🍇 Palomino
A white grape from Andalusia, Spain; the main base of Sherry.
Palomino is a white grape from Andalusia in southern Spain. It is the main basis of sherry, the famous fortified wine. It grows in the Sherry Triangle between Jerez, Sanlúcar de Barrameda and El Puerto de Santa María, in Cádiz province, on the white chalky albariza soil.
By itself Palomino is neutral: it has little acidity and few vivid aromas. This is its strength. It takes well to the influence of yeast and ageing, so dry sherries such as fino, manzanilla and oloroso can be made from it. It is the ageing, not the grape, that creates the taste of sherry.
Palomino also grows in other regions of Spain. In Galicia and the Canary Islands, for example in the Abona area and the Orotava valley, ordinary white wines are made from it. In the Canaries it is called Listán Blanco. It is related to other grapes, such as Listán Negro.
Palomino is also grown in South Africa and other countries. Table wine from it is simple and light, and the grape owes its real fame to sherry.
How it connects to Wine
🍇 Palomino → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ Spanish wine
- Where it grows
- 🍷 Sherry, 📍 Galicia, 📍 Andalusia, 📍 Jerez (Marco de Jerez), 📍 Jerez de la Frontera, 📍 Sanlúcar de Barrameda, 📍 El Puerto de Santa María, 📍 Canary Islands, 📍 Tenerife, 📍 El Hierro
- Main grape in
- 📜 Abona, 📍 Canary Islands, 📜 Manzanilla-Sanlúcar de Barrameda, 📜 Valle de la Orotava, 📜 Cádiz, 📜 Sherry, 📜 Tacoronte-Acentejo, 📜 Ycoden-Daute-Isora, 📜 Valle de Güímar
- Related to
- 🍷 Sherry, 🍷 Fino
- Wines made from it
- 🍷 Fortified wine
- Offspring
- 🍇 Chasan, 🍇 Listán Negro
Frequently asked questions
What is Palomino?
A white Spanish grape from Andalusia, the main basis of sherry.
Where is Palomino grown?
In the Sherry Triangle in Andalusia, and also in Galicia and the Canary Islands.
What wine is made from Palomino?
Dry sherry and simple light white wines.
What to read next
- 🗺️ Spanish wine — The country's wine and winemaking: regions, grapes and appellations.
- 📍 Canary Islands — Volcanic islands in the Atlantic with phylloxera-free vines.
- 📍 Galicia — The damp Atlantic north-west with white Albariño.
- 🍇 Listán Negro — A red grape of the Canary Islands that gives light, fruity wines.
- 🍷 Fino — A pale dry sherry that matures under a film of flor yeast.
Similar
🍇 Listán Negro · 🍇 Pedro Ximénez · 🍇 Tinta Negra Mole · 🍇 Vigiriega · 🍇 Garrido Fino · 🍇 Ferrón