what is dry sherry

Dry sherry is a type of sherry wine that is produced by complete fermentation and thus has a minimal content of residual sugar from the grape juice. Dry sherry is not sweet, in fact, most are dry. Dry sherry can be aged biologically (where flor covers the wine), oxidatively (with no layer of flor), or through a mixture of both. Dry sherry is typically used in cooking, while sweet sherry is more commonly used for sipping. Cooking sherry, which has added salt as a preservative, is not the same as dry sherry. Some of the different types of dry sherry include Fino, Manzanilla, Amontillado, and Oloroso.