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In addition to (very) good wines, many Spanish wineries hide treasures and secrets that deserve an excursion
, like these 10.
Uncle Pepe
Where:
Manuel María González, 12 (Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz). 956 357 016. www.tiopepe.com.
DO:
Jerez-Xérès-Sherry.
Hours:
Monday to Saturday, from 12 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, from 12 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Basic visit
: guided tour of the winery and tasting of two wines.
Price:
16 euros (duration: one hour).
In the center of Jerez de la Frontera, the Tío Pepe wineries (González Byass group) are a journey through time in which to discover the origins of Jerez wine
.
A benchmark in the winemaking tradition of the s.
XIX, in its facilities there are Andalusian patios, vineyard streets or centennial wineries in which generous and brandies age
.
Not to be missed is the Real Bodega de La Concha, whose architecture is attributed to the engineer Gustave Eiffel, the boots signed by celebrities or the small ladder resting on a wineglass on the albero of the La Constancia winery, all arranged for the mice to taste the fragrant wine.
Tradition
Where:
Cordobeses, 3 (Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz). 956 168 628. www.bodegastradicion.es.
DO:
Jerez-Xérès-Sherry.
Hours
: Monday to Saturday, at 11 a.m., 12.30 p.m. and 6 p.m., Sundays at 12 noon.
Basic visit:
explanation of the wine aging process, guided tasting of VORS, VOS and Fino Tradition, visit of the painting collection.
Price:
35 euros (duration: an hour and a half).
In the San Mateo neighborhood, within the old town of Jerez, Tradition is a winery founded in 1998 by Joaquín Rivero.
Its peculiarity lies in the pioneering decision to exclusively market very old wines.
In addition,
its facilities hide one of the best private art collections, with works by El Greco, Goya, Zurbarán or Velázquez
, as well as an invaluable documentary and photographic archive.
quail
Where:
Avda. Jaume de Codorníu, s / n (Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, Barcelona). 938 913 342. www.visitascodorniu.com.
DO:
Cava and Penedés.
Hours:
every day, at 11 am and 1 pm.
Basic visit:
guided tour and tasting of two premium cavas.
Price:
16 euros (duration: an hour and a half).
With more than 450 years of history, Codorníu is one of the oldest family businesses in Spain.
Manuel Raventós
was its great promoter.
His was the merit of hiring, in 1895, the architect
Josep Puig i Cadafalch
, responsible for the expansion of the winery.
The building, considered a Historic Artistic Monument since 1976, stands out for its arches and brick vaults
.
Underground, the underground cellars in which the second fermentation of their wines takes place.
The facilities include the Porch de las Presses, the exhibition hall, the large wine cellar or the manor house.
Santiago Ruiz
Where
: Rua do Vinicultor, Santiago Ruiz, s / n (San Miguel de Tabagón, Pontevedra). 986 614 083. www.bodegasantiagoruiz.com.
DO:
Rías Baixas.
Hours:
Monday to Friday, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. (by appointment only).
Basic visit:
original winery, gardens and trellised vineyard, wine museum, founder's office ...
Price:
free (no fixed duration).
Created in 1984 by Santiago Ruiz, one of the Albariño parents and a pioneer in the renovation of the Galician vineyard, it is a peaceful winery in the O Rosal area.
A delicious house-museum of the s.
XVII century surrounded by gardens and old vineyards in the traditional style
where you can discover how local wine was made (and is made) and Galician hospitality from the hand of Rosa Ruiz, daughter of the founder and continuation of her father's legacy.
get in vogue
Where
: O Couto Simpaio (Orense).
988 203 306. www.pontedaboga.com.
DO:
Ribeira Sacra.
Hours:
from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Basic visit:
winery and vineyard, aperitif and tasting of three wines.
Price:
12 euros (duration: 40 min.).
The oldest winery in the Ribeira Sacra (founded in 1898 by the Pascasio Fernández family) is located in the natural environment of the Edo River.
The vineyards hang from vertiginous slopes, that is why the harvest season is when the work is shown in all its hardness:
here the so-called heroic viticulture is practiced, since access to the vines is sometimes done with harnesses or with boats plowing the river
.
Among the activities that are proposed from the winery there are river walks and
trekking
routes
.
marquis of riscal
Where:
Torrea, 1 (Elciego, Álava). 945 180 888. www.masquesderiscal.com.
DO Ca .:
Rioja.
Hours:
from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Basic visit:
winery and vineyard in Elciego, tasting of three wines and snacking on Riojan sausages.
Price:
19 euros (duration: an hour and a half).
The wine complex known as La Ciudad del Vino de Marqués de Riscal
is made up of several facilities, including two wineries and a five-star hotel with a spa
.
