Sherry solera

A solera is a series of barrels or other containers used for aging liquids such as sherry, Madeira, Marsala, Mavrodafni (a dark-red fortified dessert wine from Greece), muscat, muscadelle, and balsamic vinegar. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Sherry solera Sherry is a type of wine originally produced in and around the town of Jerez, Spain; and hence in Spanish it is called Vino de Jerez. The towns Persian name during the Rustamid period was Xerex (Shariz, in Persian شريش), from which both sherry and Jerez are derived. ... Madeira is a fortified wine made in the Madeira Islands of Portugal, which is prized equally for drinking and cooking; the latter use including the dessert plum in Madeira. ... Marsala is the name for a wine produced in the region surrounding the Italian city of Marsala in Sicily. ... Mavrodafni (also spelled Mavrodaphne) is both a dark wine grape, which is indigenous to the Achaia region in Northern Peloponnese, Greece, and the sweet, fortified wine produced from it. ... The muscat family of grapes of the species Vitis vinifera are widely grown for wine, raisins and table grapes. ... Muscadelle is a white wine grape. ... This articles section called Manufacture does not cite its references or sources. ...

Typically, a portion of the wine from the last barrel of the series is removed and bottled. Then the last barrel is filled from the next-to-last barrel, etc., until the first barrel is filled with new wine. The barrels are then left to age until the process is repeated.^[1] A solera can easily be the largest capital investment of a family winemaking firm, and the barrels used are usually passed down to one's descendants. A glass of red wine This article is about the alcoholic beverage. ... Winemakers often use carboys like these to ferment smaller quantities of wine Winemaking, or vinification, is the process of wine production, from the selection of grapes to the bottling of finished wine. ...

Wine produced from a solera cannot have a vintage date because it is the product of wines from many years. The last barrel in a solera has at least a tiny (albeit usually insignificant) fraction of the first wine ever put in it, which could be hundreds of years old. However, if the movement of wine is slow enough, it is possible to establish a minimum age of the blend. For example, if one has ten barrels, and transfers wine along once a year, the result is a minimum of ten years old, and can be labeled as such. However, the average age is actually older than ten years.

This process described above is known as solera in Spain, where Sherry is made, but is called in perpetuum in Sicily, where Marsala wine is made. Sherry solera Sherry is a type of wine originally produced in and around the town of Jerez, Spain; and hence in Spanish it is called Vino de Jerez. The towns Persian name during the Rustamid period was Xerex (Shariz, in Persian شريش), from which both sherry and Jerez are derived. ... Sicily (Sicilia in Italian and Sicilian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,708 km² (9,926 sq. ...

Two other fortified wines using this system are made in Rutherglen, Australia. They are muscat- and Tokay-style wines. Rutherglen is a small town in northeastern Victoria, Australia, near the Murray River border with New South Wales. ... Tokaj cellar Tokaji, meaning of Tokaj in Hungarian, is used to label wines from the wine region of Tokaj-Hegyalja in Hungary. ...

Some say that the solera system is used deceptively in the case of balsamic vinegar. Since the relevant Italian labeling laws permit vinegar to be labeled with the age of the oldest vinegar in the blend, some balsamic vinegar producers take a tiny cask of 12-year-old vinegar, blend it with a huge amount of new vinegar, and then label the result "12-year-old vinegar". In the case of the more strictly-controlled and more expensive vinegars, such as aceto balsamico tradizionale, this labelling practice is not permitted. Vinegar is sometimes infused with spices or herbs—as here, with oregano. ... This articles section called Manufacture does not cite its references or sources. ...

External links

1. ^ A pictorial description is here: http://www.madaboutsherry.com/aging.html