Hi Chowhounds: I’m looking for a bay area liquor store that has Cardenal Mendoza Spanish brandy. K&L and BevMo don’t seem to stock it. I’d like to start trying out the Jerez brandies, had a delicious few glasses...

Am planning a week or so in Southern Spain in early October, can anyone help out with recommendations for fine food in Jejez de la Frontera, El Puerto de Santa Maria, and/or Sanlúcar de Barrameda. Also seeking worthy vineyards...

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- Is this considered a Sherry? I know it is made in Jerez with one of the grapes of Sherry but it is vintage dated. Can it be sherry if not made in the solara method?

and a glass of jerez. Next day i’m watching Bourdain’s No Reservations (even greater show)and he’s in Ireland sucking on giant prawns. What do I do? Run over to Degustation and order cigales and African shrimp a...

Since there’s been some liquer discussions recently, I wonder what people think of Spanish Brandy for sipping. I’ve been buying the Gran Duque D’Alba from Jerez and I think it’s better than Cognacs and...

bravas which are laced with a hot paprika called piment d’espelette mixed with an order of chorizo al jerez,a spicy pork sausage great combo the gambas de la plancha, shrimp with thier heads on sauteed in a garlicy olive...

Jerez, from Spain. I couldn’t get online last night, but I’ll post some links to books and websites later. or apples + some pears.

I am trying to raffle off a bottle of Dry Sack Sherry produced and bottled by Williams and Humbert, Jerez and London, imported from Spain, at least 35 years old. Has been stored by a former liquor store owner all these years....

Went back. Had a nice jerez and glass of Navarra. Had the pimientos salt blistered-as good as Boqueria’s. The small Andaluz “mixed meat” bocadillo was good with it. the gamabas a la plancha were excellent and I...

is an unusual addition), the pinxtos morunos (lamb) which were the best of the bunch and the crema catalan for dessert. Two glasses of rioja and a glass of jerez and I was very happy for about $100.

I think the region around Cádiz is a great chow area—Cádiz, San Lúcar de Barrameda, Puerto de Santa María, Jerez de la Frontera—provided that you like seafood, that is. Lots of great traditional fare in that area.

More important than the brand is the denomination. There are three different types of sherry vinegar. —Those with out any DO (denominación de origen) —DO vinagre de Jerez (aged 6 months to 2 years) —DO vinagre de...

), you’ll never go back to plain old serrano. Forget Bar Jamon. Nice selection of jerez and queso too.

outlying pueblos blancos Cerro de Carambolo (city view) take M-170, M-171, and M-173 from the Plaza de Armas bus station Pavías de Pescado (fried fish in olive oil), and Fino, a bone dry sherry (or Jerez), or manzanilla (with...