What does the outing include?
The wine tourism experience is an activity that lasts about three hours during which you can live through the whole Rioja wine-making process, from the moment the vine is planted to when the label is put on the bottle.
The trip begins in Fuenmayor, where you will be told about the history of the village and its important relationship with Rioja wine.
After that, we will go for a pleasant stroll around the vineyards while we listen to the explanations about the direction the vines have to face, the requirements of the land, the importance of the soil and the evolutionary cycle of the vine.
Throughout the whole year there are interesting things for you to do in the vineyard. Depending on the time of year you come, you’ll be able to harvest grapes, gather the fallen bunches, prune the vines, see how the bunches of grapes start to take form, remove the unwanted suckers and leaves from the vines…
Anyone with an orchard, a vineyard and a wife will always be busy in life.
It’s time to get down to work, but always in a educational and enjoyable way.
We recommend you wear appropriate shoes and clothes (jeans and trainers or riding boots are best).
After work, we will stop for a snack to get our energy back (drinking wine from a goat-skin bag like they do in the country) before carrying on with our trip to the winery.
We reach the wine-grower’s winery, a small, traditional Rioja winery with a vault hewn out of rock, dating from the 16th century. We will carry out some small experiments that will help us understand wine fermentation and the wine-making process in general.
We will then descend down into the vault where we will learn about the aging process and we will taste the wine directly from the barrel. Finally, all members of the group will be able to make their own bottle of wine, complete with a personalised label, to take back home with them.
The aim of the wine tourism experience is to help you understand the enormous amount of work that goes behind creating a good Rioja wine. This is the only way you will learn to appreciate and love this product and the marvellous cultural baggage it embraces.
Technical data sheet
| Place: | Fuenmayor, 12km from Logroño. How to get there. |
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| Length: | 3 hours (approx.). Morning and afternoon sessions. |
| Languages: | Spanish, English, German. |
| Price: | 28 EUR/person VAT included. Reduced prices for children, depending on their ages. Please consult us. |
| What does it include? | A guided tour round the vineyards and cellar, an appetiser and a bottle of wine bottled by you. |
Reservations
Before you can join us you will need to make a reservation. Please contact Riojatrek on (+34) 941.587.354 or (+34) 679.010.804 or complete the following form and we will get in touch with you:
Gift vouchers
Would you like to give this wine tourism experience to your sentimental partner, a member of your family or a friend? Please refer to our Gift Voucher section for further information.
Additional information
If you would like to know more we recommend you visit the Frequently Asked Questions. If you have further queries, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us and we will be only too pleased to help you.
Thank you Rodrigo for this great experience. I really had fun and the explanation was good. You are a very nice person.
Sica and Darwin
That was AWSOME! Thank you for letting us use the corking machine!
Thank you!!!!!
An astonishing experience in many ways! Thank you very much.
RIOJA FAN TRIP
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Thank you for a most informative Tour. A great experience!
Thank you for a wonderful afternoon. I love Spanish wine “aun” more.