Osborne

Huge beverage company with the current name "Grupo Osborne" in the port city of Puerto de Santa Maria near Cádiz in the Spanish region of Andalusia. Since 1956, Osborne has been advertised with the silhouette of a bull, which has survived all advertising bans and has been protected by the Supreme Court since 1997. The company was founded in 1772 by the Englishman Thomas Osborne Mann (1749-1854). It quickly developed into a major sherry producer. In 1869, the founding sons Tomás and Juan-Nicolás received the count's family title of "Conde de Osborne", specially created by Pope Pius IX (1792-1878).

In 1872, the sherry house Duff-Gordon was taken over. This name is used today as a secondary label for sherry and port. Since 1996, the company has been run by Tomás Osborne Gamero-Cívico and his cousin Ignacio Osborne Cólogan. The vineyards in the sherry region cover 210 hectares. The sherries produced by the house under the Osborne label are Fino Quinta (Fino Pale Dry), Coquinero (Amontillado Dry), 10 RF = Reserva Familiar (Oloroso Medium), Cream, El Amigo (Medium Dry), Pamela-Cream and Pale Dry. The best are the limited solera bottlings produced under the designation "Rare" in numbered bottles. The Brandy de Jerez "Conde de Osborne" bottled in porcelain is one of the best Spanish brandies. The bottle and label were designed by the Spanish artist Salvador Dali (1904-1989).