Campiña de Jerez (the Jerez countryside) is one of the six ''comarcas'' (county, but with no administrative role) in the

province of Cádiz Cádiz is a Provinces of Spain, province of southern Spain, in the southwestern part of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia. It is the southernmost part of mainland Spain, as well as the southernmost part of ...

, southern

Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...

. The present-day ''comarca'' was established in 2003 by the

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Municipalities

The Campiña de Jerez ''comarca'' consists of the municipalities of

Jerez de la Frontera Jerez de la Frontera () or simply Jerez, also cited in old English-language sources as , is a city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality in the province of Cádiz in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Sp ...

and

San José del Valle San José del Valle is a municipality located in the province of Cádiz, southern Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Ta ...

Economy

Together with the ''comarcas'' Bahía de Cádiz and Costa Noroeste, Campiña de Jerez form the

Sherry Triangle The Sherry Triangle is an area in the province of Cádiz in southwestern Spain. It is noted for the production of sherry, a type of fortified wine. The cities of Jerez de la Frontera, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, and El Puerto de Santa María are at t ...

, a

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...

sherry Sherry ( ) is a fortified wine produced from white grapes grown around the city of Jerez de la Frontera in Andalusia, Spain. Sherry is a drink produced in a variety of styles made primarily from the Palomino grape, ranging from light versio ...

wine production. It is an important economic asset for the region, with a long tradition of British-Spanish winemaking families who export it to the

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and other european countries.

Gallery

File:CampinaJerez.jpg, View of countryside from Jerez de la Frontera File:SanJoseDelValle-P1060370.JPG, San José del Valle vista File:Campiña_-_IMG_20180520_144250_356.jpg, Vineyards File:Campiña-Jerez_DSC01061.JPG, Wind turbines

External links

Asociación para el Desarrollo Rural de la Campiña de Jerez

Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Campina de Jerez Comarcas of the Province of Cádiz Jerez de la Frontera