Afterwards we had Spanish canapes, including dark, thinly sliced Iberian ham.
But my Spanish favourites were the tiny brick-shaped yellow, egg tortillas. Filling and satisfying.
The canapes were prepared by a company called Camino. If the name rings a bell, maybe you have in mind the Camino Real (Pilgrim's Way) in Spain, the pilgrimage route. Camino in Spanish means path, pathway or route.
I looked at the Camino menu online and they have sherry in lots of dishes, the ham, and in peppery sauce.
Sources of Sherry
Where can you buy sherry? Everywhere,
We buy from the Wine Society which cost only about £40 a year to join and will deliver as little as one bottle for free. Their sherry bottles range in price from under ten pounds for a half or full bottle, to over £100.
You could hold your own sherry tasting, buying two or three dry sherries, and two or three sweet ones, including the ultra-sweet Pedro Ximenez.
You can also buy sherry vinegar in Waitrose supermarket.
SHERRY SOUVENIRS
Tee-shirts with the word Sherry
Tee shirts sold on line include,
1 Christmas tee shirts with the message,
GET MERRY WITH A SHERRY
Long sleeved, various colours including black, burgundy called maroon, pink and more.
From Baby Originals Ltd on Ebay.
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/n8cAAOSwGqFlCa3Q/s-l1600.webp
A short sleeved version is £9.99, eg in red, plus 1.99 postage.
34.55 plus postage.
4 FULL OF CHRISTMAS CHEER A.K.A. SHERRY
Short sleeved. Black, red, navy or royal blue.
Sherry Glasses
You can buy sherry glasses from department stores such as John Lews (on sale in in summer July 2026).
Visits to Jerez
And where can you visit a place for a tasting in Spain? Jerez, of course. But do book, They may be busy with harvest, or want to fix a day and time when they can call in somebody fluent in English. If you are a large group, they may want to give you a private tour separate from another large group. But if you are just a couple, they may want to add you to another English speaking group calling earlier or later that day.
Sherry Museum & Tasting in Jerez
The museum in the palace offers tours of the exhibition with or without wine tasting at the end.
Also in Jerez you can do tapas tours.
Useful Websites
Information on Sherry
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Xim%C3%A9nez
Sherry in Literature
https://www.sherry.wine/news/sherry-literature
Buying Sherry
https://www.thewinesociety.com/buy/wines/fortified-wine/sherry
Spanish Food
Sherry Tasting Visits
Sherry Museum
https://www.getyourguide.com/jerez-de-la-frontera-l413/palacio-san-dionisio-jerez-wine-museum
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