European Wine Reference (Wine Folly)
Sherry
Spain's misunderstood fortified wine — mostly dry at the high end, "more akin to fine whiskey" than to the cream sherry that gave it a bad name.
Sherry has garnered a bad name due to the overwhelming amount of cream sherry (a sweet wine) on the market. In truth, most high-end Sherry wines are dry, which completely changes the perception of this wine "to something more akin to fine whiskey" (source: European Wine Exploration Map _ Wine Folly.pdf).
Sherry comes from Andalusia in Spain's far south (general knowledge — region not named in the source; needs verification). It shares the misunderstood-by-cooking-wine fate of Marsala, and the fortified shelf with Port.
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