How to make a tailored wine trip to Rioja

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Landscape of vineyards in autumn in Rioja

It is clear that the wine tourism It is fashionable, and in recent years I have had the opportunity to make many discovering wines in Spain and outside Spain.

This has allowed me to discover wine regions how The Priorat in Catalonia or enjoy the delicious Ribera del Duero wines, but if there is a wine tourism destination really attractive, that's the Rioja territory.

And I say territory because the wine zone transcends the Community of La Rioja since it also extends through the province of Álava, in the area of Rioja Alavesa, by that of Burgos, and byNavarre.

Tailored wine tourism trip to Rioja

But to do the best wine tourism trip to Rioja I have fulfilled the maximum that I like to follow in all my trips.

I mean to be accompanied by a good tour guide Take me to the best places of the destination that I am going to visit and discover the most interesting secrets and curiosities of the places that I am going to know.

And for a wine trip to Riojawho better than my friend María Eugenia, a Riojan who now is dedicated to organizing excursions on her land with her tourism company Rioja in Style.

CVNE Bodegas Eiffel Ship in Haro Station Neighborhood

These are private tours tailored to your tastes and preferences with a cultural focus that goes beyond visiting wineries.

In this respect it was important to be in tune in how we understand that it is awine tourism trip, in what is the most interesting, and with María Eugenia I had it.

In my opinion the wine tourism Not only does it involve spending all time tasting wines, in a succession of visits to wineries.

It is also very important to deepen the wine culture and also enjoy beautiful landscapes and discover the most interesting heritage corners.

In that case, a trip like the one I recently did with Maria Eugenia, which also understands wine tourism, becomes the best experience for discover Rioja wine.

16th century press at Bodegas Lecea in San Asensio in Rioja

Of course, the visit of wineries is the main axis of the same, but especially focused on the most curious aspects of its history and culture, avoiding the most monotonous aspect of the production process common to all wineries.

WINE TRAVEL TRIPS to RIOJA with RIOJA in STYLE

To organize your wine trip to Rioja, you can contact directly with Maria Eugenia through its website RIOJA in STYLE, who will propose a custom route of your tastes and preferences.
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What to see and do on a wine tourism trip to Rioja

So, for example, in Lecea Wineries, in San Asensio, we discovered the Rioja wine origins, While in the Station Neighborhood from Haro We met some of its most curious aspects.

Marqués de Riscal winery in Elciego in Rioja Alavesa

From as in Muga wineries maintain the tradition of the cubero, in CVNE wineries they keep a ship with a roof designed by the famous architect's studio Gustave Eiffel, or as in Stem, the youngest of the aforementioned neighborhood, they have a ship bioclimatic of aging

But in contrast, it was also impressive to discover the great ships of production and conservation of wine in Campo Viejo Wineries, near Logroño.

This winery is an example of how the most modern architecture designs have been linked to the world of wine.

At trip through Rioja we could see other examples, such as the buildings of Ysios Wineries, from Santiago Calatrava, in The guard, or that of the Marqués de Riscal Winery, from Frank Gehry, in The blind.

Corner of the historic center of Laguardia in Rioja Alavesa

On the opposite side, on the route with Maria Eugenia the tradition of the winery neighborhoods, such as Rodezno, one of the almost one hundred neighborhoods with these characteristics in Rioja.

And this tradition of wineries in caves in Rioja It has a great exponent in The guard, one of the most beautiful villages in Spain, where we discover its curious configuration that its entire historic center is full of caves used as wineries.

The heritage corners also occupy a preferential place in this wine tourism trip, with places in the aforementioned The guard like the spectacular porch of the church of Santa Maria.

Other historical places that you can know if you wish on a route with Maria Eugenia It is the village of Haro or Santo Domingo de la Calzada, with its cathedral.

Haro City Hall in La Rioja

Also other beautiful villages like Ezcaray, with the half-timbered houses of its historic center.

And finally with María Eugenia We also had the opportunity to go to places to enjoy the most beautiful landscapes, with a viewpoint where the vineyards are out of sight, as is the case San Vicente de Sonsierra.

While the private wine tourism tours organized by María Eugenia are all tailored to your tastes and needs, on its website you can see some indicative examples for one or two days, although there are also options for a trip of more days.

Here you can consult all the information about private tours of Rioja in Style.

Enjoy it!

Sunset in San Vicente de Sonsierra in Rioja

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