"has been a centre of viniculture since wine-making was introduced to Spain by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC. The practice was carried on by the Romans when they took control of Iberia around 200 BC. The Moors conquered the region in AD 711 and introduced distillation, which led to the development of brandy and fortified wine. During the Moorish period, the town was called ""Sherish"" (a transliteration of the Arabic شريش), from which both ""Sherry"" and ""Jerez"" are derived. Wines similar in style to Sherry have traditionally been made in the city of Shiraz in mid-southern Iran, but it is"
"one of the great expressions of white wine in the world. Sherry also had to compete with the new wave of ""Sherry-like"" wines being produced in South Africa, the United States, Australia, France and even Germany (which was producing a potato-based spirit and labeling it ""Sherry""). History of Sherry The history of Sherry is closely linked with that of Spanish wine production, particularly the political fortunes of the Cádiz region, where it originated with the early Phoenician settlement of the Iberian Peninsula. The triangular region between the towns of Jerez de la Frontera, El Puerto de Santa María, and Sanlúcar"
"History of Sherry The history of Sherry is closely linked with that of Spanish wine production, particularly the political fortunes of the Cádiz region, where it originated with the early Phoenician settlement of the Iberian Peninsula. The triangular region between the towns of Jerez de la Frontera, El Puerto de Santa María, and Sanlúcar de Barrameda still marks the limits of the modern ""denominación"". One of the world's oldest wines, its considerable evolution has been marked by the influence of many of the world's greatest empires and civilizations: the Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Moors, Spanish and British. Today, while Sherry does"
"and Sherry production quite successfully, as in less than a decade from their arrival many of its members were knighted in the Order of Santiago and Guillermo Terry was granted the title of Marquis of la Cañada by King Philip V, on 8 September 1729. Terry initially became involved in the slave trade in Cuba, making his first $10,000 by buying sick slaves, nursing them back to health, and then reselling them healthy for a large profit. He bought the ""Caracas"" sugar mill for $23,000, and upgraded it to be the first in Cuba to use electricity. He went on"
"of Xeres (Jerez). Sherry was previously known as ""sack"", from the Spanish ""saca"", meaning ""extraction"" from the solera. In Europe, ""Sherry"" has protected designation of origin status, and under Spanish law, all wine labelled as ""Sherry"" must legally come from the Sherry Triangle, an area in the province of Cádiz between Jerez de la Frontera, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, and El Puerto de Santa María. In 1933 the Jerez ""Denominación de Origen"" was the first Spanish ""denominación"" to be officially recognised in this way, officially named ""D.O. Jerez-Xeres-Sherry"" and sharing the same governing council as ""D.O. Manzanilla Sanlúcar de Barrameda"". After"
"prosecute producers of similar fortified wines from other places using the same name. In 1933, Article 34 of the Spanish ""Estatuto del Vino"" (Wine Law) established the boundaries of sherry production as the first Spanish wine ""denominación"". Today, sherry's official status is further recognized by wider EU legislation. Sherry must come from the triangular area of the province of Cádiz between Jerez de la Frontera, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, and El Puerto de Santa María. However the name ""sherry"" is used as a semi-generic in the United States where it must be labeled with a region of origin such as American"
"the ships's armaments and men's weapons. At the turn of the 15th century, several factors came into play that had a major impact on the global wine market. The Venetian traders were losing their supply of sweet wine from the lands of Cyprus, Greece, Romania and Hungary to the emerging dominance of the Ottoman Empire. War with France had lost the English their access to the wines of Bordeaux. Seeing an opportunity to capitalize on this, the Spanish Duke of Medina Sidonia made several moves to put Sherry into the forefront of the world's wine market. In 1491, the export"
"in the British Isles. Because sherry was a major wine export to the United Kingdom, many English companies and styles developed. Many of the Jerez cellars were founded by British families. In 1894 the Jerez region was devastated by the insect phylloxera. Whereas larger vineyards were replanted with resistant vines, most smaller producers were unable to fight the infestation and abandoned their vineyards entirely. On 12 April 2012, the rules applicable to the sweet and fortified Denominations of Origen Montilla-Moriles and Jerez-Xérès-Sherry The classification by sweetness is: Spanish producers have registered the names ""Jerez"" / ""Xérès"" / ""Sherry"" and will"
