Flor: Flor is the Spanish term for a cap of yeast that forms over Sherry wine as it ages in barrel, protecting the wine from oxidation. Floral (also Flowery): Literally, having the characteristic ...

Sherry, a fortified wine from Andalusia ... fortified with brandy up to 15% and aged under a layer of yeast called flor which protects the wine from oxygen. A manzanilla is a fino that comes ...

If a recipe calls for ‘Chinese cooking wine or dry sherry’, fino or manzanilla are good substitutes; sweet sherry is not.

“The solera barrels have a living layer of yeast, called flor, which protects the ... says Sarah Vanags, certified sherry ...

The surprise shuttering of New York City wine shop Sherry-Lehmann was bizarre — but the liquidation of the business has taken an even weirder turn. A cache of memorabilia from the iconic vintner ...