CHEAP and CLASSIC - Sherry Wine

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Support me on my PATREON: https://patreon.com/konstantinbaum Follow me on ...: https://www.instagram.com/konstantinbaum_mw/ https://www.threads.net/@konstantinbaum_mw https://www.tiktok.com/@konstantinbaum_mw Check out my website: https://www.konstantinbaum.com/ https://baumselection.com/ I use this wine key: Forge de Laguiole Ebony I have used this glass in this Video: Riedel Veritas Champagne I have tasted the following wines in this Video: Gonzalez Byass Tio Pepe Fino Muy Seco Sherry, Andalucia, Spain https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/gonzalez+byass+tio+pepe+fino+muy+seco+sherry+jerez+andalucia+spain?referring_site=KSB 2018 Bodegas Luis Perez 'La Barajuela' Cortado Sherry, Andalucia, Spain https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/luis+perez+la+barajuela+cortado+sherry+palo+jerez+andalucia+spain/2018?referring_site=KSB Barbadillo 'Principe de Barbadillo' VORS 30 Anos Amontillado Sherry, Andalucia, Spain https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/barbadillo+principe+de+v+o+r+s+thirty+amontillado+sherry+jerez+andalucia+spain?referring_site=KSB Lustau 'Solera Reserva' Dry Oloroso Don Nuno Sherry, Andalucia, Spain https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/lustau+solera+rsrv+dry+oloroso+don+nuno+sherry+jerez+andalucia+spain?referring_site=KSB Cream Classic Fernando de Castilla Sherry, Andalucia, Spain https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/fernando+de+castilla+cls+premium+cream+sherry+jerez+andalucia+spain?referring_site=KSB Gutierrez Colosia Pedro Ximenez Sherry, Andalucia, Spain https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/gutierrez+colosia+pedro+ximenez+sherry+jerez+andalucia+spain?referring_site=KSB The 100 Point Scoring System (from www.robertparker.com): 96-100: An extraordinary wine of profound and complex character displaying all the attributes expected of a classic wine of its variety. Wines of this caliber are worth a special effort to find, purchase and consume. 90 - 95: An outstanding wine of exceptional complexity and character. In short, these are terrific wines. 80 - 89: A barely above average to very good wine displaying various degrees of finesse and flavor as well as character with no noticeable flaws. 70 - 79: An average wine with little distinction except that it is soundly made. In essence, a straightforward, innocuous wine. 60 - 69: A below-average wine containing noticeable deficiencies, such as excessive acidity and/or tannin, an absence of flavor or possibly dirty aromas or flavors. 50 - 59: A wine deemed to be unacceptable. It is the wine you either love or hate, one of the most unique and historic wine styles, and on top of that it is also usually a real Bargain. Sherry has a very long history and even though the region started producing wine a couple of thousand years ago, the wines are still often misunderstood. I just recently traveled to Jerez – the heart of the Sherry production – so today we are going to dive deep into the wine that has some salivating and some wrinkling their nose. I wasn’t aware of how rich the history of Andalusia is, but the region has some of the oldest evidence of human civilization in Europe. The city of Cadiz is the oldest still standing city in Western Europe and the Andalusia was the starting point for Christopher Columbus’s voyages to America. Trade and Sea Travel were also an important factor in the development of the region’s favorite wine: Sherry. Winemaking in this area started in 1100 BC when the Phoenicians arrived and when it soon after became an important trading hub the wine became an indispensable factor of keeping the crew entertained on long voyages. Sherry developed a reputation for aging well and that was important at a time before Chateau Bottling when wine was transported for months or even years in barrels. The name is another sign of its reliance on export markets as it is an English corruption of the name of the city of Jerez. England was and continues to be a very important market for the wine. When I walked through Jerez, visiting the wineries it was evident that Sherry used to be a product of national pride making the producers rich during the times of boom. At Gonzalez Byass, for example, I got to see the pavilion and rooms that were built especially for the visit of the Spanish queen. But there were ups and downs in the history of Sherry and currently, the wine is probably better than ever but not in very high demand. There are several different styles of Sherry and we will taste a broad selection of them today. All of them are fortified by the addition of alcohol and matured in old wooden barrels – the so-called Solera – for an extended period. An important difference between the styles is the activity of a yeast, referred to as flor. Flor can grow on wine when it is stored in a barrel and not filled to the top. The yeast grows in the headspace of the barrel and forms a layer on the wine.