Sherry is surely one of the world's most storied wines, with a past stretching back to the 11th century B.C. that includes the likes of the Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Vandals, and Moors. The history of Sherry centers on the Spanish town of Jerez...
The process of taking out non-necessary growth on a vine. Doing so increases the vigor of the vine and sends more of its energy into the production of grapes away from the production of leaves.
The opposite of long - this phrase describes wine that leaves little impression in the mouth.
A term used to describe wines in which the aroma has yet to develop fully but that have enough to indicate the possibility of further bouquet development.
A generic term for so-called "acid rock" which has a basic crystalline nature. These soils have good heat retention properties.
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