Jerez

American  

[he-reth, -res] / hɛˈrɛθ, -ˈrɛs /

noun

1. Also called Jerez de la Frontera.  Formerly Xeres.  a city in southwestern Spain: noted for its sherry.

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adjective

1. pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling sherry from Jerez.

Jerez British  

/ xeˈrɛθ /

noun

1. Former name: Xeres.  Official name: Jerez de la Frontera.  a town in SW Spain: famous for the making of sherry. Pop: 191 002 (2003 est)

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Jerez

A daunting prospect after mechanical failure caused his Lotus car to careen into barriers at 160mph in Jerez in 1990.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026

There will be few opportunities for the sprinters, although time-trial specialists will be able to target the opening stage and the 18th stage to Jerez de la Frontera.

From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025

Thanks to a technique capable of identifying these compounds in very low quantities, the team found seven specific polyphenols also present in wines from Montilla-Moriles, Jerez and Sanlúcar.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2024

Afterward, we returned to St. Boniface for a reception catered by Burritos La Palma, the famous Southern California chain with roots in the same Mexican city, Jerez, as my parents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2024

But Jerez is like a white banner floating under the cloudless sky, the pure white banner of Bacchus raised defiantly against the gaudy dyes of teetotalism and its shrieking trumpets.

From The Land of The Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham