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Sherry is more properly capitalized like Champagne (wine) is. I will work on getting this moved back to the proper capitalization. AgneCheese/Wine 00:08, 9 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Here is an online example from Wine Enthusiast showing the capitalization of Sherry when describing it it in the proper noun context of the wine from the Jerez region. Sherry: A Unique Taste of Spain. AgneCheese/Wine 01:42, 9 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Well, I just think theat this article should follow whatever lead the main article takes. It's somewhat awkward to have it capitalized here but not there. MisfitToys 02:52, 15 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I strongly disagree. Sherry is better seen as a category than a proper noun - we don't capitalize it for the same reason we don't capitalize wine or vermouth or whisky. The analogy to Champagne is strained: Champagne is also the name of an actual place, while sherry is based on a 500 year old anglicization of Jerez, which is itself only one of three main sherry-producing towns. Most importantly, though, sherry is almost never capitalized in written English - a single example from Wine Enthusiast aside - and so the article should follow that. I'm going to go ahead and change the capitalization now.

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Wouldn't it be better to merge this article with the main article Sherry? --93.132.214.102 (talk) 23:28, 5 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]