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June 2005 - Vol 14 |
VINTAGE SPAIN NEWSLETTER. Wine tasting tours in Spain |
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SUMMER
IS HERE
Wine tours are the perfect
option for your summer vacation, you can visit
"cool" wineries, enjoy regional
gastronomy and practice different outdoor
activities such as hiking, biking or golf.
Like our new summer
weekend tours in Priorat, a little
known region with excellent wines and a beautiful
scenery. We
keep on insisting on The
New Spain Wine Tour with the
famous Spanish wine specialists and writer
John Radford to celebrate
his new published book "The
New Spain". John is one of the
most respected wine critics in the world and
a recognized expert in Spanish wine.
We feature two
wineries from two of the new
Spanish wine regions: Bajoz
in Toro and Enate in Somontano;
the hotel Posada
Fuente de la Aceña in
Ribera del Duero and a great restaurant in
Rioja, Jose Mari
in Rivas de Tereso.
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can also email us to
news@vintagespain.com
use this email address to send us suggestions,
comments, complains, contributions, etc.
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July and August. Wine
and gastronomy in Priorat
Priorat
is our special offer for the summer. We
invite you to discover this beautiful region
through its wine and gastronomy. You can
spend a weekend or more days in a charming
hotel, enjoy Alicia's creations in the kitchen,
visit two or three wineries,
participate in a cooking class or
an olive oil tasting session
and enjoy the scenery, monuments and villages
of the area. Contact us for more information:
info@vintagespain.com
September
18- 25. THE
NEW SPAIN WINE TOUR WITH JOHN
RADFORD - Rioja, Ribera del Duero, Toro,
Cigales and Rueda
The
New Spain Wine Tour with the
famous Spanish wine specialists and writer
John Radford celebrating
his new published book
"The New Spain".
John is one of the most respected wine critics
in the world and a recognized expert in
Spanish wine. We are sure it will be an
unforgettable experience. The itinerary
with hotels, wineries and price is available
as a PDF file in www.vintagespain.com/newspain.pdf.
WINERIES - Rioja: López
Heredia, Fernándo Remírez
de Ganuza, Miguel Merino, Ysios, Izadi.
Ribera del Duero: Ismael
Arroyo – Valsotillo, Arzuaga Navarro,
Legaris and Aalto. Other Wines:
Abadía Retuerta, Dehesa de la Granja
(This is Alejandro Fernández –
Pesquera - winery in the Toro region). Cigales:
Emeterio Fernández – La Legua.
Rueda: Palacio de Bornos
– Cuevas de Castilla. Toro:
Bajoz, Dos Victorias
See
more information
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FEATURED WINERIES |
BAJOZ.
D.O. Toro
This
is one of the wineries included
in the tour The New Spain with John
Radford. Not only it is the largest
winery in the D.O. Toro, but also
one of the most innovative. They
produce fantastic wines of the highest
quality and they are also very happy
to receive visits in the winery.
More
information
ENATE.
D.O. Somontano
Enate
is a very special winery located
the Somontano region of northern
Spain. It is a modern winery with
and artistic flare. Their labels
have been designed by famous Spanish
painters. Their wines are also modern,
with unusual varieties and innovative
names that make Enate wines difficult
to forget. It is a different visit,
with excellent wines in a beautiful
area of the Pyrenees. More
information
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- The
New Spain with John
Radford- Rioja, Ribera del Duero,
Toro, Cigales and Rueda, 7 nights. Sep 18-25
- Wine and Cava.
Penedés and Priorat, 3 days/2 nights.
June 21-23, September 7-9
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Wine tradition. Rioja,
4 days/3 nights. Sep 13-16
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Wine, Art and History.
Ribera de Duero, 3days/2
nights. September 28-30
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Classical Wines, Rioja
and Ribera, 4 days/3 nights. 28 Jun-1 Jul,
30 Aug-2 Sep, 2-5 Oct
-One Day trips from Madrid (Ribera
de Duero and La Mancha),
from Barcelona (Wine and Cava in
Penedés) and from Sevilla (Jerez
o Sanlucar). All year upon request
- July 15-17. RIOJA
BIKE WINE TOUR through the vineyards
, weekend in Hotel Villa de Abalos (La Rioja).
2005
Schedule and itineraries
If
you are interested in different dates, please
let us know. Tours are open all year upon
request.
info@vintagespain.com
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FEATURED
HOTEL |
HOTEL
FUENTE DE LA ACEÑA
in Quintanilla de Onésimo.
Ribera del Duero
Wonderful
four star hotel in an old water
mill by the banks of the Duero river.
A big window to enjoy the beautiful
views of the river has replaced
one of the walls of each bedroom.
It has an outstanding restaurant
where the local ingredients are
used in a very creative and innovative
cuisine.
More
information
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FEATURED
RESTAURANT |
Asador
JOSE MARI in Rivas de Tereso. La
Rioja
Jose
Mari is one of the best places to
enjoy real Riojan food, like patatas
con chorizo (potatoes with
spicy paprika sausage), menestra
(vegetable stew), or chuletillas
al sarmiento (lamb chops roasted
with dry vine branches). It is also
located in the Toloño - Sierra
Cantabria mountain with wonderful
views and a great outside sitting
area.More
information
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NOTE: We
would like you to send us your contributions
for the newsletter: description of wineries or wines
you enjoy, articles about cities related to wine,
interesting festivals and events, comments about
tours you have enjoyed or not.
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