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Rioja Alavesa
Rioja Alavesa: Laguardia, Elciego and designer wineries among vineyards, with wines and medieval villages.
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- 01Beautiful towns near Ezcaray: 8 stops along the Oja valley
- 02Beautiful Villages Near Logroño: 8 Stops Among Vineyards and Stone
- 03Beautiful Villages Near Vitoria-Gasteiz: 8 Towns and a Waterfall
- 04The Christmas Sweet Uniting a Spanish Winery with the “Ferrari of Panettones”: 90-Year-Old Sourdough and Pomace Cream
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Charming hotels in Vitoria: a guide for first-timersAnyone who visits Vitoria-Gasteiz for the first time is usually left with a surprise: the city is small,…
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Beautiful towns near Ezcaray: 8 stops along the Oja valleyEzcaray is the capital of the Upper Oja, but the valley has much more to offer than its…
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Beautiful Villages Near Logroño: 8 Stops Among Vineyards and StoneYou leave Logroño on a minor road and within ten minutes the tarmac is running between vines. The…
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Beautiful Villages Near Vitoria-Gasteiz: 8 Towns and a WaterfallVitoria-Gasteiz is behind you as soon as you get in the car, and the landscape changes at once.…
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The Christmas Sweet Uniting a Spanish Winery with the “Ferrari of Panettones”: 90-Year-Old Sourdough and Pomace CreamBorn in Rioja Alavesa, the winery keeps alive a philosophy built on respect and hospitality. Its iconic Christmas…
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Loquillo’s refuge: a walled town in Rioja Alavesa with five gates and wine cellars under the streetsFor someone who has spent decades on stage, calm looks like a narrow stone street at siesta time.…
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Baigorri Reserva 2018: Tasting, Winemaking and Pairings (92 Points)Some wineries are recognisable before you taste the wine. Baigorri, in Samaniego, is a glass cube over the…
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Parador de Argómaniz: 9 Must-Sees from the Palace to the PlainA round window, like a ship's porthole, and behind it a green plain that never seems to end.…
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Pensante Maturana 2015: the ancestral grape of LaguardiaSome grapes came close to disappearing from Rioja and now return to the glass almost as museum rarities.…
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ARVS 67 Blanco Crianza 2023: Rioja Alta Viura Aged on Its LeesThere was a time when Rioja's great white wines spent years in barrel and shared the spotlight with…
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Basque Country by motorhome: 7 stages for a perfect routeTravelling through the Basque Country by motorhome is one of those experiences that hook you from the first…
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Vnvega 2009: a 17-Year-Old Tempranillo from Rioja AltaIt is not common to find a Rioja for sale from seventeen harvests ago. Vnvega 2009 is one…
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Murillo Viteri Reserva 2019: 24 Months in Barrel in RiojaSome reservas meet the regulations with the bare minimum, and others decide to go quite a bit further.…
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Izadi Selección Tinto 2020: Old Vines from Rioja AlavesaSome Rioja vineyards were planted when nobody was yet talking about signature wines, and they are still producing…
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Pensando en Ti 2022: a White Garnacha from Rioja Aged in BarrelSome white wines are made by the tank and others by counted barrels. Pensando en Ti 2022 belongs…
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Carravalseca Reserva 2018: the single-plot “pago” wine from Casa PrimiciaIn Laguardia, every vineyard plot has had its own name for generations, and growers say it the way…
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Barón de Terón Brut Nature: a Quality Sparkling Wine from RiojaFor decades, talking about bubbles in Spain meant talking about cava. Rioja, the region of great long-aging reds,…
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Vallobera Graciano 2023: a Rioja Graciano Made Without BlendingIn almost every Rioja winery there are a few rows of graciano that nobody wants to pull out.…
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Pujanza Viura 2025: Pujanza’s first white wine, put to the testFor years, the Pujanza name was associated only with tempranillo reds from high altitude and single estates. Pujanza…
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What to See in Laguardia: 10 Must-Sees in the Medieval Walled TownThe north wind carries the smell of damp from the cellars and toasted oak across the medieval cobblestones…
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Valdepoleo 2022: Pujanza’s single-estate tempranillo from Laguardia that scores 96 points at Proensa and GourmetsSome reds are easier to understand with a map than with a label. Valdepoleo 2022 is one of…
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Julián Madrid Reserva 2019: the Rioja Alavesa tempranillo aged 20 months in French oak by Casa PrimiciaA good Rioja reserva is never improvised. It needs well-chosen grapes, time in barrel and patience in the…
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Ramón Bilbao Reserva 2018: tasting, ageing and food pairing of a Haro classicSome riojas get ordered almost without looking at the list, and that is exactly why they deserve a…
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Baigorri Reserva 2018: Tasting, Winemaking and Pairings (92 Points)Some wineries are recognisable before you taste the wine. Baigorri, in Samaniego, is a glass cube over the…