SHERRY - Winemaking - Maturation
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What and where is the Zona de Crianza
- The zone where the maturation of the DO Jerez-Xéres-Sherry must take place
- In one of the municipalities of
- Jerez de la Frontera
- El Puerto de Santa María
- Sanlucár de Barrameda
- One exception: Moscatel can also be matured in the municipalities of
- Chipiona
- Chiclana de Frontera
In which vessels does the maturation of sherry take place
- The most widely used is the 600 L butt
- Typically in American oak
- historical
- cheaper
- Very old > no oak influence
Tell about the architecture of the sherry bodegas where the sherries ares stored
- Thick walls > constant temperature
- Tall buildings - high ceilings > warm air rises away up from the solera
- Small windows near the roof > cool, damp winds from the Atlantic help lower temperatures and raise humidity levels
- The windows have thin blinds > diffuses sunlight and prevents dust and insects entering
- Floors mad of earth and wetted during summer > lowers temperature and increases humidity
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Why is the architecture of sherry bodegas important
- relative hight humidity
- relative low temperature
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