4.11.15 Sherry Symposium

The Consejo and the University of Cádiz (UCA) are holding a scientific symposium called “Sherry in the 80 Years of the Denominación de Origen 1935-2015” which will be the climax of the large range of activities organised by the Consejo in celebration of its 80^th birthday. The symposium will run from the 26^th – 28^th November and it is hoped that it will fill a gap in the History of Sherry: the last 80 years, which, as the Consejo director César Saldaña explains, have been poorly documented in comparison to the multitude of documents and studies which exist from the XVIII and XIX centuries.

The press conference at bodega San Gines (foto:diariojerez)

César Saldaña appeared at a press conference yesterday with Beltrán Domecq and Casimiro Mantell, vice rector of research at the UCA, to present the official programme for the symposium which will have a multi-disciplinary character covering science, history, economy, society, companies, commercialisation and more through nine lectures from academics and experts in the relevant areas. There will also be a series of round tables and 16 communications selected from the many brought by the researchers with the idea of collating it all in a book for publication.

Subscription remains open as there are 20 places left at €40 from the original 100 and they can be applied for at the Consejo website (www.sherry.org). Bodegas Tradición and González Byass will be offering a glass of Sherry to everyone present.

22.7.15 80th Anniversary Conference at Consejo

El Vino de Jerez Durante 80 Años de la Denominación de Origen 1935-2015 is the title of a scientific conference to be held in Jerez as part of the 80th anniversary celebrations of Spain’s first DO. The conference, organised by the Consejo and the University of Cádiz, will analyse in a scientific manner eight decades of Sherry’s intense and complex history. The event will take place at the Consejo on Thurs. 26^th, Fri. 27^th and the morning of Sat.28^th November. 

This important conference will have six central themes:

* The Consejo Regulador and other representative Sherry institutions during the 20^th century

* Modernisation of winemaking and technical innovation in the production of Sherry over the last 80    years

* Urban development, renovation of architecture and patrimony of the Sherry bodegas

* Communication and image of Sherry in the last 80 years

* The traditional Sherry markets and their evolution in the last 80 years

* The business structure of the bodegas from 1935 till the present

There will be nine key lectures focusing on and developing these fundamental themes. The event will finish up with two round tables which will be attended by representatives of different aspects of the Sherry business. In parallel with the aforementioned events, there will be various others, such as visits to bodegas and vineyards and tastings which will be included in the programme.

Tickets will go on sale in September at a price of €40 with a 50% discount for students, the retired or unemployed. There will only be places for 100 people. One can participate either as a speaker or as a registered member of the audience. For further information see www.sherry.org/2.0