Jerez Sherry Tours & Bodega Tastings
Jerez is the capital of sherry, and a bodega tour walks you through the cathedral-like cellars where fino, amontillado and oloroso age under a veil of flor in the solera system, an hour from Seville by train. Compare the top-rated tours below, then read our notes on the wine and the town.
Top-rated sherry tours in Jerez
The best sherry bodega tours to book in Jerez
Sherry bodega visits in Jerez de la Frontera, compared. The old bodegas in the centre of Jerez offer guided tours of the cellars with a tasting of fino, amontillado, oloroso and Pedro Ximénez; day trips also run from Seville.
| Experience | Length | Rating (reviews) | Best for | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodegas Fundador Guided Tour with Tasting | 2 hours | 4.8 (985) | The most booked | Check availability |
| Century-Old Sherry Winery Tour with Tasting | 1.5 to 2 hours | 4.6 (393) | A historic bodega | Check availability |
| Cádiz and Jerez de la Frontera Day Trip from Seville | 10 hours | 4.2 (710) | From Seville | Check availability |
| Cayetano del Pino Sherry Winery Tour with Tasting | 1.5 to 2 hours | 4.7 (59) | A family bodega | Check availability |
Our pick: the Bodegas Fundador Guided Tour with Tasting, rated 4.8 from 985 reviews on GetYourGuide.
Ratings and review counts as shown on GetYourGuide in October 2026. Check the listing for live prices and availability.
How to choose
The Bodegas Fundador guided tour with tasting is the most reviewed and the cheapest. The tour of a century-old sherry winery is a good second, and Cayetano del Pino is a smaller family bodega. From Seville, the Cádiz and Jerez day trip includes a bodega visit.
Formats: guided bodega tours with tastings in Jerez; day trips from Seville; tabanco flamenco-and-sherry evenings; visits to the great houses and the small family bodegas.
What you taste: fino and manzanilla, amontillado, oloroso, palo cortado and sweet Pedro Ximénez, drawn from the barrel with a venencia, with jamón and cheese.
Price and time: 20 to 30 dollars for a bodega tour and tasting; more for a day trip from Seville with transport.
How sherry works
Sherry is a fortified wine from the chalk-soil triangle of Jerez de la Frontera, El Puerto de Santa María and Sanlúcar de Barrameda. It is aged in a solera, a stack of barrels never fully emptied, so young wine is blended into old across years. The dry styles run from fino and manzanilla, aged under a film of yeast called flor, through amontillado and oloroso to the rare palo cortado; Pedro Ximénez is the dark, sweet one. In the cellar the tasting is drawn from the barrel with a venencia, a long-handled cup, and poured from a height.
The bodegas
The great houses, González Byass with its Tío Pepe, Lustau, Álvaro Domecq, run guided tours through the vast cellars with a tasting, cheap and excellent value. The small family bodegas are more intimate. In town, the tabancos are old sherry taverns that now host flamenco with a copa, the best evening in Jerez.
From Seville
Jerez is about an hour from Seville by train, which makes a bodega visit an easy day trip; day tours with transport run from the city. See our Seville hub.
Read next: Sherry explained: Fino to Pedro Ximénez
How we choose
We list only experiences with a strong rating over a meaningful number of reviews and free cancellation where available, and we favour small-group and family-run hosts. FindEatLocal earns a commission when you book through GetYourGuide or Viator links on this page; it doesn’t change the price you pay. More about how we choose.
What you taste
Sherry grows on bright white albariza chalk soils and ages in a solera, a pyramid of barrels where young wine slowly refreshes older wine. Fino and manzanilla age under a layer of yeast called flor, so they stay pale, dry and tangy: perfect with jamón and fried fish. Amontillado and oloroso are nutty and darker, and Pedro Ximénez is a dessert in a glass. Our full guide: sherry explained, from fino to Pedro Ximénez.
How to visit
If you are staying in Jerez, book a single bodega tour; the big houses run several a day in English. From Seville, a day trip handles transport and usually adds Cádiz or the Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art. Check whether a horse show is included, since many tours list it as optional. Back in Seville, keep drinking fino on a Seville tapas tour.
Our pick: the From Seville: Cádiz and Jerez Sherry Tasting Day Trip is a small-group day (up to 8 people) with a tasting in an old family-run sherry cellar.
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FAQ about Jerez Sherry Tours & Bodega Tastings
Frequently asked questions
Is sherry just a sweet wine?
No; most sherry is bone dry. Fino and manzanilla are crisp and saline, perfect with jamón and fried fish; only Pedro Ximénez and cream sherries are sweet.
Can I visit Jerez from Seville in a day?
Easily; the train is about an hour and the bodegas are walkable from the station.
What is a tabanco?
An old Jerez tavern that sells sherry from the barrel, several now with live flamenco. The most authentic way to drink it.
Can you visit Jerez sherry bodegas from Seville?
Yes. Jerez is about an hour from Seville, and day trips combine a bodega visit and tasting, often with Cádiz.
What is the difference between fino and oloroso?
Fino ages under a layer of flor yeast and stays pale and dry; oloroso ages without flor, in contact with air, and becomes darker and nuttier.
What is a solera?
The ageing system used for sherry, in which barrels of older wine are gradually topped up with younger wine, so every bottle is a blend of many vintages.
Which sherry tour is best in Jerez?
On GetYourGuide the most booked is the Bodegas Fundador Guided Tour with Tasting, rated 4.8 from 985 reviews. Also highly rated: the Century-Old Sherry Winery Tour with Tasting and the Cádiz and Jerez de la Frontera Day Trip from Seville. The table above compares them by length, rating and who they suit.
What does a sherry tour cost in Jerez?
In October 2026 prices on GetYourGuide started from about €18 per person, and most of the top-rated options cost between €18 and €95. Longer experiences with a meal, private options and day trips cost more. Check the listing for the live price.