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Difference between Port and Sherry?
Could someone reccomend a website explaining the difference between Ports
and Sherries? I know that both are higher alcohol desert wines, and both seem to be made from adding brandy to red wine. If I understand correct, "Port" is supposed to be used only for wines of this nature made in the western region of Portugal. Are Sherries simply Ports made outside of this region, or is there another difference? Robert |
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Once upon a time, far far away, the king summoned "Robert"
> who replied: >Could someone reccomend a website explaining the difference between Ports >and Sherries? I know that both are higher alcohol desert wines, and both >seem to be made from adding brandy to red wine. > >If I understand correct, "Port" is supposed to be used only for wines of >this nature made in the western region of Portugal. Are Sherries simply >Ports made outside of this region, or is there another difference? > Port and Sherry are simply (or not so simply <g>) two types of fortified wine. The process of making them, however, is very different. Port is (generally) made from red wine fortified with brandy. Sherry, however, is made from white wine which has been fully fermented until dry and undergoes a very sophisticated process that includes aging in large butts, and sometimes sweetening with sun-dried grapes of a single specific variety. Port is made in one small region of Portugal, Sherry in a small region of Spain. You may like to know, that fortified wines were invented by the English during the 17th century. Some wines had brandy added to them so as to preserve them on the long sea journey back to England, others, such as Madeira, were accidentally discovered to improve with the journey. Indeed early Madeira wines after being collected were sent on a cruise to Indonesia before returning to England! Which has to be one of the oddest manufacturing processes of all time? Matt -- If your encyclopaedia doesn't list "widget glass", you're reading the wrong encyclopaedia. The Probert Encyclopaedia. Its not the same. http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com |
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"Robert" asks...
> Could someone reccomend a website explaining the difference between Ports > and Sherries?... ----------------------------------- Both Port and Sherry are "fortified wines", but they aren't the same thing much beyond that. Yes, Port is a product of Portugal, and Sherry is a product of Spain, specifically the Jerez de la Frontera region. While Port will traditionally carry vintage year designations (and there is a lot of strange marketing politics behind this), Sherry does not. Sherry is almost always the result of a blend of different vintages and types of wine, which will produce a consistant result from year to year. Vintage Port on the other hand is strictly controled and reflects individual characters of a partidular year. Ruby and Tawny ports can be blends, and therefor won't have a vintage designation at all. I've got a little more information that I've compiled on my website: http://www.drinkboy.com/LiquorCabinet/Wines/Sherry.html http://www.drinkboy.com/LiquorCabinet/Wines/Port.html -Robert Hess www.DrinkBoy.com |
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"Robert" asks...
> Could someone reccomend a website explaining the difference between Ports > and Sherries?... ----------------------------------- Both Port and Sherry are "fortified wines", but they aren't the same thing much beyond that. Yes, Port is a product of Portugal, and Sherry is a product of Spain, specifically the Jerez de la Frontera region. While Port will traditionally carry vintage year designations (and there is a lot of strange marketing politics behind this), Sherry does not. Sherry is almost always the result of a blend of different vintages and types of wine, which will produce a consistant result from year to year. Vintage Port on the other hand is strictly controled and reflects individual characters of a partidular year. Ruby and Tawny ports can be blends, and therefor won't have a vintage designation at all. I've got a little more information that I've compiled on my website: http://www.drinkboy.com/LiquorCabinet/Wines/Sherry.html http://www.drinkboy.com/LiquorCabinet/Wines/Port.html -Robert Hess www.DrinkBoy.com |
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"Robert" asks...
> Could someone reccomend a website explaining the difference between Ports > and Sherries?... ----------------------------------- Both Port and Sherry are "fortified wines", but they aren't the same thing much beyond that. Yes, Port is a product of Portugal, and Sherry is a product of Spain, specifically the Jerez de la Frontera region. While Port will traditionally carry vintage year designations (and there is a lot of strange marketing politics behind this), Sherry does not. Sherry is almost always the result of a blend of different vintages and types of wine, which will produce a consistant result from year to year. Vintage Port on the other hand is strictly controled and reflects individual characters of a partidular year. Ruby and Tawny ports can be blends, and therefor won't have a vintage designation at all. I've got a little more information that I've compiled on my website: http://www.drinkboy.com/LiquorCabinet/Wines/Sherry.html http://www.drinkboy.com/LiquorCabinet/Wines/Port.html -Robert Hess www.DrinkBoy.com |
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Robert and Matt, thank you very much for your informative and useful
replies! Cheers, Robert |
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Robert and Matt, thank you very much for your informative and useful
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Robert and Matt, thank you very much for your informative and useful
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"Robert" > wrote in message >...
> Robert and Matt, thank you very much for your informative and useful > replies! > > > Cheers, > > Robert cheers Nico |
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"Robert" > wrote in message >...
> Robert and Matt, thank you very much for your informative and useful > replies! > > > Cheers, > > Robert cheers Nico |
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