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This week on At the Root of It Erin speaks to some local sherry producers in Jerez, Spain, going to two family owned bodegas where sherry and brandy have been produced for generations in the white, chalky soil native to the region. Learn about the open air buildings housing the distilling and aging equipment, why harsh winds help the growers, how grapes become sherry AND brandy, and what a sherry producer and a bullfighter have in common. This episode was sponsored by The Barterhouse: fine imported wines from across the globe.
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Week in Wine Recap (4:36)
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Erin Fitzpatrick, At the Root of It, Heritage Radio Network, The Barterhouse, Barterhouse will merge with Noble House, they will form Gotham Wine Group, Brian DiMarco, crop report, picking has begun in the Champagne region,Live from Harveys Bodega in Jerez (8:36)
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Erin just returned from Spain, Jerez, Sherry, Harveys Bristol Cream Sherry, Harveys Bodega, Theresa, commercial manager for Harveys, founded in 1986, wines with an average age of 60-80 years, Sherry exports, UK is the biggest market for Harveys, Philippines buys a lot of Brandy, mechanical harvesting, avoiding oxidation, extreme temperature, Bodegas Tradicion, Bodegas Grupo Estevez, Osborne, Williams & Humbert, Gonzalez Byass, Lustau, Sanlucar de Barrameda, El Puerto de Santa Maria, average of 300 days of sunshine per year, Sherry Council of America, Fedejerez, Hidalgo, V.O.R.S.,Bodega Sanchez Romate (8:52)
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Bodega Sanchez Romate, Sherry wines, people think it's dry or sweet, Sherrys are like a rainbow, Sherry cream, barrels stacked according to age, Borja Leal Quintanilla, authorized grape varieties, palomino, Pedro Ximenez, moscatel, two winds, poniente - west, levante - east, the soil is called albariza, white chalky soil, Sanchez Romate was founded in 1781, still in the hands of local owners,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
