At a plenary meeting
of the Consejo Regulador on Tuesday it was agreed to seek from Brussels an
exception to the rules of the Denominación de Origen for the production of
unfortified Sherry.
Such an exception would cover Fino and Manzanilla but the Consejo is not ruling
out an exception for Amontillado as well. The other styles of wine would
continue to need to be fortified in order to remove the flor and thus propitiate
oxidative ageing.
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| Luis perez with his son Guillermo, serious winemakers (foto:cosasdecome) |
EU regulations have it that in order to be considered
“vino generoso” Finos and Manzanillas need to be fortified (or contain a
certain level of sugar, which is obviously undesirable). However experiments
carried out at Bodegas Luís Pérez have demonstrated that it is quite possible
to reach the required 15% alcohol naturally, without fortification, and so they
suggested a change to the rules which was supported by Fedejerez.
To reach 15% naturally the producer runs
certain risks as it would require over-ripening of the grapes by delaying the
harvest and /or some sun drying, both of which expose the grapes to greater
risk of adverse weather conditions and, of course, reduce the yield.
The dates for the 2017
edition of International Sherry Week have been announced, so it’s time to put them in your
diary: 6th – 12th November. That gives you nine months to
organise some spectacular events. Sherry Week is now a truly global event and a
wonderful way to get together with friends, family and food, all with the
fabulous link: Sherry.
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