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Sack is an antiquated wine term referring to white fortified wine imported from mainland Spain or the Canary Islands.〔(Oxford Companion to Wine: Sack )〕 There was sack of different origins such as: * Canary sack from the Canary Islands, * Malaga sack from Málaga, * Palm sack from Palma de Mallorca, and * Sherris sack from Jerez de la Frontera The term Sherris sack later gave way to sherry as the English term for fortified wine from Jerez. Since sherry is practically the only one of these wines still widely exported and consumed, "sack" (by itself, without qualifier) is commonly but not quite correctly quoted as an old synonym for sherry. Most sack was probably sweet, and matured in wooden barrels for a limited time. In modern terms, typical sack may have resembled cheaper versions of medium Oloroso sherry.〔 Today, sack is sometimes seen included in the name of some sherries, perhaps most commonly on dry sherries as "dry sack".〔(Williams & Humbert - Bodega de Jerez - Xerez - Dry Sack Medium Sherry )〕 == Origin of the term == The ''Collins English Dictionary'', the ''Chambers Dictionary'', and the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' all derive the word "sack" from the French ''sec'', "dry". However, the OED cannot explain the change in the vowel, and it has been suggested by others that the term is actually from the Spanish word ''sacar'', meaning "to draw out", which led to ''sacas''.〔 The word "sack" is not attested before 1530.〔Hugh Johnson, The Story of wine, p. 92-93; 1989/2005 “new illustrated edition” ISBN 1-84000-972-1〕 Julian Jeffs writes "The word sack (there are several spellings) probably originated at the end of the fifteenth century, and is almost certainly derived from the Spanish verb ''sacar'' ("to draw out"). In the minutes of the Jerez town council for 1435 exports of wine were referred to as ''sacas''. The term is still used for the withdrawal of wine from a solera."〔Julian Jeffs, Sherry, p. 24; 1961/2004 (5th edition) ISBN 1-84000-923-3〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sack (wine)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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