260.00 € – 390.00 €
An introduction to Rioja wines and styles
The Winery Hopping tour is a must-do: learn how to decode Rioja once and for all
A perfect introduction to Rioja
All winelovers we have had said it’s a great overview of the different winemaking styles within Rioja. It is suited for first-timers and those who wish to understand and learn about Rioja varieties, wine aging classification system and styles.
Learn everything you need to know about Rioja wines
Rioja produces a wide range of wines: from traditional American oak-aged Reservas and Gran Reservas to more modern fruit-driven and terroir-oriented wines. If you want to start learning about Rioja, this tour will give you the basis to understand Rioja key factors. It’s the preliminary explanation to get familiar to our local varieties, classification systems and winemaking processes.
Other wine lovers´ opinions on our Rioja wine tours
John Kassab2024-06-01Great tour and great wine! Highly recommend!Hadley Leonard2024-06-01I wish I could give more than 5 stars. We have done wine tastings all over the world and this was hands down the best experience. Inma is so knowledgeable about wine and the history of the area. You will learn so much, drink great wine, and have fun along the way. You will not be disappointed about booking a wine tour here.Nancy Woodruff2024-05-03This was one of the BEST days ever! Mel took us to some fabulous wineries! Spending the day with him was one of the highlights of our trip. He shared so much about the region, wineries, and took us to some incredible places we would have never seen on our own. The lunch he served us as well as great conversations meant so much to us! We would definitely encourage anyone to book with them. We hope to do it again someday with him.Tom2024-04-02My wife Catherine and I did the unusual suspects tour on Easter Monday 1st April (a birthday present for her). We did the tour with Mel, who is extremely knowledgeable and passionate about wine. He is very good at explaining the interesting intricacies of all things vino and his knowledge is superb. Above all he was a genuinely lovely bloke and it was a sincere pleasure to spend the day with him. We went to three amazing wineries and tried some truly unique high quality wines. It was Easter and two of the three wineries opened especially for our tour which is a testament to the great relationship Mel and Imna have with these talented wine producers. The wineries themselves were nothing short of amazing and my wife and I had an amazing day that we will look back on with the fondest of memories.Doug Newman2024-02-29My wife and I had a great trip with Mel this week. It’s offseason and we contacted Inma late. They were able to accommodate us with a custom tour to three delightful wineries including two that we would not have been able to access without them. Mel was very pleasant company and we learned a lot about Rioja - The people, terroir, wine, and history. Got a real sense of place. We’re taking home some age worthy wines that will help us remember the day for years to come. Would highly recommend!Todd Skobinsky2023-11-29My wife Heather and I are wine lovers and when we travel we like to seek out wine experiences. Inma from Rioja Wine Trips was amazing! Inma picked us up at our hotel and arranged for two-days’ worth of touring and tasting and we were so happy with our unique experience. We spent one on one time with wine makers learning their wine making techniques and traditions! We ended up buying so much wine because it was all fantastic and bottles that you just cannot find in the U.S. Inma took us to an amazing lunch/restaurant on day one and prepared a beautiful picnic lunch for us in day two. Charming towns, caves/tunnels, beautiful scenery and amazing wine! We highly recommend Inma and Rioja Wine Trips!Ben Griffiths2023-10-26Just back from Inma’s fabulous Unusual Suspects tour and what a fabulous day out it was. I was hoping for a personalized look in on a couple of worthy boutique Rioja producers and that was precisely what we got. Informative and fun, terrific wines poured up and a likely high point of our 14 days traveling through Spain. The Cupani Winery was truly next level!
An overall perspective of Rioja
As a comprehensive introduction, it covers the traditional Rioja portfolio (young white, Crianza, Reserva, Gran Reserva) and the single-varietal wines that highlight the terroir. This way it provides an overall perspective of Rioja wines. This tour is the perfect choice for those who are more focused on the tasting sessions than the guided tour itself.
There is truly something for every palate here. You will see 3 wineries very different from each other and taste 12 high-quality wines in total.
This is the itinerary of your Winery Hopping wine tour in Rioja.
Hotel pick up and drop off in Logroño, Laguardia, Villabuena, Elciego, Abalos, Haro and Briñas.
- 9am hotel pick up check pick up towns here
Hotel pick up and drop off in the towns of Logroño, Laguardia, Villabuena, Elciego, Ábalos, Briones, Haro and Briñas.
- Stop at a vineyard to see the vines and explain the DOCa Rioja growing methods, climate, soils and wine classification systems
- Tasting session of 5 fine wines at a winery run by the 5th generation
- Tasting session of 3 high-quality wines at a high-end terroir-oriented winery
- Tasting session of 5 fine wines at a winery located in the renowned Railway Station District of Haro
- Farm-to-table freshly-made lunch paired with 1 wine at our private entertainment room in a quaint medieval village . The dining room is perched up on a hill, just beneath a church and a 12th-century castle.
- 6pm hotel drop off