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The Sherry Wine Region
The production region of Jerez D.o. and
that of "Manzanilla de Sanlúcar de Barrameda" is located in the southern
of Spain. In the so-called "Golden triangle" formed by the cities of
Jerez , El Puerto de Santa María and Sanlúcar de Barrameda. The Jerez
Superior area includes the best vineyards of the three cities mentioned
above.The traditional soil called "albariza" is made of white organic
loam.The rest of the demarcated region is formed by clayey and sandy
soil which are located in Chiclana de la Frontera, Chipiona, Lebrija
, Puerto Real and Rota. The "albariza" (chalky) soil is formed by sediment
from the inland sea that covered the area in the old times. It is made
of calcium carbonate, clay and silica and retains well the humidity
that will allow to nourish the vines during summer.
The Climate
The
climate is that of a warm southern region , very influenced by the Atlantic
Ocean and its westerly winds which bring humidity and moisture from
the sea to the vines and wine cellars . The vine is exposed to an average
temperature of 17º C and the region has nearly 300 days of sunlight
per year. With nearly 600lt/m2 of rain that normally falls in October
and may contributing to the reserves of groundwater that the vines will
draw upon in the hot and dry Summer season. All these climatic conditions
allow the optimum development of the vines , obtaining a perfect ripening
of the grapes until the moment they are harvested.
The Grapes
The autochthonous grape variety of Jerez (of the sherry wine) is the Palomino Fino grape.A
white grape variety perfectly adapted to the region producing high-quality
wines. All the sherry wines are made of Palomino Fino and some are blended
with Pedro Ximenez or Muscat.
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