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Sep 16, 2019

Interview with Richard Bigg

F: What is the Bar Pepito? R.B: It is a small dedicated sherry bar, focussing on a broad range of styles but easy and accesible for people new to sherry. F: And why a Sherry Bar? R.B: Most of all I have loved it for a long time! The opportunity…

Wine

6 min read

Interview with Richard Bigg
Interview with Richard Bigg

Sep 4, 2019

When Sherry Saved Cadiz

During the XVI and XVII centuries, when Spain had an empire in the Americas, there was huge traffic between the empire and the homeland. Many ships were bringing gold and silver, and naturally became a target for pirates. At the same time, there was an undeclared war between Catholic Spain…

History

3 min read

When Sherry Saved Cadiz
When Sherry Saved Cadiz

Sep 1, 2019

When Horses Drank Sherry

There are two very characteristic and established symbols of Jerez, two emblems closely linked to our idiosyncrasies; the horse, and our beloved Sherry. Nowadays the Jerez festival par excellence which unites these two symbols is the Feria de Mayo(May Fair) also known as the Feria del Caballo (Horse fair). All…

History

3 min read

When Horses Drank Sherry
When Horses Drank Sherry

Aug 26, 2019

Goodbye Gaditano

Fino Gaditano. The back label states: “Fino wine of pale strawy-yellow colour made from Palomino grapes. Fino, aged in soleras.” There are few who remember you now. Time was when people used to drink a less expensive wine known as “vino de medio tapon” in the tabancos. It was a…

Wine

2 min read

Goodbye Gaditano
Goodbye Gaditano

Aug 25, 2019

Monument to Pedro Domecq y Loustau

Rocío Benítez warmly welcomes us at Bodegas Fundador and we go straight to the heart of the eldest winery in Jerez. What once was the Domecq winery opens up to us. Today, this cellar is owned by the multinational company Beam Global, which has respected every inch of it. …

Wine

4 min read

Monument to Pedro Domecq y Loustau
Monument to Pedro Domecq y Loustau

Aug 25, 2019

Monument to god Bacchus

While marching through Medina Street to the beat of our headphones’ music, listening to The Misfits’ “Die, Die my Darling”, we come across the old street Cartuja, completely delighted by the precious Dios Baco winery. Like other cathedral-style wineries, this one is more ornamental, larger and taller than Mudejar buildings…

Wine

2 min read

Monument to god Bacchus
Monument to god Bacchus
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