Andalusian Wines Continued...

Andalusian Wines continued: D.O. Manzanilla, D.O. Condado de Huelva and D.O. Montilla-Moriles


Manzanilla – This has the unique property that it is only produced in the coastal town of Sanlucar de Barrameda where the bodegas/ vineries have their own unique microclimate the river mouth of Guadalquivir. Hence San Lucar de Barrameda is the only D.O. for this wine. The wine itself is very pale, dry and has a particular aroma & usually the alcoholic content of about 15 -17%. It is a good accompaniment with “gambas” a local shrimp delicacy. I have provided pictures of a couple of good bottles of Manzanilla; Pedro Romero and La Barca de Triana

Pale Cream & Cream – Pale Cream is lighter, and only mildly sweet in comparison to the Cream variety, which is dark sweet with an intense aroma. These desert wines are made in the province of Huelva and the D.O. is Condado de Huelva. They contain between 15.5 & 22% alc. The cream pictured is Misterio from Bodegas Privilegio del Condado

Pedro Ximenez – Is made from grapes with the same name. It is dark in colour, with a strong aroma, having a bouquet of raisins, with high alcohol content. Bodegas Cruz Conde is located near Montilla (picture below) and Montilla-Moriles is the southern Spanish D.O. that produces the wines of this variety.