We Wish We Spoke German: Spain Part III: Jerez

We arrived in Jerez around 3:00 in the afternoon and were admittedly a bit tired from our drive and first few days of sightseeing. Our hotel had a nice pool on the roof, so we took the rest of the afternoon to relax and get some sun. After all, our main goal in Jerez was to try some sherry and take a tour of a bodega, so we had a pretty relaxed agenda for our visit.

Jerez is famous for being part of the "Sherry Triangle", which consists of three towns that produce sherry. Similar to champagne, all "sherry" must legally come from this area using these grapes, or it must be called something else. We chose a cool, modern tapas restaurant for dinner, which was a perfect opportunity to try some different kinds.

Considering how much sherry is produced in this town, there's no shortage of bodegas to visit. The bodegas are where the sherry is produced and stored in the typical large, black casks to be aged. The following morning we went to tour Sandeman's bodega. The tour was really interesting, and we even got to look inside a cask to see what the aging process looks like. After the tour, we got to taste three delicious glasses.

Following the tour, we explored the small city center for a little and grabbed lunch. We wanted to get on the road as we were moving on to Sevilla (don't worry - Matt didn't drink his full glasses of sherry!), so we found a quick place for lunch near our hotel. It seemed equivalent to a Panera for tapas, which was pretty cool!