Rioja Wine Tour
Rioja in Spain — exciting wines, breath-taking scenery and amazing architecture — Come with us on this exciting tour to Rioja, a wine region that is both classic and modern in a way that you
July 11, 2022
Rioja
How to make the best gin-and-tonic
I imagine hardly anyone needs an instruction on how to make a Gin-and-Tonic, or G-and-T. Could it be the world’s most popular drink? But there are different ways to do it. For example, in this
October 3, 2018
Tapas, a culinary treasure from Spain
If there is something that all non-Spanish know about Spanish gastronomy, then it’s tapas! Or any of the tapas ‘cousins’. Tapas are served at most bars and many cafés. Often with local specialities. Sometimes very
August 8, 2018
“Beyond expectations; overwhelming”, Said About the Wine Tour to Rioja
If you go on a wine tour in Rioja you can look forward to many happy surprises. Fantastic wines and amazing scenery. Traditional gastronomy mixed with modern tapas. The landscape is actually really dramatic. The
November 6, 2017
TWE Best Wine Travel Destination: The Basque Country in Spain, with Rioja (The Wine Enthusiast)
The Wine Enthusiast recently did a special feature on what they think are the World’s Best Wine Tour Destinations for 2016. Here are some more details on one of the destinations on their list: the
January 17, 2016
Going for tapas in … Haro in Rioja?
We are going to Haro later this season. Haro is the second most important city in Rioja, after Logrono. Logrono is much bigger but Haro is proportionally much more focussed on wine. In Haro you
September 4, 2015
Congratulations Gomez Cruzado in Rioja
Congratulations to our friends at Bodegas Gomez Cruzado in Rioja! They have just been awarded TripAdvisors Certificate of Excellence as a tourist destination. Well deserved! Gomez Cruzado is a small bodega in Haro the smaller
July 30, 2015
Interview on wine and travel in the Rioja newsletter, with BKWine
This past autumn I was in Rioja. It was the occasion of our first-BKWine wine tour to Rioja. A fantastically successful trip. The Rioja region’s newsletter editor became interested in the tour and in what
January 23, 2015
“All change in Rioja” says Jancis Robinson
Recently Jancis Robinson said in her newsletter that “all change in Rioja”. I could not agree more. She was talking about a big wine tasting that one of her collaborators, the ex-El Bulli sommelier Ferran
August 20, 2014
Rioja, modern and traditional, wine, gastronomy, history, art | New wine tour
Spain is today a wine country where much exciting things happen. Rioja is of course the most famous and classic of all Spanish wine regions. But it is also a region with a lot of
January 29, 2014
Top ten wine tour and travel destinations in 2013, says the Wine Enthusiast
The US wine magazine publishes its choice of best wine regions to visit The list of the top ten wine travel destinations, according to the US wine magazine The Wine Enthusiast, includes some big surprises
January 20, 2013
