An afternoon in Jerez

Last Friday, some friends and I took the train to Jerez, a city about an hour south of Sevilla, to go to the Tio Pepe bodega for a tour and tasting.

Tio Pepe is the most famous brand of sherry and is sold in more countries than any other wine. The bodega itself is the not the place where the grapes are grown (the vineyards are outside the city) but where the sherries are made and stored.

It was a really pretty location, but to be honest, we were there more for the tasting than for the tour. Once we finally got to the tasting, we discovered that we all think sherry is pretty gross. But it was a fun day!





Posing with the giant Tio Pepe bottle

Many barrels of sherry have been produced for famous and important people, such as the Spanish royal family, Winston Churchill, Orson Welles, and Picasso (his is shown below). These people autograph the barrels and they are on display in a special room.

A contest was held between local art students to re-imagine the Tio Pepe bottle

Finally tasting some sherry. Won't be having any more any time soon.