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amontillado

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amontillado (əmŏn'tĭlä`dō), dry sherry sherry [from Jérez], naturally dry fortified wine, pale amber to brown in tint. The term sherry originally referred to wines made from grapes grown in the region of Jérez de la Frontera, Andalusia, Spain; today it may refer to any of the
..... Click the link for more information.  noted for its delicate bouquet, resembling the wine of Montilla, Spain, from which it derives its name. A blend of pale, dry sherries of the palma type, it assumes in aging a darker color.


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"I have my doubts," I replied; "and I was silly enough to pay the full Amontillado price without consulting you in the matter.
The Cask Of Amontillado by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
She was observed to open her eyes very wide, and was heard, to the surprise and delight of all surrounding the couch, to ask why her ladyship's usual lunch of chicken-broth with a glass of Amontillado sherry was not placed on the table as usual.
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