Santa's Christmas Sherry
Posted by Katy Attwood on
Not so long ago, Sherry was usually seen as a sweet tipple that granny and Santa had at Christmas and the same bottle was resurrected year on year from the back of the cupboard for the odd glass or two. But recently things are changing. We have been pleased to see how many people are visiting The Wine Buff shops for Sherry and how knowledgeable they are about the different styles. It really is time more people knew just how good Sherry is. And bear in mind, contrary to popular belief, Sherry, once opened does not keep forever.
Some Sherry Facts
Sherry (from the Moorish Sherish, name that later evolved into the current Xerez or Jerez) is a lightly fortified dry white wine produced in and around the town of Jerez de la Frontera, in the southern Spanish region of Andalusia, known as the Sherry Triangle.
It encompasses several wine varieties, from the very dry Fino and Manzanilla to the very sweet Pedro Ximenez and Moscatel.
Only three types of grapes are used in its elaboration: the indigenous Palomino grape and the very sweet varieties of Pedro Ximenez and Moscatel.
All sherries are aged in American oak casks.
And if you don't like sherry, you can just buy some lovely rosé