The annual Jerez harvest festival held in early September centres on the Pisada de la Uva ceremony: barefoot treading of the first Palomino Fino grapes in the traditional lagares at the Gonzalez Byass bodega.
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The ancient barefoot grape-treading ritual performed at the Gonzalez Byass bodega at the start of the Vendimia. Participants in traditional Jota costumes tread Palomino Fino grapes in the lagar to produce the first must of the harvest. A highlight of the Jerez sherry calendar and an internationally attended ritual.
Equipo Navazos releases scarce single-cask sherries under the La Bota series, each a numbered butt bought from a specific solera and bottled unfiltered.
A private tasting session at Bodegas Tradicion presenting a vertical of Fino, Amontillado, Palo Cortado and Oloroso all at VORS (30+ years) solera age.
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.
The ancient barefoot grape-treading ritual performed at the Gonzalez Byass bodega at the start of the Vendimia. Participants in traditional Jota costumes tread Palomino Fino grapes in the lagar to produce the first must of the harvest. A highlight of the Jerez sherry calendar and an internationally attended ritual.
A structured educational tasting at Bodegas Lustau comparing En Rama (unfiltered, direct from butt) and standard filtered expressions of the same Fino and Manzanilla solera.
Equipo Navazos releases scarce single-cask sherries under the La Bota series, each a numbered butt bought from a specific solera and bottled unfiltered.
A private tasting session at Bodegas Tradicion presenting a vertical of Fino, Amontillado, Palo Cortado and Oloroso all at VORS (30+ years) solera age.
The tasting menu at Aponiente functions as an extended sherry pairing experience, with chef Angel Leon's marine courses matched to an expert-selected Jerez DO progression.
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.
Tour Bodegas Fundador, the oldest bodega in Jerez, with a guide. Trace sherry wine and brandy production from the vineyard, then enjoy your selected tasting.
Discover one of the oldest wineries in the Marco de Jerez. Stroll through its historic corridors and enjoy a Manzanilla sherry tasting paired with delicious accompaniments.
Explore Cadiz and Jerez de la Frontera on a tailored private tour. Visit a Jerez winery for an included wine tasting.
Wine tastings and winery visits in Jerez and Cádiz (26) · Wine tours and day trips in Jerez and Cádiz (6)
