El Puerto’s harvest
festival begins on Thursday 1st September at 20.00 and at 20.30 the traditional treading
of the grapes will take place. There will be fairground attractions and brightly
coloured casetas in the style of the normal feria and a wide selection of
gastronomic delights as well as various free concerts. The fiesta will take place in the parking area of the
bullring and will run till the 4th September.
The IV Edition of Tio
Pepe Sherrymaster will take place on the 7th and 8th of
September, led by
the González Byass oenologist and world’s best fortified winemaker, Antonio
Flores. The event will begin at Viña Esteve to demonstrate the importance of
soil and climate, and then a visit to the firm’s archive. A food matching
masterclass will be conducted by Guillermo Cruz, head sommelier at the famous
Basque country restaurant, Mugaritz, and there will also be a Sherry and
Andalucian gastronomy session followed by a Sherry tasting led by Antonio
Flores. The second day includes a recreation of the trip the wines used to take
down the Guadalete to the bay of Cádiz for shipment. Then it is back to the
bodega for a tasting where Antonio Flores will show the differences in
character of the wine in each butt and demonstrate the importance of classifying
them.
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