The vineyards of Xeres lie scattered; but supposing them to be all concentrated, they might occupy about six miles square. They are mostly planted upon slopes; and the nearest vineyard to the city, is distant from it about half a league. It is impossible to approach to any thing like precision, in estimating the produce of these vineyards; all that can be known of this, must be gathered from the amount of export; but even the export tables do not indicate the quantity produced in the vineyards of Xeres; for, besides the difficulty arising from ignorance as to the yearly accumulation or diminution of stock in the cellars of the different merchants, the wine growers import from the country lying to the right of the Guadalquivir, a quantity of wine called Moquer,--a cheap, light wine, which they mix with the Xeres before it comes into the hands of the grower: wines, so mixed, are called inferior sherries; they are quite well known to the Xeres merchants as mixed wines, and pass as low-priced sherries into the English markets, swelling the table of sherries exported from Cadiz. But although it is impossible to fix accurately the quantity of sherry produced, the export tables, of course, afford some data, and are interesting, as shewing the changes in taste and fashion, and as throwing light upon the general state of the trade. The following note of exports I obtained through the kindness of Mr. Brackenbury, his Majesty’s consul at Cadiz. “The export of sherry wine and of others under the same denomination, from Xeres, and Port St. Mary, has been for the years following, as under: “In the year 1821, there were exported 1499 butts. --- 1822 --- 11,508¾ --- 1823 --- 12,476½ --- 1824 --- 15,059½ --- 1825 --- 21,297¾ --- 1826 --- no return. --- 1827 --- 20,150 --- 1828 --- 26,901 --- 1829 --- 17,839.” I expected to have received the note of the first half-year’s export of 1830; but I could not obtain it before leaving Cadiz. I may state, however, that the export of 1830 was expected to fall below fourteen thousand butts.