The production of dry sherry starts no differently than that of white wine. The palomino grapes are pressed and fermented and you have a dry white wine of approximately 12% alcohol. The winemaker is now ready, but for the 'capataz', the boss of the sherry cellar, this is the start. He adds extra alcohol to the base wine and the fortified wine is then placed in a wooden barrel. A layer of yeast cells, 'flor', naturally forms there, which keeps the wine light in color and fresh in taste and with a special aroma.
* Fino is a dry, delicate sherry with body.
* Grape variety: palomino. Taste: Dry
* Country, region: Spain, Jerez
In the years 7 and 8, sherry was incredibly popular in the Netherlands and nowadays most people don't even know what sherry tastes like anymore. That's quite a shame, because sherry is a special wine, almost a natural phenomenon. He develops his specific taste in the cellar. There are two styles of dry sherries, namely fino and oloroso. Fino forms a layer of yeast cells on its wine, the 'flor', which protects the wine against light and air. This means it retains its pale color and fresh taste. Oloros
* Fino is a dry, delicate sherry with body.
* Grape variety: palomino. Taste: Dry
* Country, region: Spain, Jerez