The venencia allows us to extract a small quantity of totally clear wine and pour it into the tasting glass from a height to help the wine to aerate and open up when it strikes the glass, thus enabling the tasters to fully appreciate its characteristics.

The venencia is an implement used for pulling Sherry samples from the aging barrels in the cellars, consisting of a small cylindrical steel cup at the end of a long flexible shaft. [1] It is dropped in to the barrels through the bunghole to break through the protective yeast called 'flor' that covers the aging wine.

La venencia es un instrumento formado por un largo vástago flexible, con una especie de vaso o cubilete en un extremo y un gancho en el otro. Tiene por tanto tres partes diferenciadas: El cubilete tiene forma cilíndrica y fondo semi-esférico, con una capacidad aproximada de unos 50 centímetros cúbicos.

Oct 23, 2023 · Venencia: The long, flexible shaft with a small cup at the end used to extract Sherry from the barrel while minimizing disturbance to the flor. So, as we raise a glass of Sherry, we’re not just tasting a wine; we’re experiencing a piece of history, a blend of cultures, and a global influence that’s shaped the wine world as we know it.

May 3, 2016 · A venencia is a typical narrow, cilindrical cup attached to a long, flexible handle that is used to draw out wine from a barrel. You may wonder why we dedicate an article to such a trivial object, but it is one of the traditional symbols of sherry production.

Cada venencia que encontrarás en Venencias Torquemada es el resultado de la destreza artesanal de manos expertas que, con dedicación y amor, han dado forma a herramientas dignas de los caldos más exquisitos.

La venencia nos permitirá extraer una pequeña cantidad de vino totalmente limpio y brillante y escanciarlo en los catavinos desde una cierta distancia, lo que ayuda a que el vino se «abra» en la copa, permitiendo a los catadores apreciar todos sus matices.

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Sep 1, 2015 · Not only is Sherry unique but so is the way it is served. Very few people can use a venencia properly, but there are professional venenciadores who serve Sherry at events like ferias, promotions and weddings. There are even international venencia competitions.

Dec 9, 2014 · The venencia consists of a narrow steel cup on the end of a flexible shaft that’s nearly one meter long. For the last 60 years, the shafts have been made of rubber covered spring steel or now, PVC, but it used to be the case that they used a whale’s whisker to make the shaft of the implement.