Few people would think to plant a vineyard for red wine in the middle of the Palomino vineyards of Jerez, which is Sherry country, on Spain's southwestern coast. Unlike the 80% of Spain's vineyards that sit at high altitudes, these vineyards near the sea sit in a sunny, intensely hot area. That didn't deter Luis Pérez from planting there in 2002. Then in 2011, he followed with another vineyard - this one planted the closest to the Mediterranean - dedicated to one of the region's old black grapes, Tintilla de Rota.

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