1876 Facts About Sherry by Henry Vizetelly

Some other Jerez Bodegas.

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Vm.—Some Othee Jeeez Bodegas.

The Establishment of Seuor Misa, Conde de Bayona,its Array of Bodegas and Monumental Tower—Its more remarkable Soleras—Garvey and Co.'s Monster Bodega—Their Soleras of Choice Amontillados—The Old Brown Sherry of the Prince of Wales—^Youthful and Matured Montilla Wines— The Ancient Jerez House of Haurie—^Its Blended Wines, Amontillados, and Olorosos—Don Diego de Agreda's Choice Soleras—His Mauresque House and Handsome Garden—Senor Julian Pemartin's Amontillados, Vinos de Pasto, and Jerezano Wines—The Venerable Soleras of Seuor Josd Peinartin—Mr. B. Davies's Bodega—His San Lucar and Madeira Vineyards—HisDelicate Amontillados and FragrantFinosand Manzanillas —Mr.J.C.Gordon's Olorosos,Potent Brown Sherry,and High-class Finos —Seuor J. J. Vegas's Choice and Eobust Eayas—Wisdom and Warters Montilla Finos—Their Emperador and Sweet Pedro Jimenez—^Mr. E. Ivison's Wines of the old Jerezano Type—His Mode of Developing the Seville Wines—Webber and Co.'s Finos—Mackenzie and Co.'s Manza nillas, Amontillados, and Centenarian Olorosos—Heyward and Wilson's Finos and Manzanillas, their Montilla and old Jerezano Wines—Matthie- sen and Furlong's Bodegas in the Jesuit Chmxh and Convent—^Their Vineyard in the CuartiUos and its Fine Wine—Seuor Ysasi's Finos and Amontillados—Cramp and Suter's Fino Soleras and Eare Old Wines— The Jerez Almaeenistas and the Establishment of Seuor Sanchez Eomate. On arriving at Jerez by railway,among tlie first objects tbat attract one's attention is a lofty square tower, rising above an extensive range of carefully-ordered buildings, situate within a few hundred yards of the station. These are the premises of Senor M. Misa, Conde de Bayona, and one of the magnates of the sherry metropolis. In this striking assem blage of bodegas as many as 18,000 butts of wine are Stored, and connected with them are the usual cooperage, cai'penters' and smiths' shops, departments for steaming and seasoning casks, and all the necessary adjuncts toa shipping establishment on a vast scale. On our visit we passed through the different offices, comprising the escritorio or counting-house,the private room of the principal ofthe firm,the apartment in which brokers who come to offer wines are received, and the sample-room in which the winesin question aretasted,together with the shipping