Spain - Jerez
It is the anglicisation of Jerez (Xeres) that gives us the word Sherry. Jerez the sherry producing region is in the south of Spain between Cadiz and Sevilla. The wine has also been know as sack, from the Spanish saca, meaning “extraction”, that is taken from the solera system.
All wine labelled as “Sherry” must legally come from the ‘Sherry Triangle’, an area in the province of Cádiz between Jerez de la Frontera, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, and El Puerto de Santa María. – the three main towns of the sherry trade. In 1933 the Jerez DO was the first Spanish denominación to be officially recognised.
There is a further demarcation within Jerez; Manzanilla can only come from Sanlúcar – situated at the northern tip of the sherry triangle and based around the delightful small town of Sanlúcar de Barrameda, flanked by the Guadalquivir estuary.
Before the phylloxera infestation in 1894, there were estimated to be over one hundred varieties of grape used in Spain for the production of sherry but now there are only three white grapes grown: Palomino: the dominant grape used for the dry sherries. (approximately 90 per cent of the grapes grown for sherry are Palomino), Pedro Ximénez: used to produce sweet wines (when harvested these grapes are typically dried in the sun for two days to concentrate their sugars) and Moscatel (used similarly to P.X. but less common).
Products from this region
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View moreParanormal Vino de Pasto
JerezAround 2018 a new description appeared in the sherry region: Vino de Pasto. Though not…
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View moreUva 44 Manzanilla En Rama
JerezA limited edition collaboration between Bodegas Barón and Owen and Tom of Bar 44…
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View moreSouthport Strawberry Gin
JerezWith the naming of Southport, Spanish distillers Sorel have created a brand around concept…
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View moreQ Rose Gin
JerezIf you prefer a slightly sweet taste in gin then Q Rose is not…
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View moreXixarito Moscatel
JerezMoscatel is a naturally sweet wine, produced in a similar way as Pedro Ximénez. Production of…
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View moreMicaela Palo Cortado
JerezPalo Cortado is a lesser know sherry style - unusual and rare - sitting…
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View moreSorel Gin
JerezSorel distillery was set up in 1875 and this gin is the homage to…
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View moreSoberano
JerezGonzalez Byass was founded in Jerez in 1835 by Manuel Maria Gonzalez at the…
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View moreMagno
JerezThe history of Osborne dates back to the end of the 18th century, when…
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View more103 White Label
JerezThe history of Osborne dates back to the end of the 18th century, when…
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View moreCarlos I Gran Reserva
JerezThe winery of Pedro Domecq is one of the most romantic in Spain. It…
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View moreXixarito Manzanilla Pasada en Rama
JerezAn aged Manzanilla 'Pasada' and bottled 'en Rama' unfiltered. Great complexity is achieved from…
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View moreXixarito Amontillado
JerezA dry Amontillado with an average 15 years in the solera - a unique…
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View moreXixarito Oloroso
JerezA soft and complex dry Oloroso that has spent more than 15 years in…
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View moreXixarito PX
JerezAn extraordinarily concentrated sweet wine of intense raisiny fruit. The natural sugars from the…
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View moreSoluqua PX
JerezA remarkable offering from Baron that has spent 30 years as an average in…
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View moreSoluqua Manzanilla Pasada
JerezAn aged Manzanilla - 12 years as opposed to 10 for Xixarito. This sherry…
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View moreMicaela Manzanilla
JerezMicaela is the entry label of Bodegas Baron - who are based in the…
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View moreMicaela Fino
JerezFino is the finest and most delicate wines style of sherry and Micaela offers…
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View moreMicaela Amontillado
JerezMicaela Amontillado is a dry version, with noticeably more character than the ubiquitous medium-sweet…
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View moreMicaela Oloroso
JerezMicaela Oloroso is a dry sherry, the prferred style in Spain and unlike the…
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View moreMicaela Cream
JerezCream is the one sweeter style of sherry in Micaela's range, made by blending…
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View moreMicaela PX
JerezPX is a naturally sweet style of sherry and is more like a dessert…
