I'll preface this review with an admission that I've never been a sherry or brandy drinker, nor did I know much about how they were made. Our guide, Fatima, did an amazing job of informing without overwhelming. She had answers to all of our questions and did an outstanding job of explaining everything about the processes and differences in the types. I'm still not a huge fan of either drink, but I definitely have a greater appreciation of how they're produced and the history behind them. The complex itself is massive, historical and beautiful, and the giftshop is well stocked and not ridiculously expensive, unlike many others. The samples provided were generous and even untrained taste buds can easily notice the differences between each. Definitely good value.

Fantastic tour and tasting experience. The tour was very interesting and informative about how sherry and brandy is made. Our guide Fatima was brilliant. It’s a very big place and now home of Harvey’s Bristol Cream as well as many other sherries and brandy’s. Tasting at the end was also great.

As a British person I’d not heard of Fundador but I do know Harvey’s Bristol cream! Our guide Lydia was excellent. Very informative and knowledgeable. We learnt loads. We opted for tasting 3 Sherry and 1 brandy which was a good combination. Very worthwhile. The trip says 90 minutes but we were there about 2.5 hours!!

Great way to spend a few hours. Our guide Tailia was very knowledgeable about all of the sherry and brandy making process and made the tour very enjoyable. We also had lunch in the restaurant which was amazing, far better quality and quantity than anything you will find in the town centre. You have to ask where the restaurant is and a member of staff will take you there. Make sure that you know where the Fundador is (near the cathedral) as it is a little out of the way.

Great bodega and tour experience. The guides were friendly and knowledgeable. The sherries we tasted at the end were nice too. I would absolutely love it though if one or two Bodegas in Jerez allowed visitors to just do a tasting without forcing everyone to do a tour, and every Bodega doing it at the same time. It means the amount you can visit is way less and being from a wine producing region, I don't need to see how wine is made. I just want to taste the wines and hear a bit of info about how it's made, without having to spend 2 hours seeing it.

We booked in advance directly with Fundador website for the only tour that day. There were English and Spanish options. Our guide Cecily was very knowledgeable about all aspects of the production process and history and her commentary was informative and entertaining -we learned a lot about the different Sherries and Brandies and enjoyed tasting them afterwards. The shop at the end of the tour had a good selection at reasonable prices. Recommended!

After a less than satisfactory tour elsewhere yesterday, this was a delight. Lydia took very good care of our English-speaking group of 20 and shepherded us efficiently around this vast complex. We had a lovely time spending money in the shop and then enjoyed a superb lunch in the attached restaurant. The products are excellent, everywhere is neat & tidy and we heartily recommend spending lots of time here ( in our case some 4 hours ).

Interesting visit made even better by the enthusiasm of our guide (Cecilia?) - she’s either a fab actress or LOVES her job. Came away with a much better understanding of the different sherry types and how they are made. We took the option to sample 2 Sherrie’s and a brandy which was great. I think next time, we’d go all in and do the lunch as well.

Visited this Bodega with my wife on the 3rd July. Really amazing. Our guide, Carlos, was exceptional. His English is perfect and his explanations of the history, the ethos and ideology behind this amazing space was faultless. The complex manufacturing processes of the sherry and brandy were delivered with real passion and knowledge. This really heightened my experience and that of the small group I was with. The tasting session afterwards was again brilliant. Thank you Carlos for your care with us yesterday. Amazing.

A fascinating tour of the Bodegas Fundador with the charming guide, Célia, providing all kinds of details and anecdotes. The site is incredible, steeped in history and aromas, along with plenty of souvenirs from the past. The tasting session was excellent, even though I'm still not really a fan of sherry. But the brandy cocktail of the day (brandy with ginger ale and a slice of lime) was delicious.