Lustau's tour introduces the almacenista system: independent small-scale sherry makers who mature sherry in private soleras and sell their stock to larger bodegas.
Address: Calle Arcos 53, 11402 Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, Jerez & Sherry
A guided tour of the Hidalgo family bodega exploring the flor biology that makes Manzanilla different from Fino. The tour covers the seaside microclimate of Sanlucar, the albariza vineyard blocks and a comparison tasting of Manzanilla from different solera ages.
A full-day guided tour visiting one bodega in each corner of the Jerez-Xeres-Sherry triangle: Jerez, El Puerto de Santa Maria and Sanlucar de Barrameda.
Bodegas Barbadillo occupies part of the 14th-century Castle of Santiago in Sanlucar. The tour covers the castle's Moorish history, the Barbadillo Manzanilla solera and a tasting of Solear Manzanilla alongside Castillo de San Diego Palomino white wine.
Williams and Humbert's vast Jerez bodega is one of the largest in the appellation. The guided tour takes in the 14,000 square metre cathedral cellar, explains the Dos Cortados and Dry Sack brand history, and concludes with a Gran Duque de Alba brandy tasting.
Osborne's El Puerto cellar tour explores the largest private wine cellar complex in Spain. The tour covers the oxidative ageing process and the famous Veterano and Magno Brandy de Jerez production, with a tasting flight combining sherry and brandy.
The most visited bodega tour in Jerez, covering the La Concha cellar (designed by Gustave Eiffel), the historic barrels signed by visiting royalty and celebrities, and the full tasting flight from Tio Pepe Fino through the VORS aged range.
