D.O. Jerez-Xeres-Sherry y Manzanilla de Sanlúcar de Barrameda
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Location: Southwest Atlantic coast, just above Gibraltar.
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Vineyards: 7,064 hectares (17,448 acres)
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2017 Production: 48,377,677 liters
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Wineries: 66
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Growers: 1,612
Authorized Grape Varieties
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Whites: palomino de jerez, palomino fino (listán), moscatel,
and Pedro Ximénez.
Typical wines:
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Manzanilla - very dry sherry, aged in the port city of Sanlúcar
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Fino - dry sherry
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Amontillado - premium aged sherry
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Oloroso - aged sherry
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Palo Cortado - a very special, aged sherry (very little is produced)
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Pedro Ximenez - sweet sherry
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Cream - sweet sherry, typically a blend of Oloroso with an addition of sweet Pedro Ximénez
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