noun
sherry
SHERR-ee/ˈʃeri/
A fortified Spanish-style wine.
She pours a small glass of sherry before serving dinner.
Etymology
Xeres, now Jerez, gave its name to the wine made in its district: sherry is named for its Spanish place of origin.
In context
lists the wine type as dessert and fortified wine the style is dry and the ABV is 17.5% and I know I've never had I don't think I've ever had Sherry before
More examples
- A splash of dry sherry adds flavor to the mushroom soup.
- We serve sweet sherry with dessert.
- The shop carries several sherries from southern Spain.
Forms
sherry · sherries
Similar words
- port
- A Portuguese-style fortified wine, typically sweeter than dry sherry.
- Madeira
- A fortified wine from Madeira, deliberately heated during aging.