Rocios

Literally, “morning dew.” The name of the process of transferring Sherry between the criaderas. The name is a reflection of the gentleness with which the process is done.

A wine that has taken on baked or cooked flavors as a result of being exposed to high temperatures for a sustained period of time is known as:

A. Volatilized

B. Maderized

C. Caramelized

D. Autolyzed

Maderized is the term for a wine that has been subject to a long period of heat. The best-known example is Madeira, a wine that is both maderized and oxidized. Historically in the case of Madeira, the wine was stored for decades in producers’ attics which built up tremendous heat under the Madeiran sun. Today, Madeira wine is more commonly heated slowly in tanks (a process known as estufagem) until it reaches temperatures as high as 130 degrees F. Needless to say, table wines should not be maderized.

1994

Year that lead in wine capsules was banned in California. The law, effective January 1 of that year, came two years before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned lead nationwide in wine bottles. According to Wines Vines Analytics, lead… Continue reading

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