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Boutique Rioja Wine Tour with Charming Lunch (From Bilbao)

By Northern Spain Gastronomy
10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is €225 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 9h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

  • Taste at least 6 wines in 2 family-run, boutique wineries in the Rioja region
  • Pair your tastings with local cheeses, cold meats, nuts, and Spanish Products
  • Delight your taste buds with a picnic comprised of a variety of Spanish dishes
  • Visit the Medieval town of LaGuardia, surrounded by vineyards and mountains
  • Be picked up and dropped off in Bilbao

Activity location

    • Bilbao
    • Bilbao, País Vasco, Spain

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Mazarredo Zumarkalea, 66, 48001 Bilbo, Bizkaia, Spain | We will pick you up in one of our new spacious vans (with leather seats, automatic trasmmision and A/C) at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao
    • Bilbo, Euskadi, Spain

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What's included, what's not

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    Hotel pickup and drop-off
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    Guide/wine guide
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Wine tastings
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    Food
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Tips

Know before you book

  • Not suitable for: Children under 18 years
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

What you can expect

Discover the secrets of Rioja wines on this day trip from Bilbao. Travel aboard an a premium vehicle and travel to 2 unique boutique wineries. Listen as your guide decodes the wine grading process for you. Sample a variety of wines and sit down to a Spanish picnic in a scenic vineyard spot.

Dive into determining the quality of Rioja wines like Cosecha, Crianza, Reserva, and Gran Reservas. Hear about the facinating ageing process for each type of wine.Visit wineries that were purposefully chosen for their contrasts and uniqueness. The majority of the wines that you taste will have received 90+ points from the renowned wine experts Tim Atkin and James Suckling.

Be served a variety of local cheeses, cold meats, nuts, and other traditional products as starters throughout the day. Settle in to a charming picnic in one of the wineries with traditional Spanish products such as Iberican Ham or a Spanish omelette.

Finally, you walk through the town of LaGuardia, a walled medieval city that is one of the most picturesque villages in the Rioja Alavesa region. Return to your accommodation in Bilbao at the end of your tour.

Location

Activity location

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    • Bilbao
    • Bilbao, País Vasco, Spain

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Mazarredo Zumarkalea, 66, 48001 Bilbo, Bizkaia, Spain | We will pick you up in one of our new spacious vans (with leather seats, automatic trasmmision and A/C) at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao
    • Bilbo, Euskadi, Spain