Sherry : Mitchell Beazley Classic Wine Library

by Jeffs, Julian

• ISBN13: 9781840008180
• ISBN10: 1840008180
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2003-04-01
• Publisher: Octopus Pub Group

Summary

This classic book, now in its fourth completely revised edition, tells the whole fascinating history of sherry, stretching from Chaucer's wine of Lepe, through Shakespeare's sherris-sack, to the sherry of today. From the planting of the vines in the south of Andalusia, through the complex stages of fermentation, ageing in the soleras and blending, to the moment it is poured into the wine glass, the account of sherry production is complete. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Fourth Edition	p. ix
Acknowledgements	p. xii
The Sherry Country	p. 1
Early History	p. 4
Sherry Sack	p. 17
The Growth of Trade	p. 50
The Sherry Boom	p. 77
The Recent Past	p. 103
Vines and Vineyards	p. 120
The Young Wine	p. 175
The Wine Matures	p. 202
Manzanilla	p. 221
The Final Blend	p. 231
Into the Glass	p. 261
Appendices
Spanish Names	p. 269
The Chemical Effects of Plastering	p. 270
Baume, Sikes and Gay-Lussac	p. 272
Selected Export Statistics	p. 274
Marking of Casks in the Bodega	p. 278
Climatic Statistics	p. 279
Stocks of Maturing Sherry as at 1 September 1978	p. 281
Glossary	p. 282
Sources and Bibliography	p. 289
Index	p. 297
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