enjoyed during the Feria season during the month of August, and during the Feria de la Primavera (Spring Fair) in early May. This Feria is dedicated to sherry wine and 180,000 half bottles are drunk in 4 days. There are several bodegas (wineries) in the town centre, all of which can be visited by the public. The most famous bodegas in El Puerto are Osborne and Terry both of which export sherry and brandy worldwide. In the cellars of El Puerto, the dry, pale sherry known as Fino is produced using the traditional method called solera. This method produces Fino, the sweet Muscatel, Amontillado and the older Oloroso. International relations Twin towns – Sister cities El Puerto de Santa María is twinned with: La Güera, Western Sahara Coral Gables, Florida, United States Texcoco, Mexico Brighton, United Kingdom Calp, Spain Notable people Pedro Muñoz Seca, playwright Rafael Alberti, poet of the Spanish Generation of 1927 Juan Modesto, Republican general Valentín Galarza Morante, minister of Francisco Franco Pedro Pérez Fernández, playwright Juan Antonio de Vizarrón y Eguiarreta, viceroy and archbishop Torcuato Benjumeda, architect Francisco Javier de Burgos y Sarragoiti, journalist José Cordero de Torres, clockmaker Joaquín Sánchez Rodríguez, football player José Manuel Pinto, football player Abraham Paz, football player Girolamo Lagomarsini, Italian humanist Gallery See also History of Sherry List of Bienes de Interés Cultural in El Puerto de Santa María List of mayors of El Puerto de Santa María References External links Official webpage Cultural Information of the Monuments and Museums of El Puerto de Santa María Journal of history of El Puerto 360° Panoramic walk of El Puerto de Santa María Costa de la Luz Municipalities of the Province of Cádiz Port cities and towns on the Spanish Atlantic coast Sherry Classical oracles Greek colonies in Iberia