Spanish Wine Tours of Rioja
Rioja is situated in the north of Spain, south of Bilbao,
between the rivers Oja and Ebro. The region has three distinct zones, Rioja
Alavesa in the north, Rioja Alta in the highlands to the south (both around
400-500m above sea level) and Rioja Baja (around 300m above sea level), which
borders Navarra to the east.
Traditionally Rioja has been known for its deep red, oak
flavoured wines but with changing tastes and increased competition with the New
World wines, producers decided to modernise and add more fresh fruit flavours.
The result has been a booming export market, particularly to the UK.
Wine tours to the Rioja region are still a relatively new
phenomenon in spite of the wine's popularity overseas. Below we've listed
a selection of wine tours of various lengths beginning and ending in Bilbao or
Madrid.
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Transport on this tour is by fully-equipped Mercedes Class E for 2
People and by Mercedes Class V for 4 to 6 People. Throughout the trip you
will have the services of an English speaking chauffeur who is very
knowledgeable about the wines of the Rioja area and will take you to wine
tastings at some of the regions most famous wineries.