What is "manzanilla"

manzanilla \man`za*nil"la\ (m[a^]n`z[.a]*n[i^]l"l[.a]; Sp. m[aum]n`th[aum]*n[=e]l"y[aum]), n.

1. (Olive Trade) A kind of small roundish olive with a small freestone pit, a fine skin, and a peculiar bitterish flavor. Manzanillas are commonly pitted and stuffed with Spanish pimientos.

2. A very dry pale sherry from Spain.

n. 1 A pale, dry fino sherry. 2 A kind of small roundish olive with a small freestone pit, a fine skin, and a somewhat bitter taste.

Manzanilla is a variety of fino sherry made around the port of Sanlúcar de Barrameda, in the province of Cádiz, Andalusia ( Spain). In Spanish, chamomile tea is called "manzanilla", and thus this wine gets the name because the wine's flavour is said to be reminiscent of such tea.

The sherry is manufactured using the same methods as a fino and results in a very pale, dry wine. In addition, the sherry is often described as having a salty flavour, believed to develop from the fact that it is manufactured on the sea estuary of the Guadalquivir river. Sanlúcar de Barrameda's cool temperatures and high humidity contribute to a higher yield of flor yeast than in Jerez or El Puerto de Santa María. The thicker cap of flor better protects the wine from contact with the air, resulting in a fresher, more delicate flavour than other varieties of fino. It is typically aged for five years in a solera, but some types may be aged longer.

Manzanilla or manzanilla ( Spanish for "little apple" literally) may refer to:

• Manzanilla (wine), a variety of fino sherry
• Manzanilla, Spanish term for " chamomile" (any variety) or the plant's flowers, or chamomile tea
• Manzanilla de la muerte (Spanish: "little apple of death"), manchineel in English (Hippomane mancinella), a tree with apple-like but poisonous fruit
• the Manzanilla (olive) (Olea europaea), also called the Manzanillo olive, a common variety of Spanish olive cultivar

Geography:

• Manzanilla, Spain, municipality in Huelva province, Spain
• Manzanilla, Trinidad and Tobago, town in east coastal Trinidad, with surrounding North Manzanilla, Upper Manzanilla, Lower Manzanilla and Manzanilla Beach