dry sherry

Sherry

 Sherry

Actually sherry is a fortified wine and sherry is made from white grapes. This type of grapes are grown in Spain’s town Jerez. It is known as fortified wine because Alcohol is added in it.

Dry sherry

Dry sherry is called as dry because after drinking it your mouth becomes dry. It has a strong taste. Like all wines the Sherries can be classified by their sweetness. As the sweetness of wine increases its dryness decreases. So the difference between a sherry and a dry sherry is that dry sherry is less sweat in taste. Sometimes it is without sugar.

There is literally 1% of sugar in dry sherry .Dry sherries  are also used as aperitif because they can be served with meals .Usually people drink some dry sherry before eating meal to clear the palate. Dry sherries are usually served chill. It is also used in cooking of foods because it also reduce the effect of fats present in the food. Its colour varies from brown to amber.

Types Of Dry Sherry

There are various types of sherries. The most famous types of dry sherry are as follows:

Fino

Fino is usually used with the seafood and fish.It has golden colour and its aroma is crisp.

Manzanilla

Manzrillla is almost as strong as the Amontillado but its colour is much lighter than that. Its colour is straw like.Mozrilla can be paired well with seafood sans Spanish tapes.It must be served chill and it has crisp aroma in it.

Amontillado

It is a dry sherry which has a deep nuty aroma.It is also used in cooking mainly with chicken and fish .Ii is known as the most famous type of dry sherry.

How we can store a dry sherry:

We can store dry sherry in a dark and dry place .But once the bottle is opened we must have to try to use all the bottle in one day while we are using it at home but if we want to store it then you can store it up to 3 weeks to 3 months depending upon the quality of the dry sherry and its brand.

WE can refrigerate the bottle of dry sherry and recork it after using in order to store it. We must try to finish the bottle as it is opened because once the bottle is opened; the oxygen in the air goes in it that softens the flavor of wine. This process is known as oxidation and that process gradually spoils the dry sherry and makes it unable to drink.So we must be careful in its handling.Sherry is a fortified wine which is made from white grapes that are grown near the town of Jerez , Spain