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Wine barSanta Marina
Taberna Regina holds a corner of Plaza de Regina in Córdoba, a registered historic taberna pouring Montilla-Moriles generosos to a mostly local room.
OrderAn amontillado with a plate of whatever the bar is frying.
PourAn amontillado from the house range
WineMontilla-Moriles generosos by the copa
FoodCordobés tapas
TipThe copa hour is midday Wednesday to Sunday, with an evening pour on Friday and Saturday only.
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Wine barJuderia
Bodega Guzmán pours Montilla-Moriles straight from the barrel on Calle Judíos in Córdoba, under a wall of bullfighting posters and mounted heads.
OrderA copa of the amontillado, chalked up on the barrel head.
PourFino, amontillado, oloroso and Pedro Ximénez, all D.O. Montilla-Moriles
WineMontilla-Moriles generosos poured from the barrel
FoodCounter tapas
TipIt closes on Thursdays, which is the one day of the week visitors reliably turn up and find it shut.
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Wine barJuderia
Vinoteca Ordóñez works a terrace within sight of the Mezquita in Córdoba, running a wide Spanish list built out from Montilla-Moriles wines.
OrderA Pedro Ximénez to finish, which is what this list exists to sell you.
PourPedro Ximénez by the glass, poured dark and syrupy
WineA broad Spanish list with Montilla-Moriles at its centre
FoodCordobés tapas
TipAsk the staff to walk you up the Montilla-Moriles scale from fino to PX rather than ordering blind.
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Wine barSan Andres
JUGO Vinos Vivos is the natural-wine counter on Plaza de San Andrés in Córdoba, a shop and tasting room in a city that drinks almost entirely fortified.
OrderA glass of whatever is open, plus cheese and bread to go with it.
PourWhatever natural bottle is open on the counter that day
WineNatural and biodynamic bottles, Spanish and beyond
FoodCheese, sourdough and preserves
TipIt keeps shop hours, Monday to Friday only, so any weekend visit will find the shutters down.
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Wine barCorredera
Taberna Salinas stores its wine in eleven American-oak barrels in Córdoba and has poured house Montilla-Moriles beside 1920 azulejos since 1924.
OrderA copa of the house fino before you look at the food carta.
PourThe house fino, drawn from the botas
WineHouse Montilla-Moriles drawn from eleven American-oak barrels behind the counter
FoodFull cordobés carta
TipIt shuts on Sunday and does no dinner on Saturday, which trips up weekend visitors constantly.
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Wine barCentro
Casa El Pisto has poured on Plaza de San Miguel in Córdoba since 1880, a taberna and tobacconist whose walls are papered with bullfighting history.
OrderA fino at the counter, then the pisto with a fried egg.
PourA copa of the house fino at the marble counter
WineHouse Montilla-Moriles alongside the bullfighting-era fittings
FoodPisto, rabo de toro, callos
TipThe operator lists lunchtime hours only, so treat this as a midday stop rather than a dinner plan.