Bodegas Fundador

About Bodegas Fundador

The story starts in 1730 at El Molino, the founding bodega, and grew under the Domecq family, who launched Fundador in 1874 as the first Spanish brandy. It also owns Harveys, the best-selling sherry brand, and the El Majuelo vineyard outside town. Production covers DO Jerez wines such as fino, amontillado and oloroso from Palomino, sweet Pedro Ximénez and Brandy de Jerez aged in sherry casks.

The tour lasts 90 minutes to two hours. It starts at El Molino, crosses La Mezquita with its forest of whitewashed arches, passes the Puerta de Rota garden, a listed Site of Cultural Interest, and ends in the Fundador museum opened in 2024 for the brand's 150th anniversary. Tastings range from one wine and a brandy to Harveys VORS, with food pairings at Casa Fundador.

Tours run Tuesday to Thursday at 12:00, Friday at 12:00 and 19:00 and Saturday at 11:00, 13:00 and 19:00 (20:00 in July and August); closed Sundays and Mondays. Prices in 2026 run from €18 for one wine and one brandy and €25 for three wines and a brandy to €45 for Fundador Supremo; pairings cost €40–€100. Tours are in Spanish and English and booking is required.

Come in September for the Fiestas de la Vendimia, or in December, when Jerez holds its zambombas. Buy Harveys Bristol Cream or a Fundador Supremo 12. The Gastro Experience on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 14:00 combines the tour with lunch, which makes sense if you are not driving.

Bodegas Fundador in pictures

What you’ll find

• Bus connectionPublic transportBuy
• Cellar visitCellars and barrelsBook
• Guided tourWinery or mill tour (€18–€45, 11:00–19:00)Book
• Historic buildingArchitectureFree
• MuseumExhibitionTicket
• Premium tastingPremium tasting and pairing (€40–€100)Book
• RestaurantFood and drinkBuy
• ShopProducts to buyBuy
• Tapas and pairingFood pairing (€40–€65)Buy
• TastingTasting session (€18–€25)Book
• Tours in EnglishEnglish-language toursBook
• Vineyard walkVineyard or grove visit (€40)Book

Nearby places to visit

Fundador stands at the edge of the old town, 1 km from both the Jerez Cathedral and the Alcázar of Jerez, and the Zoobotánico Jerez is 1 km north. Bodegas Tradición, with its old master paintings, is a few hundred metres away, and Bodegas Tío Pepe (González Byass) is 1 km south on the cathedral side of town. For lunch, the Mercado Central de Abastos, Jerez (1 km) has bars serving fried fish and sherry, and Bodega Lustau is 1 km east. The Circuito de Jerez Museum at the race track is 10 km out of town.