Sherry– My definition
Monday, January 22nd, 2007Encyclopedia definition
sherry [from Jérez], naturally dry fortified wine, pale amber to brown in tint. The term sherry originally referred to wines made from grapes grown in the region of Jérez de la Frontera, Andalusia, Spain; today it may refer to any of the fortified wines from S Spain and is also applied to similar wines produced in the United States, Latin America, and South Africa. After fermentation the wine is fortified with brandy. Matured in cask for several years, the wine when mature is classed as palma, very dry; raya, full and rich; or palo cortado, an intermediate variation. The big sherry houses blend the wines with reserves from the Soleras, collections of flavoring wines from very fine vintages, kept in dated casks and maintained for long periods by exact replenishment of the blending wine withdrawn from the oldest cask with wine from the next oldest. The varieties of sherry include amontillado and manzanilla, apéritif wines of the palma type; the fairly sweet, fruity oloroso and amoroso, blended from palo cortado; and the very sweet golden or brown sherries, raya blends. The dessert sherries are usually colored and sweetened by the addition of dark, syrupy wines. Sherry contains from 15% to 23% alcohol, the more highly fortified wines being for export. Sherry must be long matured in wood and bottle to acquire the mellowness demanded of brandied wines. It is a widely used flavoring in fine cookery.
My definition
Before i know the real meaning of Sherry, my primary school friend called me so because i’m acting like the famous novel detective, Sherlock Holmes who made out by Conan Doyle, and i’d found the money lost in our class. They took the name Sherlock for me, but it seem strange because i’m a girl, so they called me Sherry as the "Sher" is short form of "Sherlock". This is why there’s sherry infront my e-mail add (i got this nick name so long ago).
Really thanks my old friends for giving me this nick name, coz i quite like it. But someone who had no idea of this special meaning of this nick name must had thought i took this name from a manga ( pls la, dun be so perasan la…)[target msg]
Only some of my old or close buddy call me Sherry. So i’ll keep it reserved for them to call only, haha…
The other reason i accept this nick is because my family used to call me Snakey as my zodiac is snake and i’m the only snake in family… (and also contribute by my biting record…the rabbit in my house always my biting target…lolz, sorry ya?) Sherry and Snakey both start with S and end with Y, so its a hidden code of my nick names.
[So...pls quit guessing the meaning of someone's nick name. Mind your own business will do (target msg to someone who is irritating and childish).]
