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Unfiltered: Ryan Looper of T Edwards Wines (18:58)
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Unfiltered, Erin Fitzpatrick, Brian DiMarco, S. Wallace Edwards & Sons, The Royal Wedding, what will they be drinking?, domestic market in the UK, bubbles in England, Ryan Looper, DeMaison Selections, T Edward Wines, André Tamers, Sherry, Eric Asimov, forgotten terroirs, misconceptions of Sherry,On-Air Tasting (17:03)
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on-air tasting, Sherry, freshness is extremely important, intensity differences, tasting notes, Manzanilla La Cigarrera, Sanlucar de Barrameda, El Maestro Sierra Fino, Jerez, Oloroso Sangre y Trabajadero, Puerto de Santa Maria, you can find these wines at Tinto Fino and Chambers St Wines,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 11/17/2009 04:00PM
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On this week's installment of At The Root Of It, Erin brings back a report on sherry from the field with Cesar Saldana, Director General of the Consejo Regulador.
http://www.sherrycouncil.org
http://www.sherrycouncil.org
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The Week In Wine Recap (3:25)
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millions of dollars in wine sales at recent auctions suggest economy on rise, NY Times article on state of apple brandy and apple orchards in California, more land being given over to vineyard plantings, The Wine Spectator, Cesar Saldana,Erin In The Field w/ Cesar Saldana (20:10)
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Cesar Saldana:working to preserve the integrity of sherry, Director General of the Consejo Regulador, tribute to Spain and sherry, Boqueria Restaurant NYC, spreading the word about sherry internationally, there's a style of sherry for every palate and every dish, versatility of sherry, The Secret Sherry Society, increasing sherry education, name protection: sherry can only be named sherry if it comes from Jerez, why have a regulating body for sherry?, guaranteeing consumers that every bottle bearing the name 'sherry' is made by producers from that region with grapes from that region, making sure consumers get the real deal, issue is about origin more than quality, geographical indications, sherry exports decreasing, food pairings with sherry, proliferation of tapas-style cuisine, the multitude of sherry varieties can be confusing, www.secretsherrysociety.com,Live Tasting: Sherry Four Ways (17:47)
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dry sherries vs. sweet sherries, residual sugar, fermentation, aging, sherry a fortified wine, grape spirit added to increase alcohol content of sherry, Pedro Ximenez, Palomino, different methods of extraction of grape juice, flor, oxidation, Fino, Manzanilla, aged for a minimum of three years up to twenty-thirty years, differences in aromatic notes, Fino and Manzanilla usually consumed as an aperitif drink, originally all sherries are from white grapes, Oloroso, wine evolves year by year with contact with air, prominent role of wood in Oloroso, solera system: fractional blending, sherry wines have tremendous length in the palate, grams of sugar per liter,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
