🍷 En rama Sherry
Sherry bottled straight from the cask with almost no filtration.
En rama sherry is sherry bottled straight from the cask with almost no treatment. The Spanish phrase means 'raw' or 'in its natural state'. Ordinary sherry is fined, filtered and chilled before bottling, while en rama goes through these steps only minimally.
Most often the pale sherries are bottled this way: fino and manzanilla, which mature under a layer of flor yeast. Producers like to draw the wine in spring or autumn, when the flor is thickest and most active.
En rama tastes brighter and fuller than ordinary fino, with stronger salty, bready and almond notes. The colour may be slightly deeper, and a light sediment can appear. That is normal.
Such wine does not keep well. It is best stored cool and drunk within a few months of bottling, and an opened bottle within a couple of days. En rama sherry is part of Spanish wine and of sherry tradition.
How it connects to Wine
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- Part of
- 🍷 Sherry
- Where it is made
- 🗺️ Spanish wine
- Similar and different
- 🍷 Fino, 🍷 Manzanilla
Frequently asked questions
What does en rama mean on a sherry bottle?
The wine was bottled from the cask with almost no filtering or fining.
How long does en rama sherry keep?
It is best drunk within a few months of bottling, and an opened bottle within a couple of days.
Why can en rama have sediment?
The wine is barely filtered, so small particles may remain in the bottle. That is not a fault.
Similar
🍷 Pale Cream · 🍷 Amontillado · 🍷 Medium Sherry · 🍷 VOS and VORS Sherry · 🍷 Montilla-Moriles · 🍷 Condado de Huelva
⚠️ Wine contains alcohol: adults only, drink in moderation. Wine usually contains sulphites; egg white or milk proteins are sometimes used for fining — important for allergies and for vegans.