English tasting term
How to pronounce Sherry
Sherry is pronounced SHERR-ee. The stress falls on SHERR.
SHERR-ee
What is Sherry?
A fortified wine produced in the Jerez region of southwestern Spain, made primarily from the Palomino grape and aged through the unique solera system. Sherry encompasses a wide spectrum of styles from bone-dry, pale Fino to unctuous, dark Pedro Ximénez, with aging methods including biological and oxidative processes.
Other accepted pronunciations
These are also correct, and Vinolingo scores them as correct:
- SHAIR-ee — Mary-merry merged American English.
Tips for saying it
Often heard as SHUR-ee.
The e in sherry is short, as in cherry, not the ur of her: SHERR-ee.
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