The iconic Manzanilla
La Guita has launched a second saca bottled en rama in October 2017. It follows the excellent 2015 saca,
and like its predecessor, it is made from a very carefully selected solera
butts from the firm’s two bodegas, La Misericordia and Pago Sanlúcar Viejo. The
wine has not been subjected to any filtration or stabilisation, so it best
reflects the character of the coastal vineyards of Sanlúcar and of La Guita
itself. As with the previous saca, the label has a picture of a Sanlúcar
landmark and this year it is the tower of the XIV century church of Nuestra Señora
de la O.
The largest of the
seven cooperatives in the Sherry zone, Nuestra Señora de las Angustias –also known
as Covijerez - has been celebrating its 50th anniversary. The occasion was attended by the
members along with many other members of the wine trade as well as the mayor
and the agriculture minister of the Junta de Andalucía. Founder member and past
president of the coop, Pepe Sierra was elected honorary president in
recognition of all he has done for the institution. The event also saw the
premiere of a lovely new film about the vineyards of Jerez and the coop itself,
which was founded in 1967 and now counts 200 members with some 1,000 hectares
of vineyard. Last year’s turnover was some 8 million euros and the coop has its
own Sherry brands: Fino Sin Pecado, Mira La Mar and the Romerito range. The film is in Spanish and can be seen here:
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| Mayor Mamen Sanchez, agriculture minister Rodrigo Sanchez haro, Pepe Sierra, coop president Salvador Espinosa |
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