moment the wine becomes sobretabla (the origin of finos, manzanillas, amontillados and palo cortados), or goes directly to a criadera (oloroso, pedro ximénez and moscatel), an incredible process takes place inside of those casks resting within the walls of the impressive, classic cellars. After many years of ...

2021年2月2日 · In the realm of dry sherry, there are two main ways in which these wines are produced. Biologically aged sherries, such as fino and manzanilla expressions, are aged under a layer of flor (a thin veil of yeast), which keeps the wines closed off from oxygen.

2014年5月14日 · The Solera and Criadera system is the traditional and unique system used to age sherry. It is a complex system of fractional blending. In the aging bodegas the wines repose and are organized according to their different degrees of aging.

Unlike vintage port, sherry would not further age in bottle. Fresh sherry such as Fino is meant for immediate enjoyment. A VOS / VORS, though it would not age further in sealed bottle, does have a longer shelf life.

2019年3月26日 · The 1940s, 1950s and 1960s were the golden age of sherry, say Del Rey, Vida and Carrillo, but they remember some impressive bottlings from the 1970s (we tasted a bottle of La Ina from that decade with powerful umami, petrol and nutty notes, amazing depth and a velvety texture) and even from the 1980s.

2024年12月17日 · On a mission to make the nation fall back in love with Sherry, Richard Oakley has created a new company called ‘Sherry Amor‘, offering collections of Sherry, exploring different styles, producers and ageing potential.