WineXpert Sherry kit

[Wade E]

I have just started this Sherry kit and the taste out of the bag already taste like a Sherry. Is this a certain varietal that gives it this flavor or do they already have this processed in some way to get this flavor. I have tried a bottle of this Cream sherry kit when PlymouthPete and i exchanged some wines it was VERY GOOD! i was really amazed at how good it was and knew that I had to have some of this in my cellar. I actually put this kit in front of the La Bodega kit as I only have 1 3 gallon carboy but will get another soon. I did add a little more oak to it then what came with it.
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[Wade E]

This is straight from Tim Vandergrift (Tech Supervisor of Winexpert wine kits)
It's Palomino (mostly) along with some Pedro Ximinez, and it's been
carefully pre-oxidised to achieve a sherry-like character. The
commercial process for making sherry is incredibly involved and takes
many years, so we provide a pretty reasonable short cut kit that makes
either an Amontillado style (dry-ish) or an Oloroso style (sweet). Note
that actual dry sherry (Fino) is so dry many people don't care for it,
and it's very difficult to replicate in a kit format.

She is bubbling away already as this kit started fermenting 2 1/2 hours after starting this kit this morning.