It is worth stopping at the original winery (from the 19th century, where the botillery that stores the oldest vintages, some from 1862) and at the hotel, the impressive titanium construction of
Frank O. Gehry
(the sunsets are reflected in its structure and the stamp is impressive).
ysios
Where:
Camino de la Hoya, s / n (Laguardia, Álava). 945 600 640. www.bodegasysios.com.
DOCa .:
Rioja.
Hours:
Monday to Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Sundays at 10.30 am.
Basic visit:
barrel room and tasting of two wines with Iberian aperitif in the Laguardia room.
Price:
18 euros (duration: one hour).
Work of the architect
Santiago Calatrava
, Ysios was inaugurated in 2001.
Its name is a tribute to the Egyptian gods Isis and Osiris, closely related to wine
, that is why the construction is surrounded by canals, emulating the essence of the Nile. The iconic building, integrated into the landscape, with the Cantabrian mountains in the background, it stands out for its aluminum roof in contrast to the warmth of the wood that covers the walls.
otazu
Where
: Señorío de Otazu, s / n (Otazu, Navarra). 948 329 200. www.otazu.com.
DO:
paid wines.
Hours:
Tuesday and Thursday, at 11 and 11.30 am; Saturdays, at 10 a.m. and 10.30 a.m. (by appointment only).
Basic visit:
history, old building and wine museum, old cellar, winemaking process, underground barrel room ...
Price:
39.95 euros (duration: two hours).
Five unique buildings make up the Señorío and the Bodega de Otazu: the church of San Esteban from the s.
XII, the tower of Otazu of the s.
XIV, the Renaissance Palace of the s.
XVI, the old winery (French style, built in 1840, today it is a wine museum) and the new one (with the underground barrel room, inspired by the crypt of the Monastery of Leyre and where Gregorian chants accompany the wine).
Sculptural pieces by artists such as Ai Wei Wei, Daniel Canogar, Xavier Mascaró or Anish Kapoor are scattered throughout its facilities
.
enat
Where:
Avda. De las Artes, 1 (Low rooms, Huesca). 974 302 580. www.enate.es.
DO:
Somontano.
Hours:
Monday, at 12 noon; Tuesday to Saturday, at 11, 12 and 1 pm.
Basic visit:
tour of the winery, the art room and en route tasting of three wines.
Price:
12 euros (duration: an hour and a half).
Considered the flagship of Somontano, Enate is a winery and, at the same time, a museum.
And that is how it has defined its personality since 1991, when it began its activities (the first harvest took place the following year).
The itineraries through the facilities include the barrel room, the bottling plant ... and the modern art room, where works by Chillida, Saura or Tàpies are exhibited
.
In addition to the wines, you can enjoy an aperitif with cold cuts and cheeses next to the vineyard.
the tap
Where:
Ctra. Lz-30, km 11 (San Bartolomé, Lanzarote). 928 524 036. www.elgrifo.com.
DO:
Lanzarote.
Hours:
every day, at 11 a.m.
Basic visit:
guided tour of the winery, walk through the vineyard and tasting of two wines.
Price:
15 euros (duration: 45 min.).
The oldest winery in the Canary Islands: it has made wines since 1775 and has belonged to three families (the Ribera, the De Castro family and the current owners, descendants of
Manuel García Durán
).
The original winery is today a museum, designed by César Manrique and full of objects and machinery used in the winery
.
The vineyard is not to be missed, with the volcanic malvasia strains (a variety of indigenous grape from the Canary Islands) planted in shacks, holes made in the solidified lava to reach the fertile land.
Other addresses ...
Pazo de Señorans.
(Pontevedra. DO: Rías Baixas).
Portia.
(Burgos. DO: Ribera de Duero).
Protos.
(Valladolid. DO: Ribera de Duero).
López de heredia-viña tondonia.
(La Rioja. DOCa .: Rioja).
retuerta abbey.
(Valladolid. DO: Ribera de Duero).
Castell de Peralada.
(Gerona. DO: Ampurdán).
moure-abadía da cova.
(Lugo. DO: Ribeira Sacra).
Torremilanos.
(Burgos. DO: Ribera de Duero).
barbadillo.
(Cádiz. DO: Manzanilla-Sanlúcar de Barrameda).
sommos.
(Huesca. DO: Somontano).
Marquis of Murrieta.
(La Rioja. DOCa .: Rioja).
navarro arzuaga.
(Valladolid. DO: Ribera de Duero).
vivanco.
(La Rioja. DOCa .: Rioja).
solar de samaniego.
(Álava. DOCa .: Rioja).
tondonia.
(Barcelona. DO: Penedés).
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