What type of sherry is Manzanilla?

Manzanilla is a dry white wine, almost identical to Fino sherry except for the fact that it can only be produced and matured around Sanlúcar de Barrameda, a town closer to the sea than Jerez. The climatic differences make it lighter than Fino wines.

Is manzanilla sherry or wine?

Like fino, manzanilla is a delicate form of sherry and should be drunk within a year of bottling. Once opened it will immediately begin to deteriorate and should be drunk in one sitting for the best results.

How is manzanilla sherry made?

These wines are obtained from palomino grape must, produce of low pressure, non-aggressive pressing and a complete fermentation process. The consequent fortification to 15% by volume facilitates biological ageing, a process which must be carried out in its entirety in bodegas located in Sanlúcar de Barrameda.

How do you drink manzanilla sherry?

It’s the perfect introduction to sherry. When to drink it? Well chilled like a white wine (7-9C), as an aperitif with assorted tapas , particularly olives, nuts, cured meats, prawns and hard, salty cheeses. Manzanilla also makes a superb accompaniment to fish and chips.

What is difference between Manzanilla and fino sherry?

The differences between Finos and Manzanillas can be ascribed to the locations in which the wines are aged. Fino is matured slightly inland, in cellars in Jerez and El Puerto de Santa Maria, while Manzanilla is made only in the coastal town of Sanlucar de Barrameda.

What do you use manzanilla sherry for?

You can serve manzanilla as an aperitif, or with classic snacks like Marcona almonds, cured anchovies, olives or Ibérico ham. Or you can drink it with a seafood dinner, especially one you eat with your hands: fried shrimp or clams, white bait, nothing too formal.

Is manzanilla sherry sweet or dry?

Manzanilla: Pale, straw-colored, delicate, light, tangy, and very dry fino-style Sherry made only in Sanlucar de Barrameda. Manzanilla is thus the driest and most pungent of all the Sherries.

Why is it called Manzanilla?

Manzanilla is a variety of fino sherry made around the port of Sanlúcar de Barrameda, in the province of Cádiz, Andalusia. In Spanish, chamomile tea is called “manzanilla”, and thus this wine gets the name because the wine’s flavour is said to be reminiscent of such tea.

What do you use Manzanilla sherry for?

What is the best Manzanilla?

Top 5 Manzanilla Sherry

• I Think Equipo Navazos. www.equiponavazos.com.
• La Goya Delgado Zuleta. www.delgadozuleta.com.
• Papirusa Lustau. www.lustau.es.
• Deliciosa Valdespino. www.grupoestevez.es.
• Solear Barbadillo. www.barbadillo.com.

Which is drier fino or Manzanilla?

Fino Sherries are the driest and palest of the various types of Spanish Sherry. Compared to the other varieties, they are not aged as long and should be drunk as soon as possible after opening the bottle as the exposure to air can lead to the wine losing its flavour.

How do you drink Manzanilla sherry?

Serve them cold, in regular wine glasses, but pay attention to how they may change as they warm up in the glass. You can serve manzanilla as an aperitif, or with classic snacks like Marcona almonds, cured anchovies, olives or Ibérico ham.

Is Manzanilla sherry sweet or dry?

How do you store manzanilla sherry?

The best advice is to keep it in the fridge at all times, and to properly close it again after each serve. This way a commercial Fino or Manzanilla will stay fresh for a few days (up to a week) in my experience, similar to a regular white wine actually.