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Revision as of 19:16, 10 March 2005 by Dante Alighieri (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Amontillado is a medium dry variety of sherry, darker than fino but lighter than oloroso.
Named after the Montilla region in which it is principally made, an amontillado sherry is essentially a fino that has been allowed to age further and has thus become darker and more flavoured. However, the name is now commercially used as a simple measure of sweetness to label any sherry lying between a fino and an oloroso.
Amontillado in Literature
- Amontillado makes an appearance in Edgar Allen Poe's short story, The Cask of Amontillado
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