Jerez academic José Luís Jiménez has been
invited to participate in a seminar at the bodega Heredad de Urueña in Valladolid,
home to the great wines of Ribera del Duero. The seminar, which has been held
for a few years now, is organised by the Fundación Juan Díaz of the Junta and
covers the culture of wine. It will be held in September.
This
edition of the seminar will look into education and publicity in the bodega and
the vineyard in Spain in the XIX century and there will be a complementary
exhibition of early advertising. José Luís will be one of seven experts and his
theme will be “A look at Sherry Over the Years.” Entrance is
free, so if you can possibly be in Valladolid – and I can think of many good reasons
to be there – this will be an excellent event.
José Luís has also sent me this wonderful 1805 caricature "Uncorking Old Sherry" by James Gillray, one of the great satirical artists in London of the late XVIII and early XIX
centuries. It depicts the Prime Minister William Pitt in the House of Commons facing
the Opposition who are represented as bottles. He is uncorking the bottle which
contains the head of the liberal politician Sheridan, and froth flies in
all directions expressing the latter’s excessive oratory.
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