Palomino

E336446

Palomino is a white grape variety from Spain that is most famously used to produce dry sherries, particularly in the Jerez region.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Palomino Fino 2
Palomino canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf grape variety
white grape variety
climatePreference warm climate
color white
countryOfOrigin Spain
diseaseResistance moderate
fermentationStyle typically dry fermented
geneticRelationship related to other Spanish white varieties
grapeSpecies Vitis vinifera
harvestTime early to mid-season
notableRegion Andalusia
Jerez de la Frontera
surface form: Jerez

Jerez de la Frontera
Sanlúcar de Barrameda
surface form: Marco de Jerez
oakAgingSuitability high
oxidativeStability high
primaryUseInJerez base wine for biological aging under flor
base wine for oxidative aging
regionOfCultivation Australia
California, United States
surface form: California

Canary Islands
El Puerto de Santa María
Jerez-Xérès-Sherry y Manzanilla de Sanlúcar de Barrameda DO
surface form: Jerez-Xérès-Sherry DO

Sanlúcar de Barrameda
South Africa
roleInSherry dominant grape variety
skinColor green
soilPreference albariza soil
synonym Listán Blanco
Palomino Fino
typicalAcidity low
typicalAromaIntensity neutral
typicalSugarContent moderate
typicalYield high yielding
usedFor dry sherry production
sherry production
usedInWineStyle Amontillado sherry
Manzanilla sherry
surface form: Fino sherry

Manzanilla sherry
Oloroso sherry
Palo Cortado sherry
wineAlcoholPotential suitable for fortification
wineAromas almond notes in sherry
nutty notes in oxidatively aged sherry
yeasty notes in biologically aged sherry
wineBody light to medium
wineTypeProduced fortified wine
still white wine

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Palo Cortado grapeVariety Palomino
this entity surface form: Palomino Fino
Rueda DO authorizedGrapeVariety Palomino
this entity surface form: Palomino Fino