"or Norman ""cherise"" from the Latin ""cerasum"", referring to an ancient Greek region, Kerasous (Κερασοῦς) near Giresun, Turkey, from which cherries were first thought to be exported to Europe. The indigenous range of the sweet cherry extends through most of Europe, western Asia, and parts of northern Africa, and the fruit has been consumed throughout its range since prehistoric times. A cultivated cherry is recorded as having been brought to Rome by Lucius Licinius Lucullus from northeastern Anatolia, also known as the Pontus region, in 72 BC. Cherries were introduced into England at Teynham, near Sittingbourne in Kent, by order"
"Sherry's Sherry's was a restaurant in New York City. It was established by Louis Sherry in 1880 at 38th Street and Sixth Avenue. In the 1890s, it moved to West 37th Street, near Fifth Avenue. By 1898 it had moved to the corner of 44th Street and Fifth Avenue, before moving to the Hotel New Netherland on the corner of 59th Street in 1919. Around 1880, with $1,300 saved from his time at the Hotel Elberon, Sherry launched his first restaurant in New York City at 38th Street and Sixth Avenue. The new establishment struggled a bit at first, but"
"around 12% with Sherry producers adding brandy to the wine in order to increase the alcohol level or kill the flor yeast which will not thrive in alcohol levels above 16%. Sherry has many categories: Cava is a Spanish sparkling wine made in the traditional method of the French sparkling wine Champagne. The definition of Cava is (""VECPRD""). It originated in the Catalonia region at the Codorníu Winery in the late 19th century. The wine was originally known as ""Champan"" until Spanish producers officially adopted the term ""Cava"" (cellar) in 1970 in reference to the underground cellars in which the"
"Sherry vinegar Sherry vinegar () is a gourmet wine vinegar made from Sherry. It is produced in the Spanish province of Cádiz and inside the triangular area between the city of Jerez de la Frontera and towns of Sanlúcar de Barrameda and El Puerto de Santa María, known as the ""sherry triangle"". In the USA, to be called ""vinagre de Jerez"", by law the Sherry vinegar must undergo ageing in American oak for a minimum of six months, can only be aged within the ""sherry triangle"" and must have a minimum of 7 degrees acidity. Most Sherry vinegars are aged"
"in Miami. Sherry, was founded in 1948 by its owner and founder Quentin H. Sandler as a screen printer of Souvenir Scarf's to the souvenir resort market. Shortly, the company evolved into one of the largest screen printed resort and licensed apparel companies in the United States. The company now (2018) runs automatic Screen Print presses and produces up to 10,000 to 20,000 T Shirts each day. In the 1960s, the ringer T-shirt appeared and became a staple fashion for youth and rock-n-rollers. The decade also saw the emergence of tie-dyeing and screen-printing on the basic T-shirt and the T-shirt"
"wines coupled to the relatively high prices offered resulted in a mini boom for the industry. Further demand early in the early 20th century came from local consumption and from the regional forces of Britain and France in the Middle East. Cyprus produced quality cheap wine and spirits (mainly in the form of Cyprus brandy) and the big four companies prospered as a result. The next big export product came in the form of Cyprus sherry. It was first marketed by that name in 1937 and was exported mainly to northern Europe. By the 1960s, Britain was consuming 13.6 million"
"Sheridan's Sheridan's is a liqueur first introduced in 1994. It is produced in Dublin by Thomas Sheridan & Sons. The idea was originally conceived in the 1980s by Pat Rigby (director of Research and Development for Bailey), to add another product to the single branded company. Production started in 1989 and the new facilities were built for the production at the cost of 2 million (). The company was not able to find an Irish company who could make the glass bottles, so the original bottles were made in Italy. Currently, bottles are made in France and England. It is"
"given away to staff and family of the owner or sold at the bodega door. Some barrels were stored separately and often forgotten about. These vinegars, many over 50 years old, are now being re-discovered. Sherry vinegar Sherry vinegar () is a gourmet wine vinegar made from Sherry. It is produced in the Spanish province of Cádiz and inside the triangular area between the city of Jerez de la Frontera and towns of Sanlúcar de Barrameda and El Puerto de Santa María, known as the ""sherry triangle"". In the USA, to be called ""vinagre de Jerez"", by law the Sherry"
"Louis Sherry Louis Sherry (1855 in St. Albans, Vermont – 1926) was an American restaurateur, caterer, confectioner and hotelier during the Gilded Age and early 20th century. His name is typically associated with an upscale brand of candy and ice cream, and also the Sherry-Netherland Hotel in New York City. Sherry was born in St. Albans, Vermont, to parents of French-Canadian descent. Certain reports cite an early experience as a hotel busboy in Montreal, Canada. He eventually moved to New York City, and quickly made a name for himself in the restaurant business at the Hotel Brunswick (26th Street and"
