The town council of Jerez has decided to open
its own little bodega, known as “la bodeguita” to the public, and work to
repair some butts and smarten up the space is already under way in the hope
that it will be ready in autumn. The plan is to open it during the Fiestas de
la Vendimia, or at the latest on the 9th of October, the day of the
patron saint of Jerez, San Dionisio.
The bodeguita was created in 1991 by Pedro
Pacheco who was mayor at the time, and is in the town hall buildings in Calle
Consistorio. The council has been in talks with various bodegas asking them to
supply wine and butts since a dozen of these were past repair, but the heads
have been retained so as to exhibit the signatures of various personalities. In
fact, given the small size of la bodeguita (30 square metres) the barrels are
half butts of 250 litres.
The oenologists Antonio Flores (González Byass)
and Eduardo Ojeda (Grupo Estévez) have both visited the bodeguita to assess the
condition of the wine, while the Julio cooperage has been working on the butts and
running the scales at the request of Fundador. Estévez have sent a specialist
to repaint the signatures and restoration of posters and paintings, some of
which are fine works of art, is also in hand.
Still to be established are opening times,
entry prices and whether a tasting should be made available. The idea is not to
compete with commercial bodegas but to stimulate visitors to visit the
commercial bodegas and buy their wine.
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