sherries

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• sherries — ● sherry, sherrys ou sherries nom masculin (anglais sherry) Nom donné par les Anglais au jerez. ● sherry, sherrys ou sherries (difficultés) nom masculin (anglais sherry) Orthographe Ne pas confondre ces deux mots anglais …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• sherries — sher·ry || ʃerɪ n. variety of very dry to sweet wine that is pale amber to brown in tint and originally from Jerez in Spain …   English contemporary dictionary

• SHERRIES — …   Useful english dictionary

• Sherry — This article is about the type of wine. For other uses, see Sherry (disambiguation). A glass of amontillado sherry with olives Sherry is a fortified wine made from white grapes that are grown near the town of Jerez (Jerez de la Frontera), Spain.… …   Wikipedia

• sherry — /sher ee/, n., pl. sherries. a fortified, amber colored wine of southern Spain or any of various similar wines made elsewhere. [1590 1600; back formation from SHERRIS, construed as a plural] * * * Fortified wine of Spanish origin. It takes its… …   Universalium

• Fino — ( fine in Spanish) is the driest and palest of the traditional varieties of sherry. It is drunk comparatively young, and unlike the sweeter varieties should be drunk soon after the bottle is opened as exposure to air can cause them to lose their… …   Wikipedia

• Oloroso — Barrels of Oloroso at Valdivia Oloroso ( scented in Spanish) is a variety of sherry produced by oxidative aging. It is normally darker than amontillado and has a higher glycerine content, which makes it smoother and less dry. Oloroso is usually… …   Wikipedia

• Sherry — /sher ee/, n. a female given name, form of Charlotte. * * * Fortified wine of Spanish origin. It takes its name from the province of Jerez de la Frontera in Spain. Essential to its taste is the action of flor, a mildewlike growth encouraged by a… …   Universalium

• wine — wineless, adj. winish, adj. /wuyn/, n., adj., v., wined, wining. n. 1. the fermented juice of grapes, made in many varieties, such as red, white, sweet, dry, still, and sparkling, for use as a beverage, in cooking, in religious rites, etc., and… …   Universalium

• Flor — This article is about the Spanish yeast. For the historical/genealogical abbreviation, see Floruit, for the argentine pop singer, see Flor (singer), and for the Brazilian soccer team, see Fluminense FC. Flor (Spanish and Portuguese for flower )… …   Wikipedia

• Aging of wine — Bottles of wine in an underground cellar aging The aging of wine, and its ability to potentially improve wine quality, distinguishes wine from most other consumable goods. While wine is perishable and capable of deteriorating, complex chemical… …   Wikipedia