THE WINE
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The last year I was studying in Spain, in El Puerto de Santa María (Andalusia, Cadiz), and in one of the programmed trips we visited the most famous wine cellars of southern Spain.
There, we were shown the different types of wine elaborated there: fino sherry, pale dry sherry, oloroso sherry, etc.
The climate is one of the most important factors when we have to elaborate a good wine, in El Puerto de Santa María we have all those factors.
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FACTORS THAT MAKE THE WINE TO HAVE A SPECIAL PERSONALITY
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* The 'micro-climate'
* The landscape
* The vines
* The American oak-made leather vine bottles
* The 'breeding place' systems
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THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF WINE ELABORATED IN EL PUERTO DE SANTA MARIA
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* The fino sherry: a dry pale-coloured light sharp wine. A wonderful wine, especially as an appetiser.
* The pale dry sherry: It is a fino sherry which follows a more extended ageing, until we get a wine with a more accused and persistent taste, with bright topaz and amber shades.
* The oloroso sherry: velvet, from dry to sweet, of different types wines. Warm and ruby-coloured wines. We have three types of oloroso sherry: 'dry oloroso sherry', 'middle oloroso sherry' and 'sweet oloroso sherry'.
* Pedro Ximénez: a very sweet wine from Jerez de la Frontera (Andalusia), elaborated with sherry vine grapes. Good at desserts' time.
* Muscatel: a sweet and very dense wine, which reminds us the taste of the muscatel prunes. Good for elaborating great desserts.
* Others: besides, wonderful brandies and liquors are elaborated in El Puerto de Santa María, such as 'Ponche Caballero', 'Veterano', or 'Toro'.
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WHAT MAKES IT UNSURPASSABLE
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* The productive zone, which is unique by its geographical situation
* The liquors
* The American oak-made leather vine bottles
* The 'breeding place' systems
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I studied the Spanish language in a private studies-academy in which, in addition to learning Spanish, you can study other languages... and much more.
For me, one of the most exciting experiences was to travel to El Puerto de Santa María, I had never enjoyed so much in my life learning things.
The beaches, friendly people, food, landscape.. but, above all, the possibility of learning a second language which is necessary to make progress in my labour future, since nowadays knowing languages is essential.
From my Web Site, I say 'thank you' to the InterFor Academy InterFor Academy
If you want to learn other languages, and if you want to have some fun... feel free to visit our InterFor Web Site. There you will find information on all the offered courses, trips, offers, accommodations, etc.
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