At the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, between the Atlantic Ocean and the Guadalquivir and Guadalete rivers, we find El Puerto de Santa María and Jerez de la Frontera; only place of production of wines and brandies protected by the Denominations of Origin Jerez-Xérès-Sherry, Manzanilla de Sanlúcar de Barrameda, and the Specific Denomination Brandy de Jerez.
More than 7,000 hectares of vineyards that have been the cradle of Jerez wines and brandies for centuries, jewels of universal oenology.
On a map dated 1150 of the region designed by the Arab geographer Al Idrisi and preserved in the Bodelian Library in Oxford, the name that the Arabs gave to the city of Jerez can be clearly seen, and that is none other than Sherish, which subsequently resulted in the famous «Sherry».
During the Middle Ages the vineyards of Jerez became a source of wealth for the Kingdom. The growing demand for Jerez wines by English, French and Flemish merchants was such, that even a single strain was banned, and even the installation of hives near the vineyards was banned so that the bees did not damage the fruit.
The English, Irish or Scottish acquaintances such as Fitz-Gerald, O’Neale, Gordon, Garvey or Mackenzie established their own businesses and later the Wisdom, Warter, Williams, Humbert or Sandeman’s.
Seeking to reconcile the ideal architectural conditions for the aging of the wines with the prevailing neoclassical aesthetics, the exporters raised the large wineries that still today impress the visitor.
Iberinbound, incoming travel agency, specialized in singular destinations, iberinbound@iberinbound.com gives your group a visit to one of the oldest and most unique wine regions in the world and rescues the memory of wine on your way. 3000 years of history are gazing at us.
