Word Finder - sherry

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A fortified wine produced in Jerez de la Frontera in Spain, or a similar wine produced elsewhere.

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A variety of sherry.

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They produce several quality sherries.

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A glass of sherry.

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Would you like a sherry?

Madeira, like sherry and port, is a fortified wine.

The olives and white wine of Aguilar are celebrated in Spain, although the wine, which somewhat resembles sherry, is known as Montilla, from the adjacent town of that name.

Among objects used are a pool of ink in the hand (Egypt), the liver of an animal (tribes of the North-West Indian frontier), a hole filled with water (Polynesia), quartz crystals (the Apaches and the Euahlayi tribe of New South Wales), a smooth slab of polished black stone (the Huille-che of South America), water in a vessel (Zulus and Siberians), a crystal (the Incas), a mirror (classical Greece and the middle ages), the finger-nail, a swordblade, a ring-stone, a glass of sherry, in fact almost anything.

The great bulk of sherry shipped to the United Kingdom is blended.

The early form of the word in English was "sherris" (abbreviated from "sherris-wine" or "sherris-sack"), which was taken to be a plural, and "sherry" was formed as a singular by mistake.

There, in 1809, he founded the sherry business of Ruskin, Telford & Domecq; Domecq being proprietor of a famous vineyard in Spain, Telford contributing the capital of the firm, and Ruskin having sole control of the business.

The sherry produced near Jerez de la Frontera, the copper of the Rio Tinto mines and the lead of Almeria are famous.

Newly pressed rape oil has a dark sherry colour with, at first, scarcely any perceptible smell; but after resting a short time the oil deposits an abundant mucilaginous slime, and by taking up oxygen it acquires a peculiar disagreeable odour and an acrid taste.

Highly alcoholic wines, such as port and sherry, will improve and remain good for a much longer period than relatively light wines, such as claret, champagne or Moselle.

There are three main types of wine with which consumers in the United Kingdom are familiar, namely Sherry, Tarragona (Spanish Port or Spanish Red) and wines of a claret type.

Sherry is produced in a small district bounded by San Lucar in the north-east, Jerez in the east and Port St Mary on the south.

There are two main types of sherry known in the United Kingdom, namely, those of the amontillado and those of the manzanilla classes.

Thus, according to Thudicum, the regular heavy sherry from albariza soil remains immature for a number of years and then becomes a fino.

The system of blending sherry in some respects recalls that of the blending of Scotch whiskies.

In this connexion it is interesting to note that the importation of sherry into the United Kingdom on a considerable scale commenced in the 15th century, and that the wine shipped at that time was of the dry variety.

It seems possible that sherry was the first wine known as sack in this country, but it is at least doubtful whether this word is, as some contend, derived from seck or sec, i.e.

Chemically the sweet sherry differs from the natural dry light wines in that it contains relatively high proportions of alcohol, extractives, sugar and sulphates, and small quantities of acid and glycerin.

It is somewhat similar in character to the wines of Madeira, but its character also recalls some of the sherry types.

It is vatted and blended in much the same way as sherry, and there is a considerable trade in this wine with the United Kingdom.

The beneficial effects of red wine can be extended to sherry wines.

Further up the coast is elegant Jerez where ample boulevards lined with palm and orange trees separate one famous sherry bodega from another.

Spanish Sherry casks and American bourbon Oak Casks pass rich and mellow flavors to the whiskey whilst it matures.

First, the single malts are ' married ' together and held in sherry butts for several months.

Sherry reception, followed by dinner and evening cabaret with dancing.

Some Highland malts, are famous for their Sherry casks, whilst others are more renowned for bourbon casks.

What sets Black Bush apart is its aging in sherry casks for approximately 10 to 11 years.

The fifth bottle was another proprietary bottling, cask strength Macallan, matured in a first refill sherry cask.

Frank wants to know whether strawberry daiquiri or sherry was preferable for exchange formal halls; strawberry daiquiri was generally approved of.

You will find a decanter of complimentary sherry in your room.

Everything is exactly as it would have been - here, the sherry decanter and bound volume of Marcus Aurelius.

This is a town and region famed for its aperitif wine, of course, better known as sherry.

Reception drinks can be provided; sherry, bucks fizz, wine, or your own choice of drink.

Not many sherry characteristics in the nose; raisin and chocolate flapjacks with runny honey, pineapple cubes and bitter chocolate orange.

Large ' raindrop ' beads appear in the glass with a rich gold coloring from the refill sherry hogshead.

During the war, women were allowed into the pubs where they drank sherry or port and lemon.

Season soup to taste and add sherry just before serving in heated soup bowls.

She, the only woman, got a bottle of sweet sherry.

I should have thought a middle class family would have been living in the lap of luxury on a small sherry at Christmas.

Season with the pepper then add the sherry and sherry vinegar allowing it a few seconds to bubble before reducing the heat.

The cuisine is strongly regional, served with local wines - sparkling Catalan cava or chilled fino sherry from Andalucia.

From a refill sherry butt the whiskey has taken on a light sherry color.

Whiskey matured in former fresh oak sherry casks will usually be a darker color than that which has been matured in refilled whiskey casks.

For the tipsy laird trifle, there is always the cream sherry option.

After its long snooze in a refill sherry butt, this malt is mature and multi-faceted.

Frank wants to know whether strawberry daiquiri or sherry was preferable for exchange formal halls; strawberry daiquiri or sherry was preferable for exchange formal halls; strawberry daiquiri was generally approved of.

I began with Terrine of roast lamb sweetbreads which came beautifully arranged with little islands of seared vegetables in sherry vinaigrette.

Dry Montilla is like a dry Sherry and adds a salty tang to the finish.

Wine sauces, sherry trifle, etc are forbidden.

Henry Sellers has a somewhat unfortunate sip of sherry which keeps the somewhat underemployed local policeman, Sergeant Deegan busy.

Marsala, Port and Sherry are all examples of fortified wines.. .