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The fully updated sixth edition of Julian Jeffs’ Sherry explores the links between Jerez’s history and culture, and the development of the sherry trade. It provides extensive details of shippers, from the traditional family firms to the new boutique bodegas, along with thorough appendices for those who wish to delve into the fine details.Fully revised and updated for its sixth edition, this benchmark book chronicles the changing face of Sherry – its viticultural methods, the complex production techniques, the growth of the wine’s trade and the region itself – taking us from the area’s early Phoenician settlers right up to the present day. Detailed sections on cultivation and production include information on both traditional and the now more commonly used modern methods of viticulture. Manzanilla, the ‘wine of joy’, receives an entire chapter to itself, before Jeffs brings the information on blending and tasting Sherry up to date.
Sherry provides extensive details for all the shippers, updated for 2019, from the traditional family firms to the new boutique bodegas, along with thorough appendices for those who wish to delve into the fine details. This classic wine book unravels the timeless appeal of one of Spain’s greatest wines, making it an essential resource for anybody with an interest or involvement in the world of Sherry.
List of contents
Acknowledgements Preface 1. The Sherry Country 2. Origins 3. Sherry Sack 4. The Eighteenth Century 5. The Growth of Trade 6. The Sherry Boom 7. The Twentieth Century and Forwards 8. Vines and Vineyards 9. From Grape to Juice 10. From Juice to Wine 11. The Young Wine 12. The Wine Matures 13. Manzanilla 14. The Final Blend 15. Into the Glass 16. The Shippers Today Appendices I. Spanish Names II. The Chemical Effects of Plastering III. Measures of Strength: Baumé, abv, Gay-Lussac and Sikes IV. Selected Historical Export Statistics V. Marking Casks in the Bodega VI. Climatic Statistics VII. The Regulations VIII. Sherry Vinegar IX. Tourism Glossary Sources and Bibliography Index
About the author
Julian Jeffs is one of the world’s leading authorities on Sherry and has written several books on Spanish wine. After leaving Cambridge, Jeffs got a job in the Sherry trade in Jerez, working in a bodega and seeing every stage in the production of wine. Called to the Bar in 1958, he took two years off to write the first edition of
Sherry. He also wrote two more books on wine and others on law. A past President of the Circle of Wine Writers, he was out-of-house series editor of Faber Wine Books.
