Tip: Make the dramatic single-road ascent to Ronda from Jerez in the morning; visit a bodega at altitude in the afternoon and watch the sunset over the gorge.

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Vejer de la Frontera: white village, atun rojo and sherry vinegar ★ 4.5

The whitewashed hilltop village of Vejer de la Frontera overlooks the Atlantic plain south of Jerez and is the gastronomic capital of the atun rojo (bluefin tuna) tradition: the almadraba trap-fishing nets at Barbate and Zahara de los Atunes have been operated here since Phoenician times. Restaurants pair bluefin tuna belly with chilled fino; sherry vinegar aged in Jerez butts is a local condiment. The village is one of Andalucia's most beautiful.

Pours: Fino, Sherry vinegar (aged in oak)

Tip: La Castilleria restaurant in Vejer does the definitive atun rojo experience; book two weeks ahead in June when the almadraba season peaks.

Donana National Park: Europe's largest wetland with Manzanilla ★ 4.5

The Coto de Donana, accessed by boat from Sanlucar's quayside, is Europe's most important wetland reserve and a World Heritage Site where the Guadalquivir meets the Atlantic.

Pours: Manzanilla

Tip: Book the official Donana boat tour at least two weeks ahead in spring and autumn peak migration seasons; the Sanlucar tourist office manages bookings.

Montilla-Moriles: the source of Pedro Ximenez ★ 4.4

The Montilla-Moriles DO south of Cordoba is the source of most Pedro Ximenez grapes used in Jerez's sweet sherries under the long-standing cross-appellation supply agreement.

Pours: Pedro Ximenez, Fino de Montilla, Amontillado de Montilla

Tip: Combine with a stop in Cordoba and its Mezquita; the drive north from Jerez through Andalucia's olive-covered hills is beautiful in spring.

Cadiz: Phoenician port, Atlantic seafood and fino ★ 4.8

One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in western Europe (founded by Phoenicians c. 1100 BC) and a natural sherry port well-suited to drinking fino with Atlantic seafood.

Pours: Fino, Manzanilla

Tip: Take the catamaran from El Puerto de Santa Maria across the bay for the most atmospheric arrival; the ferry takes 45 minutes and lands in the historic centre.

Sanlucar de Barrameda: the Manzanilla capital ★ 4.9

The compact and atmospheric town of Sanlucar de Barrameda, at the mouth of the Guadalquivir opposite the Donana wetlands, is the home of Manzanilla.

Pours: Manzanilla, Manzanilla Pasada, Manzanilla en Rama

Tip: Walk from bodega to bodega in the Barrio Alto in the morning; end with langostinos (prawns) from the fishing port at Casa Balbino on the Plaza del Cabildo.

El Puerto de Santa Maria: the third vertex of the Triangle ★ 4.8

El Puerto de Santa Maria is the smallest of the three Sherry Triangle towns and home to some of the most historic bodegas: Osborne (founded 1772), Lustau's El Puerto soleras, and Aponiente (three Michelin stars).

Pours: Fino, Amontillado, Palo Cortado

Tip: Combine Osborne bodega tour in the morning with lunch at a ribera seafood bar; book Aponiente months in advance if your dates coincide.

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