Definition of "amontillado" []

• A pale dry sherry. (noun)

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• "The pig is bred for one purpose only: To be served at room temperature (so that the fat glistens) before a meal, like caviar or pâté de foie gras, accompanied only by dry sherry (a fino or amontillado) or a Spanish red wine, and perhaps a crust of bread."
• "Those who have any doubt about sherry should go and buy a bottle of a good Palo Cortado, a sherry mid point between a fine oloroso and amontillado."
• "There are three main styles: fino and manzanilla; amontillado ; and oloroso ."