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  • Sherry Bodega Visit: Bodegas Hidalgo La Gitana

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    In September 2010 I visited several sherry bodegas. Here are pictures and a few notes from Bodegas Hidalgo La Gitana, which is located in Sanlucar de Barrameda.  (La Gitana is their most famous brand. It's a manzanilla; similar to fino but aged in Sanlucar.) (The bodegas were wonderfully old, moldy, and dusty.) (One of the…

  • Sherry Bodega Visit: Bodegas Sanchez Romate

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    In September 2010 I visited several sherry bodegas. Here are pictures and a few notes from Bodegas Sanchez Romate.  (Our guide used a barrel as a chalkboard.) (Our host.) (The bodega is relatively small and sort of goth.) (We signed a barrel.) Not a touristy bodega- don’t do tours Fino has more oxidation than manzanilla…