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13 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW about SHERRY

I just returned from Jerez, the region in Spain where everything revolves around sherry. I immediately thought: my elderly neighbor drinks that always. In fact, she sometimes does old-fashioned sherry diets to lose weight. That's very old-fashioned, you know. But I had no idea that sherry is really delicious and especially consumed by the youth in Spain. I also didn't know that there is an insane amount of love, craftsmanship, and care in making sherry. Do something crazy and give it a try. But first, let me update you with 13 sherry facts. Maybe you'll be a bit convinced and can impress your friends. Or your parents.

• Sherry is a wine, so it is traditionally served in wine glasses.
• There are ten different styles of sherry. In other words, it is not just one type of wine. From bone dry to velvety sweet, you name it: it's there.
• Sherry is truly a gastronomic wine and pairs very well with different dishes.
• It is a perfect wine for Asian cuisine. Especially with spicy dishes, sherry pairs very well.
• Sherry can only be called sherry if it comes from the sherry region, known as the sherry triangle. Just like champagne can only come from the champagne region.
• Sherry is NOT just for old ladies, we really make a mistake there.
• Sherry is a fortified wine, starting at 15% to a maximum of 22%. That's a lot, but it's consumed just like wine. You just get drunk faster.
• Sherry has been around for about 3000 years.
• You won't get a hangover from sherry, especially from the Fino (a specific style of sherry and the most accessible), because it is made on a fairly natural basis; it is quite a green wine.
• Sherry consists of three grape varieties, with the Palomino Fino sherry accounting for more than 90%.
• The driest sherries, namely the Fino and the Manzanilla, contain no sugars. Well, less than 0.1% sugar per liter.
• The sherry diet doesn't just come from nowhere. If you really love very dry wine, sherry contains the least calories.
• Queen Juliana was very fond of sherry, especially the sherry diet.