://www.hinecognac.com/ ) or Delamain ( http://le-cognac.com/delamain/intro.html ) and stay away from those fancy crystal bottles offered by most all the major houses. Of course, this ignores other great possibilities such as...

Madiera comes only from the Island(s) of Madeira, just as Porto comes only from the Douro Valley of Portugal and Sherry comes only from the regions in and around Jerez in Spain. There are “imitations,” but are rarely...

Be sure your friend visits the Museo del Jamon, the Museum of Ham, in Madrid. It’s great, and some of those cured meats you might be perfect. Saffron, aged Jerez vinegar (though that might be easy to find).

), and the Mejillones Al Jerez (mussels in a tomato sherry wine sauce). We also had one item from the specials but it’s identity escapes me right now. There were many other selections that looked delectable but the stomach...

Perhaps that’s true in Jerez and the immediate area surrounding, but I can’t imagine that they were/are sending yolks to convents all over Spain. Most of the sweets that I’ve had that are produced in the...

are quite good for sipping: 1) Gran Duque d’Alba - Spanish brandy from Jerez Solera Gran Reserva 2) Germain-Robin’s Alambic Brandy (see below) Link: http://www.sbwines.com/g.html

Do any of the City’s wine bars offer a diverse selection of sherries? I’d like to sample a range of dry to sweet styles, Jerez and Manzanilla, different quality levels, etc. in one sitting. Or maybe a tapas place with...

I was tapa hopping in Jerez de la Frontera and ran across the Spanish version of the same delicacy. Of course, the name was in Spanish when I offered to order some for my sister. Being adventurous, and unknowing, my sister dove...

I was in Jerez recently for the sherry fair and was sitting with a guy from Spain who said that many Spanish veggies still eat Jamon. “They are vegetarian, not stupid” he said Which strangely made perfect sense S

de Jerez, however, has always required me to spend more money than that. Cheers, Jason

I realize this is late but maybe someone else might find it helpful. We just moved from Hollister and miss these places. Hollister Dinners: -Mexican at La Villa De Jerez Restaurant, the one on Hawkins St is better than the one on...

. that was the easy part. now we need your help. where should we eat? we’ll be starting in madrid, then hitting toledo, cordoba, seville (with side trips to carmona and jerez de la frontera and possibly arcos as well) and...

Mamaciita, sherry vinegar does not always have the word “sherry” on the bottle. Look for the words "vinagre de Jerez."

, the next day in Ronda with the night in the Ronda Parador, the next two days in Granada but sleeping at the Antequera parador, then up toward Sevilla with perhaps a stop in Jerez on the way, that night in the Carmona parador,...

the Stockton tunnel – gone) where I found not just sherry vinegar, but genuine Jerez vinegar coated in about an 1/8 inch of dust – cheap and fantastic.