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Sherries are aged directly in the three cities that define the sherry region: Jerez de la Frontera, Sanlúcar de Barrameda and El Puerto de Santa María. The main grape variety is Palomino, which accounts for 95% of the plantings in the region. All dry sherry varieties are made from Palomino grapes. Dry sherries: Fino, Manzanilla, Amontillado, Palo Cortado, Oloroso. Sherry has a unique and rather complex maturation system, in which barrels of wine are placed in several tiers like a pyramid. The system is called "Criaders and Soleras" (soleras or criaderas) and is used in the production of all types of sherry. Due to the special climatic conditions in the Jerez region, at the end of the fermentation process, a layer of local yeast called Flor is formed in the base wine, from the Spanish flor - flower - a living organism that appears on the surface of the wine.