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Next is Naturally Sweet Sherry. With this variety, the fermentation process is purposefully stopped prematurely. This allows some of the natural sugar from the grapes to be retained. Therefore, leaving room for some residual sugar and natural sweetness. As well as this, the sweetest variety of grapes are used. Due to naturally sweet sherry being made from single grapes, they’ll have familiar names to wine drinkers. These are Moscatel and Pedro Ximénez.

Today, antique glass decanters are sought after by collectors, antique enthusiasts, and individuals interested in vintage or decorative glassware. They are valued for their historical significance, craftsmanship, and the charm they bring to table settings and interior spaces. Opened bottles of fino and manzanilla will keep in the fridge for a week. Amontillado and palo cortado for up to three weeks. Oloroso will last for up to six weeks. And PX for up to two months. How to serve Sherry With its rich sauces and complex array of spices, the Indian sub-continent offers a different set of pairing constraints. Laurent Chaniac, wine consultant for the Cinnamon Collection group of restaurants, believes Sherry is more than capable of rising to the challenge, but he cautions that some styles of Sherry fare better than others. The next challenge was commercial. Inevitably, perhaps, it came from the British. They fostered the Empire’s imitations: from Cyprus, South Africa, Australia, as well as ‘British Sherry’. It was a number of decades before Sherry was able to defend its right to its own name. Its regulatory body, the Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Consejo, is the oldest in Spain, established in 1933. Manzanilla was officially recognised in 1964 with the creation of the Denomination of Manzanilla-Sanlúcar de Barrameda.Although she agrees that finos and manzanillas work well with most types of fish, she strongly recommends pairing palo cortado with sea urchin. ‘The rich taste of sea urchin is balanced perfectly by these Sherries, which combine the delicacy of amontillado with the rich flavours of oloroso,’ she says. The glass used for antique decanters can vary as well, with different types of glass being popular during different time periods. Common types of glass used for antique decanters include clear glass, cut glass, etched glass, or colored glass. The glass may be plain or feature intricate patterns, designs, or decorative motifs.

Here are some very rough practical guidelines for serious, reasonably expensive examples of the wine types cited below. Fino is made from the white Palomino grape (see above) and fortified soon after fermentation to 15% abv. It is then aged under flor in a solera, for a minimum of two years. The resulting style of Sherry is fresh, pungently aromatic and very dry.

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Always serve Sherry chilled. Enjoy fino and manzanilla at 5-7°C. Amontillado, oloroso and palo cortado should be served at 12-14°C and PX at 14°C .

We’ve looked at what sherry is and the perfect glassware for sherry. The next thing to consider is what brands of sherry glasses you should be looking for. Here are some names to look out for the next time you’re shopping for sherry glasses.Palo Cortado is one of the rarest Sherry styles, which is a product of natural deficiencies in the flor layer. Traditionally it begins life as a fino, but casks that fail to develop a complete covering of flor are fortified to 17-18% abv, then aged oxidatively like an oloroso. In style, palo cortado combines amontillado’s aromatics with the fuller structure of an oloroso. The results can be buttery and nutty, with a full body, dried fruits and a tang of salinity. Izumi also advocates matching grilled eel nigiri with oloroso. ‘The salty-sweet sauce used to flavour juicy roast eel goes so well with the oxidative flavours and the rounded glycerol palate typical of oloroso,’ she explains, pointing out that oloroso is also a terrific partner for glazed yakitori skewers – whose ‘tare’ sauce has a similar sweet/savoury richness to the sauce used for the eel nigiri. In addition, the core Indian spices of cumin, cinnamon, cloves and peppercorns find aromatic echoes in the oxidative styles of Sherry. ‘What makes Sherry such a good match for Indian food is that it has layered flavours. The fact that there are so many things to taste in a glass of Sherry is what allows it to pair so well with complex Indian flavours, creating harmony rather than contrast,’ observes Chaniac.

See the full story of the two decanters – one for young and one for mature wine - in the JancisRobinson.com Collection, pictured below, here. An antique glass decanter refers to a decorative vessel made of glass, typically with a stopper, used for serving and storing liquids such as wine, spirits, or other beverages. Glass decanters have been used for centuries as a way to enhance the presentation and serving of drinks. Now, let’s discuss the perfect type of sherry glasses to serve your drinks in. There are two main types of usual sherry glasses. The first is the ‘Clipper’. This is a small type of sherry glass. The second type of sherry glass is called a ‘Schooner’. Both these glasses take their names from the types of ship that used to import the sherry from Spain to the U.K and the far east. First things first, storing the sherry. Like wine, sherry is sensitive to the environment in which you keep it. Much like other fortified wines, and wine in general, sherry should be stored in a cool dark place. Yet, once you’ve opened a bottle, we recommend that light or dry sherries are refrigerated. This will prolong their shelf life for a further two weeks.Manzanilla is initially made in the same way as fino. The difference is that it has to be aged in a solera in Sanlúcar de Barrameda. Here the humid sea air encourages a denser layer of flor. Similar in taste profile to a fino though the sea adds a salty character to this delicate wine. Other leading glassware companies are also producing their own sherry glasses. Schott Zwiesel is a leading German crystalware company, which has been producing great glassware for nearly 150 years. They are soon to release their ‘ Sherry “Jerez”’ glass. Again, this is the pricier end of the spectrum, but unmistakably a mark of quality. I also find a stainless steel funnel with a fine mesh (or a clean funnel with coffee filter paper) useful for rescuing the wine from bottles into which corks have crumbled. Finally came the long years of decline as drinkers moved to other wines. The vineyard area diminished substantially. Too many wheat fields now stand where once were vineyards. I often decant full bodied white wines which may have no sediment at all, simply because they look so gorgeously golden in a decanter. A glass jug or clean bottle would do just as well in practical terms. In the famous Locanda Cipriani on Torcello in the Venice lagoon, local fizzy white Prosecco is served in vast glass jugs.

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