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- noun Plural form of
oloroso .
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Examples
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By the end of the week, they were all walking out to the plane with clinking bags of finos, olorosos, dulces and vinegars and all looking forward to enjoying them when they got home.
Is sherry’s retro image ripe for a makeover? On public radio’s Marketplace | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009
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For amontillados and olorosos, the flor is killed off and the resulting oxidation gives the sherry its dark richness.
The sherry revival Norman Miller 2010
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But it is to olorosos I turn at Christmas, when a glass of rich, dark wine has just the right amount of nutty sweetness to lift the spirits.
The Winter Aperitif Will Lyons 2010
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For Spanish grapes, stick with amontillados and olorosos.
Balloon Juice 2009
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The title page ran something like: "The property of His Majesty King Edward VII and the late Queen Victoria - 5,000 dozens of sherry" - mainly sweet, golden (olorosos) - "from the cellars of Buckingham Palace, St. James 'Palace, Windsor Castle, Sandringham and Osborne House".
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