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What is another word for Xeres?

Pronunciation: [zˈi͡əz] (IPA)

Xeres, also known as sherry, is a fortified wine originating from Spain. It has a unique taste and aroma that can be described as nutty, caramel-like, and sometimes even salty. When looking for synonyms for the word Xeres, you can use the term sherry, making it easy for anyone to understand what you are referring to. However, there are different types of Xeres, such as Fino, Manzanilla, Oloroso, and Cream, which you can use to describe a specific flavor or style. You can also opt for words like fortified wine, dessert wine, or wine liqueur to describe the type of wine Xeres is.
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Then, as if to show his sister how little he cared for her opposition, he seized the crystal jug with his own hand, without waiting for the cup-bearer behind him, filled the goblet with fiery Xeres wine, and hurriedly drained it, though the leech had forbidden him, while suffering from the gout, to do more than moisten his lips with the heating liquor.
"The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers"
Georg Ebers
She never went near the river, or to Triana, or witnessed the general rejoicings at the Campo de Tablada, or the Puerta de Xeres on Sari Sebastian's day, celebrated by an almost innumerable multitude; in short, she never went abroad for any kind of amusement in Seville; her whole time was spent in her devotions, and in praying and hoping for Richard's arrival.
"The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes"
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Luis and I have some wine-vaults than which there are no better in Spain, if we except those of Xeres.
"Pepita Ximenez"
Juan Valera

Related words: Xeres, Sherry, Sherry producing region, sherry wine

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