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Wine Cabinets plus Decanters and Gifts
Wine Gifts
Wine Racks and Gifts
Wine racks and cabinets that provide beautiful
storage for your wines plus space-saving serving space.
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Barcelona Wine Console |
Haier Wine Cellar |
Pewter Wine Accessories by Arte Italica
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| Provides a convenient, space-saving way to serve guests. Removable
tray top with four canted corners holds drinks, appetizers, and serving
accessories. Ornately scrolled metal grille on door is backed by glass |
It's the only way to truly enjoy wine. Great for both reds and
whites, this wine cellar uses ultra-quiet thermal electric cooling to
chill up to eight bottles, and features an adjustable digital thermostat
with easy-to-read LCD display |
The antique patina finish and old-world shapes in this collection
date back to Renaissance days. Crafted of high-quality pewter, which is
completely food safe and retains its beauty and luster without
maintenance. |
Most Popular Wines
Sherry
Sherry is back in style. From Andalucía,
an area south of Seville, Spain, comes a fortified wine that dates back to the
Roman Empire and that ranges from very dry to lusciously sweet, and food
friendly. It is made from grapes you may be unfamiliar with: Palomino fino,
Pedro Ximénez and moscatel. There are 2 main
categories: fino is pale with fresh, nutty flavor is a fine aperitif or pairs
with seafood; oloroso have more body and some citrus and can be matched with
chicken; amontillado are in between. Pedro Ximénez
is sweet like a tawny port and can hold up to chocolate or ice cream.
In brief, sherry starts out like other
wines with grapes gathered when they are fully ripe, which is usually the end of
August, and officially starts with the Fiesta de la Vendiamia. What makes Sherry
unique is that after the must (juice) has been stored in butts in bodegas for
fermentation, it is fortified with a spirit (usually a local brandy) which kills
the yeast. The butts are then taken outside and opened to allow flowering--the
development of a natural yeast film on the surface. After 12 to 18 months the
butts are taken back inside and added to a solera, a system of butts of a
particular style used over a number of years to keep the quality consistent. All
Sherries are blended. Due to the addition of the spirit and evaporation,
sherries will be higher in alcohol than normal table wines, often 17-20%.
Pedro Ximénez is treated differently.
The sweet grapes are left to dry until almost raisin-like. The must is added to
butts with brandy and go into their own soleras.
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