sherry is great in cooked dishes. Dry styles (such as fino and manzanilla) are excellent in soups or used to steam fish and shellfish. Medium sherries (including amontillado and oloroso ...

They are fortified to around 18% ABV. Sherry in its natural state is dry but there are wines labelled as cream, amoroso, medium or sweet oloroso which are sweetened using an intense type of sherry ...