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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
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 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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The chalky albariza soil of the area leads to the production of three varieties of grapes, Palomino (used to make all dry sherry), and Pedro Ximenez and Moscatel (used for blending in some Amontillados and Olorosos, and for the sweet dessert styles).
This sherry, which is aged longer than Granny's favourite, Harveys Bristol Cream, is made from a blend of delicate Finos, aged Amontillados and fragrant Olorosos, then sweetened with Pedro Ximenez.
If you're following the story, then you will suppose that all Amontillados are dry.
 
 
 
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