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From the famous Spanish "sherry triangle" of three wine growing regions; Puerta de Santa Maria, Jerez de la Fontera and Sanlucar de Barrameda comes the Brandy de Jerez. The wine is distilled and blended according to traditional methods. It's than matured in American oak casks that were used to age the famous sherries. Thus the unique aroma and flavor. The age is defined by three categories: Solera Gran Reserva (at least 3 years), Solera Reserva (at least 1 year) and Solera (a minimum of 6 months).

In Catalonia, in the district of Penedés, there is also a small production of brandy.

Brandy de Jerez exports in bottles
	1997		1998		1999*
Philippines	5,185,000	Philippines	3,910,000	Philippines	7,104,000
Germany	3,206,000	Mexico	3,047,000	Germany	3,090,000
Mexico	2,802,000	Germany	2,978,000	Mexico	2,730,000
USA	1,215,000	China	1,037,000	China	2,396,000
UK	1,000,000	USA	992,000	UK	1,097,000
China	990,000	UK	962,000	Venezuela	1,027,000
Italy	810,000	Italy	843,000	Italy	906,000
Andorra	481,000	Andorra	560,000	USA	885,000
Puerto Rico	409,000	Venezuela	538,000	Andorra	622,000
Slovakia	290,000	Spanish Guinea	420,000	Puerto Rico	484,000
Duty free	1,640,000	Duty free	1,211,000	Duty free	1,033,000
Other countries	3,307,000	Other	3,281,000	Other	2,867,000
total	20,859,000		19,779,000		24,241,000
Source: Brandy de Jerez Regulatory Council, Drinks International February 2000 * Provisional data

Producer selection	Product selection
Pedro Domecq	Carlos 1 Solera Gran Reserva 40%, Fundador 38%, Carlos III, Centenario, Marques de Domecq
Luis Caballero	Decano Brandy de Jerez 36%
Bodegas Aragonesas	Duque de Sevilla 40%
Gonzales Byass	Lepanto Brandy de Jerez 40%, Soberano, Insuperable, Conde Duque
Osborne	Veterano Brandy de Jerez 36%, Magno, Conde de Osborne
Miguel Torres (Penedés)	Honorable Imperial Brandy, Solera Selecta, Miguel I, Gran Reserva Torres 10, Hors D'Age, Torres 125 Anniversario
Terry	Centanario 1900, Imperio, Primero
Palomino Y Vergara (Allied Domecq)	Fabuloso
Hidalgo	Faraon
Garvey	Esplendido, Gran Garvey, renacimento
Williams & Humbert	Gran Duque de Alba 80º, 1877 Solera Reserva
Sanchez Romate	Cardenal Mendoza Snifter 80º, Gran Res Ultra 80º, Cardenal Cosneros, el Cesar, Abolengo, Romate, Duff Gordon 10 stars, La Sacristia de Romate: Pedro Ximenez, Gloroso, Cream, Amontillado
Bobadilla	White Label, Black Label, Gran Capitan
Valdespino	Alfonso El Sabio 40%, 1850,
M Gil Luque	Bandera Solera Brandy de Jerez 36%
Distilleria Inga	Brandy XO Gran Riserva Inga 1980 40%
Mascaró (Penedés)	Estilo Fine Marivaux Mascaró, Narcisso Etiquette Bleu, Don Narcisso
	Milenario Brandy 80