SHERRY - Winemaking - Maturation

4 important questions on SHERRY - Winemaking - Maturation

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

For growth and maintenance of flor
  • relative hight humidity
  • relative low temperature

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