Pedro Domecq

In 1730, Pierre de Domecq arrived from France to Jerez with the intention of acquiring wineries and vineyards in the area. In 1941, the Domecq family also settled in Mexico and continued their expansion into other Spanish regions. After successive expansions and investments in buildings, agricultural, and industrial machinery, the Domecq wineries positioned themselves at the forefront of the wine sector in Jerez (known as sherry to the English). In 1994, the wineries transitioned from the hands of the Domecq family to become the property of the British multinational Allied Lyons, currently Allied Domecq, one of the world's leading groups in the wine and spirits sector. The Domecq wineries are located in an old building that once housed a 16th-century mill, next to the medieval Arab wall, in the area known today as Puerta de Rota. The architectural complex includes several buildings (the San Pedro, El Castillo, El Molino, La Tribuna, and La Luz wineries), gardens, squares, and courtyards, in the style of 18th-century Jerez romanticism.