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Browns has four temperature, humidity and light controlled cellars which house over 30 000 bottles of wine. One of our highly trained wine stewards which will escort you on a tour of the wine cellar and we have currently trained more than 70 waitering and management staff in collaboration with the Cape Wine Academy. Browns also stocks an extensive collection of French Champagne, Portuguese port, Spanish sherry, French Cognac & Armagnac, Scottish single malt whiskey and other International white and red wines.

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June 2006

Sublime Spanish Sherry

By: Charlie Hardie (Cellar Master at Browns of Rivonia)

From the district of Jerez, situated in the South-Eastern part of Spain, comes Sherry wine.
This world- renowned fortified wine is made from the Palomino Blanco grape and is fermented totally dry. The wine is then fortified with neutral spirit to bolster the alcohol.

The finest wines are then made into Fino, which during maturation develops a fungus on the surface of the wine called Flor. It enables the wine the wine to stay light, delicate and very fresh. Arguably, the best aperitif globally.

The rest of the wine is aged in oak barrels through a topping up system called the Solera. This guarantees that for however long is necessary, the wine remains exactly the same.

One last property that is only found in the production of Sherry; the longer the wine matures the stronger the alcohol. Instances have been noted whereby wine going into wood with an alcohol of 18 degrees has emerged with an alcohol of 24 degrees. A truly remarkable wine.
For Fino lovers, Browns offers Tio Pepe. Those of you who prefer your wine a little mellow, then The East India Solera Sherry will more than satisfy.

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