1.0Glossaryhttps://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossaryGlossaryhttps://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/author/adminglossary/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="8z0mIe0drk"><a href="https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/sherry/">Sherry</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/sherry/embed/#?secret=8z0mIe0drk" width="600" height="338" title="“Sherry” — Glossary" data-secret="8z0mIe0drk" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> The fortified Spanish wine known as sherry has nothing to with the personal name Sherry. Whereas Sherry, the woman's name, originated as a pet form of Charlotte (which in turn is a feminine form of Charles, a Germanic name meaningfree man), the alcoholic sherry derives ultimately from the name Caesar. Two thousand years ago, Julius Caesar gave his name to a city in Spain, a city known in Latin as Urbs Caesaris, meaning City of Caesar. After many centuries, the Urbs was dropped and Caesaris came to be spelt and pronounced, by the native population of Spain, as Xeres (which later became Jerez, the modern name of the city). It was here, in Xeres, that a certain white wine was produced, one thought to have been introduced to England in 1587 when Sir Francis Drake destroyed the Spanish Port of Cadiz and made his way back to England with 2500 barrels of the wine that he took from neighbouring Xeres. In England, this wine came to be known by the name of the city from which it was plundered (and from which it was later imported); however, the British aversion to words that begin with the letter x caused the English to respell the name as sherris. A few decades later, in the early sixteenth century, a final development took place when people mistakenly began to assume that sherris, which ends with an s, was a plural; accordingly, out of thin air they created what they believed to be the proper singular form, sherry, the name the wine has possessed ever since.Sherry is a type of white wine that can range in color from pale to considerably dark and in flavor from dry to sweet. The wine is produced using a similar technique to that of the Xeres region of southern Spain, particularly in the vicinity of Cadiz, which is from where its name originates. However, it can also be produced in other areas and marketed under the same name. While sherry is commonly enjoyed as a dessert wine, it is often preferred over cocktails by many individuals. In addition, a lighter variety of sherry can also be served at brunches or luncheons.Sherry, a renowned fortified wine, is crafted in the city of Jerez in Andalusia, Spain, using white grapes, specifically Palomino variety. The grapes are mechanically pressed, and the resulting juice is transferred into casks for further processing. Fermentation occurs within the cask, allowing sufficient air space between the wine and cork. During this process, unique sherry yeasts develop a protective layer called "flor" on the wine, safeguarding it from exposure to air. This flor, while consuming alcohol, does not diminish the strength of the wine since water evaporates more rapidly through the cask's wooden walls than the spirits. Following the completion of fermentation, any remaining sugar in the wine is metabolized by the flor, resulting in sherries with a yeast flor crust being consistently dry in flavor.