La Rioja Selection Weekend 1085€
Rioja at its most select and exclusive. Accommodation in the hotel created by Frank O. Gehry alongside Rioja's oldest winery. Or in a stately home surrounded by the vineyards of an estate winery. Tasting sessions, with specialist oenologists, of a selection of the finest Rioja wines. Gastronomic festivals in the most exclusive restaurants, and not forgetting, of course, a meal in the more traditional Riojan style.
Friday / Welcome to La Rioja
Accommodation in a hotel selected by Riojalive, in the hotel Marqués de Riscal, or in an exclusive stately home set among vineyards.
Afternoon
19:30
Tasting of some truly exceptional wines
A journey through the essential Rioja wines, the most sought-after, the best-guarded secrets, the grand classics, all under the expert eye of an independent oenologist. Probably one of the best tasting sessions of Rioja wine possible.
Dinner
21:30
Marques de Riscal restaurant
In the building designed by Frank O. Gehry. Sample of the most modern of Riojan cooking, based on the finest ingredients available.
Return to the hotel
Saturday / The tradition of Rioja
Pick-up from hotel
Morning
09:00
Vineyard of vintage vines
We visit a vintage vineyard, the birthplace of the grapes belonging to one of the most legendary of Rioja wines. Because the makings of a classic wine begin in the soil.
11:00
López de Heredia winery, Haro
A classic among classics. Travel back in time to 1877 to witness the creation of a legend
Lunch
14:00
Lunch at a vintage winery in Haro
Enjoy traditional Riojan cuisine in its natural surroundings: private dining rooms in one of the vintage wineries of the Barrio de la Estación district. Classic wines, straight from the winery to your table.
Afternoon
16:00
Tasting of some extraordinary wines, in the Barrio de la Estación, Haro
3 Legendary wineries. A unique opportunity to taste the crowning jewels of each winery, just a few steps from where they rest, accompanied by specialist staff.
19:00
Visit to Santo Domingo de la Calzada
A town created, around a thousand years ago, to serve the pilgrims of the Camino de Santiago. Visit its cathedral and discover its legends and miracles, such as the hen that continued to cluck even after being roasted...
Dinner
21:30
El Portal de Echaurren, in Ezcaray
The only Michelin-starred restaurant in La Rioja
Return to the hotel
Sunday / Avant-Garde Rioja
Pick-up from hotel
Morning
10:00
Visit to a modern Rioja winery
Santiago Calatrava crea una obra de arte a los pies de la Sierra de Cantabria, belleza natural y artística con el vino como excusa.
12:30
Legendary winery
Take a journey back in time: cellars carved out of the rock house the treasures of a small Riojan village. Try not to get lost among the dark corners where the oldest vintage wines sleep.
Lunch
14:00
Lunch in the winery's beautiful restaurant
Afternoon
16:00
Visit to Sonsierra
We visit towns such as San Vicente de la Sonsierra, Abalos, and Briones, with their mazes of underground wine cellars and their surrounding vineyards. Stone wineries, Romanesque hermitages, and landscapes of mountains and castles.
Accommodation, breakfast, lunches and dinners
Specialized guide for the tour
Entrance and specialized guide in each cellar, museum or activity
Inner connections in La Rioja Included
Shuttle Services from any airport or any city in Spain not included
VAT included · Price per person (for 10 people)
