Venencia Masterclass at Consejo Regulador ★ 4.6
A hands-on workshop teaching the venencia technique: extracting sherry from the barrel with the traditional silver and whalebone tool and pouring into a copita from height without spillage.
NeighbourhoodEl Puerto de Santa Maria
Location
Address: Calle Francisco Cossi Ochoa s/n, 11500 El Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain, Jerez & Sherry
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