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| − | + | '''Wine''', {{fr}} vin, {{es}} vino (from Latin ''vinum'') is one of the common attributes of human civilizations to have accompanied it since the dawn of its history. Maybe only water would stand as more primitive, being also, however, a medium of animals as well and, in fact, most of the living things. Turning water into wine is, not innocently, one of the most striking manifestation of divine intervention through the human hand. | |
| − | + | <wz tip="Christ turning water into Wine, for the Wedding at Cana, here celebrated at San Juan de la Peña (Asturias). Photo taken August 2015."><center>[[File:Cana-JuanPena-Aug2015.jpg|450px]]</center></wz> | |
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| + | == Fortified wine == | ||
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| + | Wine with added distilled content (that is, brandy) are called "fortified wine". Most famous instances are "Port" and "Sherry". | ||
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| + | === Sherry === | ||
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| + | Sherry is produced in [[Jerez de la Frontera]], and is actually the anglicisation of Jerez. This is very difficult to pronounce: [xeˈɾeθ]. {{pet}} I failed to order a bottle in Toledo upon my first visit in Spain in 2004, because I could not pronounce it close enough, even though I tried all the possible variations to a very confused shopgirl. | ||
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| + | Sherry should be drinked quickly once opened but preserves well when corked thanks to the stronger alcohol content. For this reason, it was a wine of choice for sailors, for instance, for his round-the-globe project, Magellan spent more for Sherry than for weapons. It became a British favourite following Drake's sacking of Cadiz in 1587, itself preparing an expedition to invade Britain with 2900 barrels in store. | ||
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| + | Of the various types of Jerez, the "Fino", dry and slightly salty, is one of the most emblematic product, with its peculiar yellowish color that in some mysterious way differs from all the palettes of a regular white wine. {{pet}} This is one of my favourite. Elena prefers the sweater versions. | ||
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| + | <center><wz tip="Tasting a glass of Tío Pepe Jerez in the Gonzalez-Byass bodega, on August 2, 2016.">[[File:Jerez-Aug16-2.jpg|450px]]</wz></center> | ||
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| + | We visited the "bodega" of [http://www.bodegastiopepe.com/ Tío Pepe] in [[Jerez]] on {{thisday|2|August|2016}}. | ||
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| + | File:Jerez-Aug16-1.jpg|Julia visiting the Tio Pepe bodega on {{thisday|2|August|2016}}. | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
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| + | === Links === | ||
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| + | * [http://www.winemag.com/2015/03/04/sherry-decoded-top-styles-cocktail-recipes/ The various types of sherries] (Fino, Oloroso, Amontadillo, etc.) | ||
Revision as of 09:21, 8 August 2016
Wine
Wine, 
vin, 
vino (from Latin vinum) is one of the common attributes of human civilizations to have accompanied it since the dawn of its history. Maybe only water would stand as more primitive, being also, however, a medium of animals as well and, in fact, most of the living things. Turning water into wine is, not innocently, one of the most striking manifestation of divine intervention through the human hand.
Fortified wine
Wine with added distilled content (that is, brandy) are called "fortified wine". Most famous instances are "Port" and "Sherry".
Sherry
Sherry is produced in Jerez de la Frontera, and is actually the anglicisation of Jerez. This is very difficult to pronounce: [xeˈɾeθ]. 
I failed to order a bottle in Toledo upon my first visit in Spain in 2004, because I could not pronounce it close enough, even though I tried all the possible variations to a very confused shopgirl.
Sherry should be drinked quickly once opened but preserves well when corked thanks to the stronger alcohol content. For this reason, it was a wine of choice for sailors, for instance, for his round-the-globe project, Magellan spent more for Sherry than for weapons. It became a British favourite following Drake's sacking of Cadiz in 1587, itself preparing an expedition to invade Britain with 2900 barrels in store.
Of the various types of Jerez, the "Fino", dry and slightly salty, is one of the most emblematic product, with its peculiar yellowish color that in some mysterious way differs from all the palettes of a regular white wine. This is one of my favourite. Elena prefers the sweater versions.
We visited the "bodega" of Tío Pepe in Jerez on 2 August (2016).