"""Sherry"" to the wine made from this region. It is mostly made from the Palomino grape, accounting for nearly 95% of the region's plantings, but Moscatel and Pedro Ximenez can also be used. While the wine is aging in the barrel, a naturally occurring yeast native to the region, known as flor, will develop and distinguish certain styles of Sherry. The flor needs fresh wine in order to survive and is added by the use of a solera system that also gradually blends the wines of different vintages together. Palomino wine, by itself, typically ferments to an alcohol level of"
"European Union ""sherry"" is a protected designation of origin; therefore, all wine labelled as ""sherry"" must legally come from the Sherry Triangle, which is an area in the province of Cádiz between Jerez de la Frontera, Sanlúcar de Barrameda and El Puerto de Santa María. After fermentation is complete, sherry is fortified with brandy. Because the fortification takes place after fermentation, most sherries are initially dry, with any sweetness being added later. In contrast, port wine (for example) is fortified halfway through its fermentation, which stops the process so that not all of the sugar is turned into alcohol. Sherry"
"""solera"" system used to produce Sherry in Jerez, Spain. Woodhouse recognized that the ""in perpetuum"" process raised the alcohol level and alcoholic taste of this wine while also preserving these characteristics during long distance sea travel. Woodhouse further believed that fortified Marsala would be popular in England. Marsala indeed proved so successful that Woodhouse returned to Sicily and, in 1796, began its mass production and commercialization. In 1806, it was Benjamin Ingham (1784–1861), arriving in Sicily from Leeds, who opened new markets for Marsala in Europe and the Americas. In 1833, the entrepreneur Vincenzo Florio, a Calabrese by birth and"
"the wines from nearby Montilla and they picked up the name amontillado meaning ""in the style of Montilla"". There was more experimentation in making the wines sweeter. They found that the must from Pedro Ximénez (PX) grape oxidized more slowly and added its own dimension of strength and sweetness to wine that it was blended with. Wines with significant proportions of PX added started to be called ""Cream"" or ""Sweet"" Sherry. Throughout the course of the 19th century, Sherry competed with Rioja for the distinction of being Spain's most recognizable wine and would be considered by many wine critics as"
"poet Martial was one of the earliest writers to describe this primitive Sherry, which he said was highly regarded in Roman circles. During the Roman times, the practice of boiling grape must in order to concentrate the sugar as another means of sweetening the wine was starting to become widely used in the area. Following the decline of the Roman Empire, the area came under the rule of the Moors from North Africa who were in power until their expulsion during the Reconquista-from Jerez in 1231 and Cádiz in 1262 AD. Under the Islamic rule of the Moors, the consumption"
"some understanding of the strange but powerful effect of the yeast flor. They began calling these wines Fino or ""fine wine"" because of the delicate light style that was produced. The War of the Spanish Succession and later Napoleonic Wars allowed politics to once again influence the fortune of Sherry and its producers. Sales to England and the Netherlands were dramatically reduced as hostilities increased. European tastes also started to change as the emergence of the more accessible port wine hit the world's wine market-being particularly encouraged by the favorable Methuen Treaty. This left many Sherry merchants with excess stock"
"The Romans continued the practice after they took control of Iberia around 200 BC. The Moors conquered the region in AD 711 and introduced distillation, which led to the development of brandy and fortified wine. Sherry became very popular in Great Britain. Because sherry was a major wine export to the United Kingdom, many English companies and styles developed. British families founded many of the Jerez cellars. The city has many ""bodegas"" (wineries), many of which are of British origin. The most important include: Brandy de Jerez is a brandy produced only in the Jerez area of Andalusia, Spain (exclusively"
"of Henry VIII, who had tasted them in Flanders. Cherries arrived in North America early in the settlement of Brooklyn, New York (then called ""New Netherland"") when the region was under Dutch sovereignty. Trades people leased or purchased land to plant orchards and produce gardens, ""Certificate of Corielis van Tienlioven that he had found 12 apple, 40 peach, 73 cherry trees, 26 sage plants.., behind the house sold by Anthony Jansen from Salee [Morocco, Africa] to Barent Dirksen [Dutchmen]... ANNO 18th of June 1639."" The cultivated forms are of the species sweet cherry (""P. avium"") to which most cherry cultivars"
