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What is the Spanish name for companies that store sherry in stock and sell it on to trading companies that then bottle it?
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Almacenista
Designation for sherry wines that are traditionally produced by smaller companies with the same designation and are stored and matured for up to 30 years. It was introduced by the sherry trading company Lustau. The Almacenistas (German: Lagerhalter, Almacén = storekeeper) often do the sherry production as a sideline or hobby, but do not bottle it. Traditionally they sell the uncut sherry wines openly in so-called "ventas" (sales halls) to the neighbourhood and to restaurateurs who bring plastic containers for this purpose. The better Almacenista sherries are sold to large sherry companies, which improve their own soleras with them.
Only in rare cases, however, are...
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