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Latest comment: 16 years ago3 comments2 people in discussion
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.