"Holland & Sherry Holland & Sherry is a fabric mill founded in London in 1836 by Stephen George Holland and Frederick Sherry. Stephen George Holland and Frederick Sherry began the business as woolen merchants at 10 Old Bond Street, London, specializing in both woolen and silk cloths. In 1886 Holland & Sherry moved premises to Golden Square, at the time the epicenter of the woolen merchanting trade. By 1900 the firm was exporting to many countries, it was around that time a sales office was established in New York. In the early part of the 20th century, the United Kingdom,"
"sweet sherry (see below for more explanations). The meat used to cover the sherry was normally ham or chorizo, which are both very salty and activate thirst. Because of this, bartenders and restaurant owners created a variety of snacks to serve with sherry, thus increasing their alcohol sales. The tapas eventually became as important as the sherry. Tapas have evolved through Spanish history by incorporating new ingredients and influences. Most of the Iberian Peninsula was invaded by the Romans, who introduced more extensive cultivation of the olive following their invasion of Spain in 212 B.C. and irrigation methods. The discovery"
"century or before wherein it was used to take out Sherry samples for merchants. This is how the name came to be as it is derived from the Spanish word, 'avenencia' or an agreement in that the venencia was a crucial part to forming an agreement on purchase price and quantity. Older venencias originally had the shaft made from the whisker of a whale although this hasn't been the case for the last 60 years due to the decline in whale hunting and the fact that a shaft made of PVC has proven to be more durable. In other areas"
"and French cuisine. In 2008 France was the largest market for sherry vinegar. Vinaigrette made from sherry vinegar is particularly flavourful compared to vinaigrette made from standard wine vinegar and matches well with many foods. In Jerez de la Frontera a traditional dish is ""Riñones al Jerez"": lambs kidneys with a sauce made from sherry wine and sherry vinegar. The best sherry vinegars have a deep, complex flavour and enhance the flavours in soups, stews, sauces, casseroles and dressings. Vinegar from sherry has been around since sherry was first produced in and around Jerez. In the sherry bodegas wines which"
"the ports of Sanlúcar de Barrameda and Cádiz were the starting points for many of the voyages to the New World and the East Indies, including some of the voyages of Christopher Columbus and Ferdinand Magellan. On many of these voyages, stocking up on ample supplies of the area's wine was considered a necessity. Christopher Columbus almost certainly had Sherry with him when he made some of his voyages to America which makes Sherry, in all likelihood, the first wine brought to the New World. For Magellan's voyage 594,790 maravedis were spent on wine compared to 566,684 maravedis on all"
"non-hermetic karases (Armenian clay amphorae) on the surface of wine emerges pellicle, which is formed by yeasts similar to Spanish ones. The authors named the yeast Sacch.cheresiensis armeniensis. They proved that sherry yeast can be found not only in Spanish but also in wines of other countries. In Armenia sherry type wine was made from Voskehat (Kharji) and Chilar ingenious grape varieties. Armenian sherry was a high quality wine and was the second in volume of production after Armenian brandy production. ""Ashtarak"" was the first sherry type wine produced in Soviet Armenia. It was produced by Ashatarak Wine Factory, subdivisions"
"name, there is no proven connection between the city of Shiraz and the modern-day red grape variety ""Shiraz"", planted in Australia, South Africa, Canada, the United States, and some other countries. Shiraz wine Shiraz wine refers separately to two different well-known wines. Historically, the name refers to the wine produced around the city of Shiraz in Persia/Iran. In the current era, ""Shiraz"" is a marketing term for Syrah produced in Australia and South Africa. The modern ""Shiraz"" grape is identical to Syrah and originating in southeast France with no established connection to Persia (Iran). By the ninth century, the city"
"was not until March 1927 (nearly a year after Sherry's death) that the almost-complete ""new"" Netherland was acquired by Louis Sherry Inc. (through a subsidiary called The Sherry-Netherland Company). By that time the company was controlled by Boomer and du Pont through their ""Boomer-du Pont Properties Corporation"", which also owned the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Sherry was an avid equestrian and a wine connaisseur. He is interred in Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx, New York City. Louis Sherry Louis Sherry (1855 in St. Albans, Vermont – 1926) was an American restaurateur, caterer, confectioner and hotelier during the Gilded Age and early 20th"