Sherry is a fortified wine made from white grapes that are grown near the city of Jerez de la Frontera in Andalusia, Spain
. It is produced in a variety of styles made primarily from the Palomino grape, ranging from light versions similar to white table wines, such as Manzanilla and fino, to darker and heavier versions that have been allowed to oxidize as they age in barrel, such as Amontillado and oloroso
. Sweet dessert wines are also made from Pedro Ximénez or Moscatel grapes, and are sometimes blended with Palomino-based sherries
. Sherry is aged and blended using a solera system before bottling, so bottles of sherry will not usually carry a specific vintage year and can contain a small proportion of very old wine
. Sherry is traditionally drunk from a copita, a special tulip-shaped sherry glass
