Sherry or Jerez wine comes from the southern region of Cádiz in Spain. It has been made there for centuries! Many of us simply think of it as a Christmas tipple which comes in either sweet or dry varieties.
In fact the range of sherry available is pretty extensive and it comes in a wonderful spectrum of colours that can be the palest yellow to the darkest mahogany.
Here is a simple guide to the main types of Sherry:
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In Britain it’s not unusual for Christmas to start at the end of the summer holidays. I remember going into an Oxford Street store a couple of years ago, looking for any last remaining summer sale bargains and being amazed to find a Christmas Shop!
In Spain, Christmas items begin to appear in the shops towards the end of October/beginning of November, and the real countdown to Christmas doesn’t really start until the beginning of Advent, 1st December.
Christmas decorations are put up and suddenly Nativity scenes appear everywhere, not just in households and churches but often in the town square, shop windows and even in restaurants! In many villages and small towns in Spain the Nativity will be re-enacted by the locals (often using live animals!) in the last few days before Christmas. Sometimes the local children will go carol singing and be rewarded with some money or sweets.
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Let´s face it, Christmas shopping in the UK is no fun. Hordes of shoppers, crowded stores, queues at the checkouts, your kid´s favourite toys sold out….oh, and the incessant rain and biting wind.
Let me tell you, Christmas shopping in Spain is fantastic – it´s amazing, it´s relaxing, it´s fun – it´s BRILLIANT…and everybody should do it.
First of all, the weather. Although the evenings start getting a little darker a little quicker in the winter months here in Southern Spain, you are normally sure of clear blue skies and 20 degree heat.
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