Wine Tourism

Wine Festivals in Spain: Discover Ancient Vineyards and Lively Fiestas

Ribera del Duero wine tours from Madrid and Bilbao

Wine festivals in Spain (ferias de la vendimia) are popular celebrations which are held in many of the country’s wine-producing regions. They coincide with the annual grape harvest in autumn and have origins which date back centuries. In many regions the festivals have evolved into important tourism events which showcase …

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Barcelona Wine Tours: Taste the Cava Wines of Penedès

Penedès Vineyard

Tucked away between the coastal hills to the south-west of Barcelona is the Penedès wine making region which is one of Europe’s oldest wine-producing regions. The Catalan Wine Cultures Museum in Vilafranca del Penedès exhibits evidence of vines being cultivated in the region as far back as the 6th century …

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Rioja Wine Tours from Bilbao

Rioja Wine Harvest

Located in the north of Spain between the rivers Oja and Ebro, the Rioja wine region is the most widely recognised ‘denominación de origin’ which produces some of the country’s finest red wines. It is divided into the three sub-regions of Rioja Alta, Rioja Alavesa and Rioja Oriental (previously Rioja …

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