What is sherry?
Sherry: Fortified wine from southern Spain. Styles range from bone-dry to syrupy.
- Category
- Wine & vermouth
- Taste
- Nutty, salty, dry, or raisin-sweet depending on style.
- Strength
- About 15-20% ABV
- Similar to
- dry vermouth, Madeira
- Also called
- jerez
The story
Sherry comes only from the triangle around Jerez in southern Spain. It ages in a solera: stacked barrels where a little old wine is drawn off and topped up with younger wine every year. Some soleras have run for over a century.