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- noun Plural form of
sherry .
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Examples
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• Oloroso sherries from the Spanish for “fragrant,” “perfumed” are made from heavier, more strongly fortified base wines that don’t develop a flor, reach 24% alcohol, and become dark brown and concentrated.
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• Oloroso sherries from the Spanish for “fragrant,” “perfumed” are made from heavier, more strongly fortified base wines that don’t develop a flor, reach 24% alcohol, and become dark brown and concentrated.
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* Nutty - Nutlike aromas that develop in certain wines, such as sherries or old white wines.
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Although aging isn't necessary — most fortified and dessert wines are designed to be ready-to-drink — certain ports and sherries are great candidates for aging.
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The sherries from Lustau are first class by any measure and the fino excellent, but probably the most subject to issues like storage and freshness of the bottling.
Is sherry’s retro image ripe for a makeover? On public radio’s Marketplace | Dr Vino's wine blog
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A man who has had a few sherries will not act if he hears a scuffling in the chimney on Christmas Eve.
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But Elf is hilarious, doesn't take up nearly three hours of precious pre-pub bickering time, and we finally found something so silly that not even Nana can nap through it after a couple of sherries.
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The little AV thingy could be slipped in at the end when we've all had a few sherries.
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As a rule, sherries are three years old when they are bottled but many fine sherries are aged for a lot longer.
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They offer 20+ sherries by the glass and a rotating sherry sampler.
Is sherry’s retro image ripe for a makeover? On public radio’s Marketplace | Dr Vino's wine blog
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