Bodegas González Byass

General information

Destination
Jerez de la Frontera, Spain

Program details

Taste some of the best sherries in the world and learn how they are made with a visit to one of the top bodegas in Jerez. This beautiful baroque city is only up the road from the Costa de la Luz and you will be able to cap off the two-hour tour with tastings of Shakespeare’s favourite tipple.

Highlights
- Find out all about the secrets behind sherry making
- Come and savour the various flavours

We will visit the Gonzalez Byass winery, where the world-famous Tio Pepe sherry is produced. Learn about the different types of this fortified wine: the crisp, dry fino; nutty amontillado; salty manzanilla; and dark, pungent oloroso.



The sherries produced in this bodega are made from the finest Palomino grapes, which results in a young wine that is meticulously blended with mature ones. This process ‘freshens’ the older wines while also adding character to the younger ones. They are then stored in old oak barrels and left it for at least three-and-a-half years in beautiful, cathedral-like bodegas. Brandy is also produced in the Gonzalez Byass bodegas.



There are many fine traditions associated with sherry but perhaps the quaintest is that of remunerating Britain’s Poet Laureate with a sack of sherry (the equivalent of 720 bottles). When Carol Ann Duffy, the latest holder of that centuries-old title, learned of the perk, she headed straight to Jerez de la Frontera… and penned an ode to sherry that begins: ‘Who wouldn't feel favoured/ at the end of a week’s labour/ to receive as part-wages/ a pale wine that puts the mouth in mind of the sea...’



From Jun 1st to Oct 31st (from Monday to Saturday)

Spanish Tour: At 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 5pm and 6pm

English Tour: At 12pm, 1pm, 2pm and 5.15pm

German Tour: At 12.15pm, 2pm and 5.15pm



From Nov 1st to May 31st (from Monday to Saturday)

Spanish Tour: At 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 4pm and 5pm

English Tour: At 12pm, 1pm, 2pm and 5pm

German Tour: At 12.15pm, 2pm and 4pm



On Sundays

Spanish Tour: At 12pm, 1pm and 2pm

English Tour: At 12pm, 1pm and 2pm

German Tour: At 12.15pm and 2pm

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Voucher type: Printed
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Location
Starting point:
Manuel María González, 12 - ES

End point: Same as starting point

Schedule
Opening dates
Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday/Friday/Saturday/Sunday, 12:00 - 19:30

Duration: 1,5 Hours

Guiding options
Guiding type: Guide