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Drink the last of the Rieslings with German gentleman getting tipsy at The Foundation (6)

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I believe the answer is:

sherry

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'drink' is the definition.
(sherry is a kind of drink)

'the last of the rieslings with german gentleman getting tipsy at the foundation' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'german' could be 'herr' and 'herr' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for sherry that I've seen before include "Preprandial drink" , "Alcohol for the trifle" , "Strong sweet wine as aperitif" , "Alcoholic appetiser associated with Jerez" , "booze" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and the Irish Times.
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