
La Rioja Alavesa private chauffered wine day tour
Enjoy an incredible wine day tour in La Rioja Alavesa, famous wine area from Basque Country where the well-known endemic grape variety Tempranillo grows.
Your English speaking driver guide will pick up at your accomodation in Vitoria-Gasteiz or Laguardia and will transfer to the your first winery in Laguardia, Casa Primicia, a magic place, a temple of wine. Its well conserved cellars are silent witnesses to other periods and other people, and its restoration is the homage form the family to the dream of that vine grower from Laguardia called Julian Madrid. You will enjoy a private winery tour and tasting of the complete range of Carravalseca Organic Wines: Carravalseca White, Carravalseca Carbonic Maceration and Carravalseca Crianza.
Second winery is the incredible Eugen Eugarte, a winery in the heart of Rioja Alavesa that belongs to Eguren Family, with 6 generations of winegrowers since 1870. In the foothills of the Sierra Cantabria and surrounded by 130 hectares of vines, the winery hides 2,000 metres of caves in the traditional way of Rioja region. Because of their constant natural temperature and humidity, this caves are the best place to keep wine.
You will enjoy a three wine tasting paired with local food such as chorizo soup, grilled lamb and fresh vegetables (lunch).
Last winery is Bodega Campillo, which arose from a dream of creating a winery surrounded by vineyards, thus transferring the idea of Château to the land of Rioja wine.
Discover how grapes are turned into wine through an educational and entertaining visit. An fun journey from the vine to the glass, during which you will see the vineyards surrounding the winery, the fermentation tanks, the barrel ageing halls and the impressive bottle racks. Three wine tasting including a Reserva.
You will be transferred back to your accomodation with some great memories.