Ask someone in Jerez for a bodega and they’ll name the same five famous houses. But the Sherry Region has well over a hundred: family cellars that have been ageing wine since the 1800s, almacenistas tucked behind unmarked doors, and young winemakers bottling outside the official appellations.
Nobody had put them all in one place, so I did.
150 bodegas and growing, each one written by hand
Bodegas de Jerez is a free, independent directory of every winery in the Sherry Region and the rest of the province of Cádiz. That covers the full official register of the Consejo Regulador, for both wine and vinegar, plus the small producers who work outside it. Each profile says who the house is, since when, what it makes, which appellation it bottles under and whether you can visit. Nothing is scraped. Every profile is checked against the bodega’s own sources.
“I’m going to Jerez next month. Where should I go?”
That’s the question the site answers best. You can filter by town and look for guided tours, tours in English, private tastings, a shop, a restaurant, a museum, or even an equestrian show. In autumn there’s a guide to mosto, the young wine poured in the taverns and ventas around town, for a few weeks a year.
“What’s the difference between a fino and an amontillado?”
The site explains that too. There’s a page on flor, the solera system, the grapes and the white albariza soils. You can browse bodegas by style: manzanilla, oloroso, palo cortado, Pedro Ximénez, cream. You’ll also find the new still wines from Cádiz, and the brandy, vermouth and vinegar aged in the same casks.
A few things I’m proud of
Closed houses don’t disappear. Garvey and ten others keep their profile and their history, with a link to wherever their brands and soleras live on today. With a free account you can keep your own lists of bodegas and wines, with notes and ratings, and share them with a link. And it’s all available in English, Spanish, French, German, Chinese and Japanese.
If you’d like to help
The site is free and has no ads. A coffee covers the server and the hours each profile takes. If you know someone who loves sherry or is planning a trip to Andalusia, sending them the link is just as good. 🍷
¡Salud!
https://bodegasdejerez.com/