I got a bottle as a gift but I'm not sure what to do with it.
2006-11-11 07:33:13 · 18 answers · asked by Riby 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
Sipping... if it's a gift include a brandy snifter. It's also great in recipes.
Sherry is a fortified wine, made in Spain from three types of grapes: Palomino, Pedro Ximénez, and Muscat (Moscatel). Sherry-style wines made in other countries often use other grape varieties.
Sherry differs from other wines because of how it is treated after fermentation. It is first fortified with brandy and then if destined to be fino style a yeast called flor is allowed to grow on top. Oloroso style is fortified to a strength where the flor cannot grow. (In contrast, port wine is fortified to a higher percentage of alcohol than sherry, effectively preventing the growth of any yeast.)
2006-11-11 07:36:26 · answer #1 · answered by tampico 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can definitely drink sherry. It is a sweet wine.
Be aware that "cooking sherry" commonly sold in grocery stores is not very good for using in cooking or for drinking. Plus it is usually overpriced as well.
2006-11-11 23:19:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There`s cooking sherry and there`s other sherrys. A nice sweet sherry is lovely after dinner.
2006-11-11 16:19:40 · answer #3 · answered by Hamish 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sherry is a fortified wine that is excellent for drinking, in the good old days they used to raise a toast with sherry!
2006-11-11 18:39:18 · answer #4 · answered by arun d 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you were gifted a bottle of sherry, I would assume its the type you drink.
2006-11-11 16:39:31 · answer #5 · answered by lunachick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can drink it. Usually cooking sherry is dry tasting and drinking sherry is sweet but if you like the taste of cooking sherry you can still drink it. I have friend who prefer its taste over sweet sherry.
2006-11-11 15:37:50 · answer #6 · answered by Kat 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can drink Sherry. There is "cooking" Sherry and there is "dessert" Sherry. I would recommend drinking the "dessert" Sherry. It is a sweet wine.
2006-11-11 15:35:58 · answer #7 · answered by Shelby 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can certainly drink sherry. I'm sure that's why it was given to you. It is especially good after dinner.
2006-11-11 15:38:33 · answer #8 · answered by bjb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure you can drink sherry but there is also cooking sherry really just for cooking!
2006-11-11 16:14:41 · answer #9 · answered by lou 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
make a trifle for dessert! Put spongecake or lady fingers in a straight sided bowl, saturate cake with 1/2 cup sherry, then layer with fruits such as blackberries, strawberries and whipped cream! Chill and serve!
2006-11-14 11:49:24 · answer #10 · answered by Karenlee C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