Check out our list of 6 well-curated wine experiences ordered by regions. Wine is ever present in the Spanish and Portuguese day to day, and occupies an important part of these countries' production and exportation.
Local wine experiences
GALICIA (SPAIN)
Have a full day experience in the Ribeira Sacra combining a visit to a Bodega, with a tour of the facilities, wine tasting and explanations about viticulture and elaborations. Stopping for lunch in a local restaurant for a tasting menu with the best of Galician products, and continuing with a boat trip on the Rio Sil through its Canyons, while enjoying a wine tasting on board. A really complete day experience!
CATALONIA (SPAIN)
The Spanish Tuscany: Emporda wine tour & visit to the Dali Museum
Unique culture and wine route of the Empordà Costa Brava, where you will enjoy the artistic and oenological delights of this area. Live the experience of visiting the famous Dalí Theater-Museum, enjoy the tasting of Emporda wines, and have a delicious lunch at a local winery. You will be submerged in a unique landscape of vineyards and olive trees. The DO Empordà Wine Route will allow you to enter into a tradition deeply rooted in this land, which dates back to Roman times.
LA RIOJA (SPAIN)
The most beautiful wineries in La Rioja
This is a fantastic and exclusive guided tour around La Rioja. Start the day strolling among the vineyards. Visit the medieval village of Laguardia, the town of Haro, and two Rioja wineries: a traditional one, and a modern-day wine cellar, where you’ll taste its wines. Discover beautiful spots, as well as enjoy the gastronomy of this land, with a traditional Rioja-style meal in a specially selected restaurant.
CATALONIA (SPAIN)
Explore the Penedes vineyards with a horseback ride
Get to know the countryside of Barcelona with a horseback ride experience. This activity will be complete with a Catalan lunch at the ranch, and a visit to a family-owned winery for a tasting and tour experience with cheese and other pairings.
LA RIOJA (SPAIN)
Be a winemaker for a day in la Rioja
This authentic and fun activity will show you what it´s like to be a wine expert for a day. Learn from the activity expert, and also get to try the activity yourself. Feel like a real enologist and pretend you are a Riojan winemaker! Walk amongst the vineyards and learn what the most important things are to get a good crop. Find out what steps are needed along the way (pruning, green pruning, cutting the foliage, ripening control, the grape harvest), and carry out little experiments inside the underground bodega, in order to understand how the wine ferments. You will learn about the aging process by trying some barreled wine, and understand the differences between young (crianza) and old wine.
DOURO VALLEY (PORTUGAL)
Discover a World Heritage Site: Wine Region of Douro Valley
In the Douro Valley, the vineyards are planted in the mountains sloops, and its wine has unique characteristics due to the soil and climate. Being the oldest demarcated region in the world, it is classified by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, and it’s a proof that the union of nature with man can create unparalleled products. On this tour you will visit famous family-owned wineries, followed by wine tastings.
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FOOD
Spain has risen to the top of the world’s foodie destinations in recent years. From tasty tapas to superb seafood and traditional roasts, food in Spain is all about making the most of the best local produce.
CULTURE
Spain is much more than the flamenco music and dance, the bullfights and fantastic beaches and sun! Has been for thousands of years one of the cultural centers of Europe. And through these experiences you can get to know why!
OUTDOOR
Spain is a paradise for adrenaline junkies and outdoor activities seekers. It is important to mention that thanks to the geography of Spain, we can do almost any activity. It is not necessary to emphasize the beauty of its landscapes, because of that reason it is known as the Green Spain.
WELLNESS
`We have to Spanishize Europe´, shouted the Salvador Dalí's world back in the 60s. It seems that we have achieved it. Spain has placed itself in the sixth most visited countries by Europeans who opt for what is known today as Health Tourism, and ranks eighth worldwide.