A pair of dishes and wine glasses on a peaceful terrace at the Hotel Marqués Riscal, overlooking the large church in Elciego, Rioja, Spain.
August 23, 2012

Spain – it’s food, wine and it’s culture

Jack Reardon
Senior Travel Designer

Spain isn’t exactly the first country that springs to mind when you think wine tasting holidays, but believe me, Spain is definitely up there with France and Italy as having some of the finest wine in the world.

That’s why Rioja wine tours would be a fantastic idea for somebody who likes something a bit different – maybe you’ve seen all the chateaux you think you can see, or you’ve been around Tuscany so many times that you could practically draw the place from memory.

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The distant, raised village of San Vicente de la Sonsierra overlooking the bold vineyards spread across the vast countryside of La Rioja, Spain.

Then a vast sprawling valley of vineyards dotted with cities steeped in tradition and beautiful mediaeval villages, all protected by the majesty of the soaring Cantabrian mountains, sounds a bit more attractive, doesn’t it? It could be one of the best wine tasting holidays ever.

Well, that kind of scenery features heavily in the Rioja wine tours on offer at SmoothRed. The experiences offered on one of their Rioja wine tours, in fact, are as unique as some of Spain’s wine-making methods. Winery owners guide you through their prestigious estates green and lucious under a pure blue sky with the hot Spanish sun beating down. Valleys of vineyards open up before you as you spot pretty villages and traditional towns in the distance. A glass of Rioja awaits you at every turn. As far as wine tasting holidays go, one of SmoothRed’s Rioja wine tours sounds perfect.

You’d get to explore the region of La Rioja, the fine wine’s namesake, and in the fashion of wine tasting holidays visit an amazing range of wineries, of course. In particular, you’d stay a night in Logroño, in rooms defined by a chic, boutique-style that’s just a joy to return to after a hard day in the vineyards! You can end a day of these Rioja wine tours by strolling down San Juan Street, famous for its plethora of tapas bars, and sample the delights of the local cuisine. The perfect cure for a lot of wine!

So if you think you’ve been on all the wine tasting holidays you needed to go on, think again. SmoothRed’s Rioja wine tours, with the best of Spain – it’s food, wine and it’s culture – at your feet, are something that most certainly have to be sampled.

A colourful row of buildings overlooking the streets of Logrono, warmly lit by the sun, in La Rioja, Spain.
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