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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Mar. 30, 2014: Jean Cocteau on Wine

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The Byass-Gonzalez winery in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, makers of Tio Pepe, has a very unusual guestbook: distinguished, or at least famous, visitors are asked to autograph wine barrels! When we visited we saw quite a few...Picasso, Churchill, and more, but this is the one that struck me the most...the work of the French poet, novelist, artist and igniter of controversies.

 

His characteristic drawing is accompanied by the inscription "Here I have drunk the blood of kings!"

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Well, the two cafes we sat in both had pleasant pastries, and quite an assortment of sherries. And there are many smaller towns nearby that would have been of interest if we had had more time.

The best part of every trip is realizing that it has upset your expectations

Yes, I saw the Alcazar pictures and loved them.  I was thinking more along the lines of a suitable place for hanging out a few days or more, my favorite activity, if you can call sitting in cafes an activity.  Sounds like a candidate.  I still consider it at an edge, less than 100 miles from another continent.

Well, borders change and Jerez is no longer "on the edge" of anything. Aside from the sherry houses, it seemed a pleasant mid-size city with nice parks and squares, a gorgeous tiled rail station and an Alcazar with an interesting history. The last two are featured in a blog here on TravelGumbo. See https://www.travelgumbo.com/blo...-window-into-history

The best part of every trip is realizing that it has upset your expectations

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