Taste Rioja

The Rioja wine harvest is well underway. Exploring the underground callados at Bodegas Bilbaínas and tasting grape must directly from the vat!

It was really only a matter of time that Basque wine producers would break away from DOCa Rioja. The yet to be approved Viñedos de Álava will be spectacular from a quality perspective but abandoning the Rioja brand name will be a big challenge. Interesting article in the Guardian

Rioja leaves bad taste in the mouth for Basque winemakers More than 50 winemakers from Basque part of Rioja denomination no longer want to be associated with name

We are all longing for travel to resume after a difficult year. Here's a helpful website for travel to Spain to check entry requirements for the country you are travelling from and restrictions when you return home.

Home - Travel Safe Click on the map to check the applicable entry requirements for the country you are travelling from and the restrictions for your return home.

Wishing everyone a very Happy Christmas! Here’s hoping we can meet up and raise many glasses of Rioja in the coming year! 🍷🎄⛄️

Very happy to receive these Riojan wines and Cameros cheese this morning I ordered from Ilovewine.eu Indeed “the quarantine will go by much better with wine and humour”! Stay safe during lockdown and drink some good Rioja!

Haro is a great place to stay if you are visiting La Rioja. Forbes explains why

Why You Should Visit Haro, Rioja Stay at this town if you visit Rioja

Argentina 7th to the 14th of November 2020 - juicy Malbec and local beef! Explore the best of Argentina with Jenny.

Jenny Siddall - Argentina Wine & Food Tours jennysiddall.com

Already been to Rioja? Keen for a new wine adventure? Join Jenny on the Sicily Wine & Food Tour next year, 7th to the 14th of June 2020 in conjunction with Iberian Wine Tours. Hungry and thirsty already!

Jenny Siddall - Sicily Wine & Food Tours jennysiddall.com