ABV
18%
Body
medium
Sweetness
dry
Price
mid-range
Amontillado Sherry
아몬티야도 셰리
Wine / Fortified and Aromatized Wine — Jerez, Spain
Easy to place with food and easier to enjoy without overthinking it.
Easy to place with food
Helps richer or fried foods feel less heavy after each bite
Later in the meal, slower settings, and nights that want more depth
medium body gives the pairing its weight
dry sweetness changes how salt, fat, and spice land
hazelnut, caramel, saline are the leading flavor cues to follow
INTERPRETATION
What this drink feels like in plain language
More naturally food-friendly than forceful, and easier to place in real-life situations.
FIT
Who it fits
- • People who want flexibility across more than one kind of dish
- • People who prefer a cleaner, drier finish over sweetness
CAUTION
Who may want to be careful
- • People expecting only extreme intensity or obvious weight may want something else
SCENE
When it works especially well
- • Later in the meal, slower settings, and nights that want more depth
What to Eat with Amontillado Sherry?
Here are the food directions that fit Amontillado Sherry based on aroma and texture cues.
Current analysis layers: 0 volatile and 0 nonvolatile compounds.
PAIRING CUE
Red meat
PAIRING CUE
Aged cheese
PAIRING CUE
Long dinner
WHY IT WORKS
- • Helps richer or fried foods feel less heavy after each bite
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ABV
18%
Body
medium
Sweetness
dry
Price
$$$mid-range
Flavor Profile
Taxonomy
Fortified and Aromatized Wine
Wine families stabilized or reshaped by spirit addition, oxidative aging, or botanicals.
Category Taste Grid
Wine markers
Representative Compounds
Fortified and Aromatized Wine
- sotolon - curry, walnut, oxidative maturity marker
- acetaldehyde - bruised apple and flor-linked sherry note
- furfural - caramelized and toasted maturation note
- sugar_and_glycerol_matrix - viscosity and sweetness body
Wine
- ethyl_hexanoate - apple and pineapple ester lift in young white and sparkling wine
- isoamyl_acetate - banana and pear ester note in some young or carbonic styles
- beta_damascenone - baked apple, floral, and red-fruit amplifier in mature wine
- linalool - floral terpene in aromatic whites
- rotundone - black pepper marker in syrah and some cool-climate reds
- sotolon - curry, nut, and oxidative note in some fortified or aged wines
Legal and Protected Name Context
Fortified and Aromatized Wine
Protected names
Country: Portugal
Authority: IVDP / Madeira wine institutes
Law: Port and Madeira appellation rules
Focus: fortification, aging, and protected origin
Country: Spain
Authority: Consejo Regulador
Law: Jerez-Xeres-Sherry rules
Focus: biological versus oxidative aging and origin control
Wine
Protected names
Country: European Union
Authority: European Union wine regime
Law: Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and related GI rules
Focus: PDO/PGI protection, labeling, grape-product definitions, origin-led categories
Country: France
Authority: INAO
Law: AOC/AOP framework
Focus: appellation hierarchy, permitted grapes, yield, regional protection
Country: Italy
Authority: Italian wine appellation law
Law: DOCG/DOC/IGT framework
Focus: origin hierarchy and production rules
Country: Spain
Authority: Spanish wine appellation law
Law: DOCa/DO/IGP framework
Focus: origin hierarchy and consejo regulador control
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Chemical Profile
Volatile Compounds (0)
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Nonvolatile Compounds (0)
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Frequently Asked Questions
What food goes well with Amontillado Sherry?
Amontillado Sherry pairs well with foods that share aroma cues such as hazelnut, caramel, saline. The medium body and dry sweetness help it land well with savory, richer dishes.
What does Amontillado Sherry taste like?
Amontillado Sherry is a Wine in the Fortified and Aromatized Wine family with 18% ABV. Expect a medium body, dry sweetness, and flavor cues such as hazelnut, caramel, saline, dried_fruit, amber.
How much does Amontillado Sherry cost?
Amontillado Sherry usually sits in the mid-range price range for Wine. Actual shelf price varies by retailer and region.