Bodega

David Moreno is a family-run winery founded in Badarán in 1988. It was a pioneer in the development of wine tourism in Rioja. Standing at the heart of Monasteries Route (Yuso and Suso) and the Camino de la Lengua (Way of the Spanish Language), the winery is one of the most popular with visitors interested in the culture of wine. David Moreno, Monasterio de Yuso and Vobiscum are the labels that best represent the winery. The vineyards are in the municipalities of Alto Najerilla (Rioja Alta), less than 6 kilometres away from the winemaking establishment. The soil is predominantly clayey and clayey/high in iron. The old vines are high, which gives the fruit their special character. The winery is based in a region of Rioja whose winemaking philosophy and special characteristics are at the core of an array of excellent-quality wines.   reservas@davidmoreno.es (wine tourism) +34 941 36 73 38 comercial@davidmoreno.es (domestic sales) +34 941 89 49 19 export@davidmoreno.es (exports) +34 941 89 49 19

Paco Oliván, whose long-standing career includes work with some of Rioja’s most renowned wineries, brought his dream to life on a privileged family-owned estate in Ventas Blancas, nestled between the villages of Lagunilla and Santa Engracia de Jubera. This exceptional site, perched at an average altitude of 650 meters, lies on the edge of the Sierra de los Cameros and offers ideal conditions for high-altitude viticulture. Today, his daughters Alba and Sara have joined this beautiful project focused on estate and single-vineyard wines with extraordinary personality and identity

Arizcuren is a project based on the vineyard that the family has cared for on the slopes of the Sierra de Yerga since at least the late 19th century. Javier Arizcuren, trained as an architect and a viticulturist by tradition, represents the fifth generation of vine growers overseeing the family vineyard, with a unique urban winery project.

Bodegas González Puras stands in the traditional winery quarter of San Asensio, where it has an old, small wine cellar that has been completely refurbished and is open to the public. The wines are stored there in exceptionally good natural conditions. Esteban González and Elena Puras run both the vineyard and the winery, making a whole array of young wines – white, red and claret –, as well as crianza and reserve wines.

This small winery in San Vicente de la Sonsierra, run by the Eguiluz/Mendoza family, grows its own bush-trained vines. In the vineyards, only sustainable farming practices are used. And in the winery, only premium wines are made. Cupani is the old name of Tempranillo, and the family picks the best grapes from their best plots to make only a limited number of bottles – 20,000 in total – of Cupani, Rielo, Baskunes and Sir Cupani limited-edition wines.

Alfredo Bernáldez has managed to make a name for himself in the quality wine sector, particularly in foreign markets. A history of identity based on old vineyards, long ageing in barrels and bottles and a collection of varieties of the main Rioja grapes. If you are on the St. James Path, don’t hesitate to knock on the winery door which is on the route when passing through Ventosa.

The history of Bodegas Tobelos (Briñas) is reflected in wines that are befitting of their origin (Sonsierra). The winery is nestled in one of the most traditional winemaking areas, Briñas (4 kilometres from Haro), on a steep slope spanning the course of the River Ebro, at the foot of the Sierra Cantabria and the Obarenes Mountains, with magnificent views over the Conchas de Haro and the Peñas de Bilibio, which can be seen from the winery’s windows.