If a wine was not used for "fino" production it is fortified to around 17.5 percent to 18 percent alcohol, at which flor cannot survive. This style will be oloroso.

Although many people think of sherry as an aperitif — or Grandma's favorite tipple — this fortified wine from the Jerez region of Spain comes in a wide range of food-friendly styles.

In simple terms, sherry is a wine produced in Jerez de la Frontera, Sanlucar de Barrameda, and El Puerto de Santa Maria. It is a fortified wine, which means that a small amount of neutral grape ...

Analyze this: Although on the sitcom Frasier, psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane and his prissy brother Niles frequently share a glass, sherry today has lost ground with much of the real-world, wine ...

Wine SpectatorResults for: “flor” 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): ...

Another source of diversity in sherry comes from the blending of old and new batches. Sherry aging uses a solera system, where barrels are stacked on top of each other. The oldest wine is at the ...

Another, the 2011 Ovni, is white wine partially aged under flor, but from Montilla-Moriles and made of Pedro Ximenez. Curiosities, yes. But curiosities have become Jerez's best shot at resurrection.

In collaboration with the wine manager of No. 9 Park, Melodie Reynolds, Scott recently explored the pairing of sherry with diverse foods as a contestant in the 5th Copa Jerez.

Essentially a Fino Sherry that's lost its flor, either naturally during the aging process or by adding more alcohol until the yeast dies off, Amontillado Sherry is still very fresh in flavor ...

Related Matches Sherry: Sherry is a fortified wine made in Jerez, Spain, most often from the Palomino grape but also from the Pedro Ximénez and Moscatel varieties. Following fermentation, the wine is ...