Bodega Tio Pepe — Attraction in Jerez

I would not even give this place 1 star, it’s not an option. We planned a day for the sherry triangle (or part of it) tasting, experience , knowledge,…. Excited for what we would learn . However, we started with Gonzalez Byass aka Teo Pepe We signed up for the English tour with the best sherry & tapa option There were a lot of folks for the tour so they spit it , the 1st guide seemed really pushy so we waited for the second They announced: ” we are waiting for a few to arrive that have reserved and then we will start.” I thought , why would you tell us that ?!!! Instead of “ we will began shortly” This should have been a red flag for what would be… I just don’t even know how to express enough that our tour guide should “never” be a tour guide!!! Or , even have a job where she deals with the public… ever!!!! We had the second English tour on 03 January 2024 I am pretty sure she was able to be assertively negative to each and everyone of us. I truly believe she hated us. Which made me hate this brand!!!! We finally get to the tasting and tapas I am excited because I had studied and learned how well sherry paired with food Not so It was so bad So disappointed We had set out for our day… …. our vacation, our time, our money, … To have an amazing experience and instead We were beat up We never went to another sherry bodega either We were done Chalk it up for the worst day of our vacation!!!! I highly recommend , if you are still interested in visiting a sherry bodega after reading this Do Not Visit González Byass / Teo Pepe!!!! No one should spend their vacation, their time, their money to be treated like we were treated

( on vacations we visit distilleries, wineries, breweries & other production tours known for the area. This Is by far the...

A bit disappointing. This was likely because when we arrived to purchase same day tickets for the English tour, they said there was no English tour that day even though on their website it said they did. Multiple others ran into the same problem as us. We all just ended up buying tickets for the Spanish tour. They take you in a small red trolley-like bus through the yard then you get off at the entrance again and go on a walking tour of the indoor facilities. The tour guide during the trolley part was extremely hard to hear because the sound system in the carts are really faint. The walking bit is more interesting. We got the most expensive 4 sherries + tapas tasting ticket and I would recommend not getting the tapas unless you didn’t eat anything in the morning (because the sherries are kind of strong) as the tapas are just little croutons, cheese cubes, and a couple salami cubes. I don’t know why but for some reason I thought these tapas would be like restaurant tapas; they’re not. I didn’t like the sweet sherries (2 of the 4). Regardless of which tasting you pick, you will try at least one dry and one sweet sherry. I honestly think that’s about enough though, don’t think you need all four and most people just take two sips then discard the rest. The grounds are probably much prettier in the spring or summer but quite barren...

A very interesting tour in a very impressive bodega steeped in history.

We bought a tour and a tasting (with 4 wines, but no food package).

Firstly, the good stuff: lots of history, lovely environment, very interesting tour guide who was clearly passionate about the history of Tio Pepe/GB.

Now the not so good: As many reviews have pointed out, the tour groups are simply too big. You feel like cattle being shunted around.

Whilst the bodega has lots of ambience, the tasting area feels like a laboratory! It's bright, even stark. Plain white tables and chairs. Everyone (and there is a mass of people) is pushed together. It feels very impersonal, more like a production line.

If you don't order the food package, you get absolutely nothing with your sherry tasting. Not even a tiny packet of bread snacks. I thought that was pretty poor.

Many people did order food, and from what I could see, it didn't look that great. There seemed to be quite a bit left on the serving plates as we left.

Afterwards, we went to a nearby bar, full of ambience and locals, and had great tapas.

So, all in all, a nice tour, but it could have been so much better.

We are going to another tour tomorrow at a much smaller, less commercial bodega. My hopes are high and my...