4 Best Wineries Near Jerez de la Frontera

Jerez de la Frontera · SherryNº 02

Bodegas Osborne

The black bull on Spanish highways has a father, and it's called Osborne. The winery was founded in 1772 by Thomas Osborne, an English trader settled in El Puerto de Santa María, who saw the opportunity in sherry exports to northern Europe. 250 years later, the family still runs it. The main visitable winery — Bodega de la Mora, 18th century — is the oldest in the complex and preserves the traditional cathedral-cellar design: high ceilings, huge naves, and the microclimate needed for aging finos and olorosos. The standard visit runs an hour and ends with a tasting of finos, olorosos, Pedro Ximénez (plus some Jerez brandy if interested). The Osborne bull — that 14-meter black silhouette visible from Spanish highways — was designed in 1956 and has become de-facto cultural heritage. When the law banned outdoor advertising in 1994, citizens themselves asked to keep it, and today it doesn't even bear the brand name anymore.