The small town of Haro is home of some of the oldest and best known Rioja wineries. The area has a series of specific conditioning factors for making quality wines that French grape growers, who came to Spain seeking a solution for the pests attacking their vineyards, were able to discover and improve, passing on an inheritance of good practices that was to last right up to the present day. Here is where some of the most renowned wines in the world with avant-garde wineries and other more traditional ones we consider real treasures are placed. No doubts this is an excellent place to start the perfect wine experience we have designed for you.
The different types of wineries make up the heart of Rioja. Some are located in ancestral underground cellars and still produce wine in the traditional artisan way, or by third or fourth generation wine growers who have adapted their facilities to safeguard the authenticity of the family vineyards. Other wineries are more than a century old, majestic and classic ones, whose names provoke great reverence among wine experts around the world. Last but not least, we have the avant-gardé wineries. the state-of-the-art architecture wineries with their impressive shapes, which have been designed by some of the best architects in the world.
Let us help you discover the secrets of some of them and experience and taste their wines accompanied by a genuine expert.
In this tour we include lunch in one of the restaurants of the region where chefs have managed to combine modernity and tradition, and offer miniature delicacies or menus paired with a selection of the best wines of Rioja Alavesa. The perfect marriage of local cuisine to the excellent wines from the cellars of the region. Countryside, culture and gastronomy…all rolled into one.
To end the day we approach Laguardia to explore this medieval village fortified in the 13th century and declared as one of the most beautiful villages of Spain. After a stroll through its Calle Mayor or Santa Maria church we will start our journey back to Donostia / San Sebastian.