OH Sherry!

Many people have been coming in to the store asking "what is the difference between cream and dry sherry?" Let's start with, what is sherry? Sherry is a fortified wine made from white grapes. The dominate white grape used in making sherry is palomino. All wine labeled as "sherry" must legally come from southern Spain in an area know as the Sherry Triangle. When the fermentation process is done, sherry is fortified with brandy, fortifying helps preserve the wine. Sherry is produced in a variety of different styles. Some are dry and light while others are dark and sweet. The main styles that we carry are Fino or Dry, Sweet and Cream Sherry. The grocery aisle also has sherry but it has salt, potassium and other preservatives. You should NOT drink cooking sherry. So Sherry that has Fino or no indication is dry, Cream Sherry is sweet. Dry Sherry is used a lot for cooking but Cream Sherry goes great with desert. Chocolate cake for one is delicious or try something with nuts in it. So next time you are in our store stop in a see our selections of Sherry.