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Single malt whisky aged in sherry casks is regarded by some as a special category with its own aficionados. The sweet Pedro Ximénez wine infused in the wood of the casks imparts some of the flavor and aroma of the wine to the whisky during the ageing process. In the whisky industry the taste of the Pedro Ximénez is very sweet.
Wines from different years are aged and blended using a solera system before bottling so that bottles of sherry will not usually carry a specific vintage year and can contain a small proportion of very old wine. Sherry is regarded by some wine writers [7] as "underappreciated" [8] and a "neglected wine treasure". [9]
Marsala wine is a wine from Sicily that is available in both fortified and unfortified versions. [7] It was first produced in 1772 by an English merchant, John Woodhouse, as an inexpensive substitute for sherry and port, [ 8 ] and gets its name from the island's port, Marsala . [ 7 ]
Wine packaged in a bag usually made of flexible plastic and protected by a box, usually made of cardboard. The bag is sealed by a simple plastic tap. Brettanomyces A wine spoilage yeast that produces taints in wine commonly described as barnyard or band-aids. Brix/Balling A measurement of the dissolved sucrose level in a wine Brouillis
Fortified wine is distinguished from spirits made from wine in that spirits are produced by means of distillation, while fortified wine is wine that has had a spirit added to it. Many different styles of fortified wine have been developed, including port, sherry, madeira, marsala, commandaria, and the aromatized wine vermouth. [39]
A unit of wine or fortified wine consisting of 1.5L in total. Weissherbst A German rosé made from only black grape varieties such as Pinot noir. Wine An alcoholic beverage made from the fermentation of unmodified grape juice. The wine cave at Inglenook winery in Napa Valley. Wine cave A subterranean structure for storing and aging wine. Wine fraud
With notes of toasted almond, caramel, and fig, “this fortified wine brings enough weight and sweetness to stand up to the pie’s dense texture,” Jones says. Plus, this style of Port has a ...
Vin jaune (French for "yellow wine") is a special and characteristic type of white wine made in the Jura region in eastern France. It is similar to dry fino Sherry and gets its character from being matured in a barrel under a film of yeast, known as the voile, on the wine's surface.