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- The placename was rendered as Xerez or Xerés (Old Spanish pronunciation: [ʃeˈɾet͡s̻, ʃeˈɾes̺]) in old Romance sources; hence the name of the famous fortified wine, sherry.
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Fact 1 - Did you know that Jerez can trace its origins back to Roman times? Fact 2 - Want to see how sherry is made? Then get thee to a bodega, or even a museum; Fact 3 - The British have had a presence in Jerez for centuries; Fact 4 - The elegant horse-rider wearing his grey suit is a classic Jerez image
Jerez de la Frontera (Spanish pronunciation: [xeˈɾeθ ðe la fɾonˈteɾa]) or simply Jerez, also cited in old English-language sources as Xeres, is a city and municipality in the province of Cádiz in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.
Of all of the ‘frontera’ towns, mostly located in Cádiz, the largest is Jerez de la Frontera with its magnificent Alcazar, an 11th-century Moorish fortress. The Moors called their city ‘Sherish’ and held it until 1264, although the Christian forces controlled the surrounding lands from 1248.
- D.O. Jerez-Xéres-Sherry
- Sherry Triangle / Marco de Jerez
- Consejo Regulador: Sherry Regulations
Why three names you ask? Well, because the wines of Jerez had been popular in Spain (as Vinos de Jerez) but just as well in France (Xérès) and England (Sherry). So even today each bottle of sherry still bears a label with the name in three languages, as Jerez-Xérès-Sherry. Another reason was the fact that sherry wines were widely copied. They simpl...
Defining a geographical region in which a certain product can be produced, is a key element in any denomination of origin. Traditionally all sherry had to be aged in the so-called Sherry Triangle. This is formed by three cities: Jerez de la Frontera and the nearby coastal towns of Puerto de Santa María and Sanlúcar de Barrameda. However grapes and ...
The rules of the D.O. Jerez-Xérès-Sherry are set out in documents known as the “Regulations”. They give us the relevant details concerning the authorized region, the grape varieties and cultivation techniques, and basic aspects concerning the production and ageing. The regulations also specify the functioning of the Consejo Regulador, the managemen...
City in the Spanish province of Cadiz. It had a Jewish community with a separate Juderia as early as the time of the Moors. When Alfonso X., the Wise, conquered the city in Oct., 1264, he assigned houses and lands to the Jews.
Jerez de la Frontera, once called Xeres, has a rich history from the days of the Moorish Arab occupation of the Iberian Peninsula. Part of its name, de la Frontera, means "of the frontier" because it was on the border between Islamic and Christian populations.
Oct 22, 2021 · The word sherry comes from Xérès (Jerez) but was originally called sack, from the Spanish saca, meaning "extraction" from the solera, a vat used in the aging process. After a glass of sherry take a walk over to Iglesia de San Miguel, a church built between the 15th and 18th century.
