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Wines of Southern Spain

Andalucía is a land of fortified wines, and the best of
these is jerez (sherry). Andalucíans drink the light, dry
fino and manzanilla styles of sherry as wines (they only
have 15.5 per cent alcohol) – always chilled, and often
as an accompaniment to tapas (see pp578–9). The
longer-aged, richer, yet still dry styles of amontillado
and oloroso sherry go well with the cured jamón
serrano. Other wines include fino, which may or
may not be fortified, and Madeira-like Málaga. Working the soil in Jerez
Wine Regions
Tío Pepe is one of the The Jerez wine region covers the chalky downs
finos of Jerez, which are
noted for their bouquet between the towns of Jerez, Sanlúcar and El
of flor (yeast), pale colour Puerto de Santa María. South of the Montilla-
and appetizing finish. Moriles region are Málaga’s vineyards, which
have been reduced by urban development.

Espiel
Linares
A45
Córdoba A4 A44 Úbeda
Guadalquivir Montilla Jaén Montilla, softer in
Bollullos par Sevilla A4 style than sherry,
del Condado Moriles ANDALUCÍA can make an
A49 Lucena
Huelva A92 Genil excellent partner
Estepa Granada A92 for Andalucía’s
AP4 A92 regional cuisine.
Sanlúcar de
Barrameda A45 Vélez Málaga A7
Jerez de la Frontera Málaga Motril Almería
Cádiz A7
Marbella 0 kilometres 100
A7 0 miles 50
A381
A48
Algeciras
Key
Manzanilla is matured only in the
town of Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Condado de Huelva
which is situated where the Guad- Jerez-Xérès-Sherry
alquivir River meets the Atlantic
Ocean. Like fino, it is bone dry, Montilla-Moriles
but has a distinctive salty tang. Málaga
Key Facts about Wines of Southern Spain
Location and Climate Good Producers
The Jerez region has one of the Condado de Huelva: Manuel Sauci
sunniest climates in Europe – Salas (Riodiel), A.Villarán (Pedro
summer heat tempered by ocean Ximénez Villarán). Jerez: Barbadillo
breezes. The best type of soil is white, chalky (Solear), Blázquez (Carta Blanca),
albariza. In Montilla it is more clayey. Caballero (Puerto), Garvey (San
Patricio), González Byass (Alfonso, Tío Pepe),
Grape Varieties
The best dry sherry is produced Hidalgo (La Gitana, Napoleón), Lustau, Osborne
from the Palomino grape. Pedro (Quinta), Pedro Domecq (La Ina), Sandeman.
Ximénez is used for the sweeter Montilla-Moriles: Alvear (C.B., Festival), Gracia
styles and is the main grape in Montilla and Hermanos, Pérez Barquero, Tomás García.
Málaga. Moscatel is also grown in Málaga. Málaga: Scholtz Hermanos, López Hermanos.

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