Bodegas Grant
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Very Good 14.5/20 |
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C/ Bolos, 1 y 3
11500 El Puerto de Santa María Open Mon- Sat 10am-2pm Cards MC,V |
Barrels of sherry for tasting
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The Verdict
To "Cellarbrate": No appointment required, casual tasting experience with a nice traditional feel, wines poured directly from the barrels which is always a nice touch To "Wine about": Nothing How many bottles did we buy: 0 Suitable for: Couples, small groups, Wine lovers Visited November 2017 (weekday) |
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Getting There
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Country
State/Province
Region
Accessibility
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Spain
Andalucia
Jerez
In the town of El Puerto de Santa Maria, the building has a large Grant sign over the doorway
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Upon Arrival
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Parking
Setting
Commercial/Boutique
Ambiance
Airconditioning/Fireplace
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The streets are quite narrow around here, so we parked at Plaza de Toros and walked (5 mins) to the Bodega. Be wary of the "friendly" locals offering to direct you into car spaces, they expect you to pay them a couple of euros for the service (the parking is actually free)
Large historic building in town, there is no garden to speak of
Commercial
The tasting room is in the patio of the winery and is large and open with the traditional sand floors. There are sherry barrels situated around the room with some nice potted plants and traditional style pendant lights. The tasting bench is located at the front, and there is a door for cars to drive in for the locals to pick up their bulk purchases of sherry!
No/No
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Tasting Experience
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Number of wines on tasting
Particular wines or varietals known for
Wait time
Knowledge of wines
Staff attitude
Winery Tour Offered
Tasting seating available at counter
Tasting sheet/order form provided for notes
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There are 9 wines on tasting and you just order by the copa (glass). The glasses are quite generous, therefore it is possible to share a few different glasses if you want to sample more of the range. The tastings are poured straight from the barrel, which was great to see
Sherry
There was no wait time
Our cellar door assistant did not speak English (and our Spanish is extremely limited!) so we were unable to assess this
Whilst we did have the language barrier our assistant was quite friendly and with some pointing we were able to taste most of the sherry's. English and Spanish tours are offered
Yes (by appointment only)
No
No
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Food Offering
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Yes/No
Restaurant/Café/Tasting platter
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No
Food can be pre arranged for special occasions for groups larger than 15. We were also given some olives with our tasting
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Hip Pocket
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Price range of wines
Tasting Fee
Refundable on purchase?
Tour Fee
Delivery cost per dozen
Club Membership with Discounts etc
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€5 - €12
€0.75 - €3 per taste
No
€3
N/A, you can order through the website, free shipping
No
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Other features, facilities and offerings
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Gift Shop
Toys/play area for kids
Dog friendly
By the way...
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Basic gift shop with olives, breads and postcards
No
Yes
We did try to make an appointment via email here but never received an answer. We were happy to see that you could just walk in for a tasting and even with the language barrier we got to taste like the locals do. It was also interesting to see that a lot of locals visited with large plastic bottles that were filled for them and there is a price list for by the litre purchases
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