Bodegas: Dios Baco

Jose Paez Morilla is proprietor of Paez Morilla, a company based on the south side of Jerez which produces local table wines and outstanding vinegars from a solera established by his grandfather in 1910. When they decided to commercialise vinegar in the 1940s, more was needed and fine old butts were purchased from many leading Sherry bodegas. After buying the vineyard “La Vicaria”, they decided to add table wines to their portfolio, and “Tierra Blanca” was launched in 1981.

The next move was to acquire a Sherry business, and that was achieved in 1992 with the purchase of one of the attractive old Palomino & Vergara bodegas constructed in 1848 in the Calle Medina, as well as some old soleras.  P & V had owned twelve bodegas in the area, each named after one of the twelve apostles, and this one, which was named after Matthew, was re-christened Dios Baco, and a new brand created. It contains fino soleras, older wines and brandy, while another nearby bodega houses more wine and their despacho de vinos (wine shop) in the Calle Huerta Pintada, as well as a third bodega towards the outskirts of town which houses more soleras, offices and bottling.

Bodega and shop, Calle Huerta Pintada

Dios Baco offer 3 ranges of Sherry:

Buleria Fino and Cream

The Dios Baco range:

Fino, Ria Pita Manzanilla, Amontillado, Oloroso, Cream, Oxford 1970 PX (@ 19 years old), Baco de Elite Oloroso Medium Dry (12-15 years old) and Esnobista Moscatel de Pasas (12-15 years old).

The Baco Imperial range:

PX VOS, Amontillado VOS, Palo Cortado VORS and Oloroso VORS

Visits?  Yes, by arrangement.

Address: Calle Huerta Pintada s/n, Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz

Tel: (+34) 956 333 337

Web: www.bodegasdiosbaco.com