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February 2006- Vol 20 |
VINTAGE SPAIN NEWSLETTER. Wine tasting tours in Spain |
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Winter
wine tours ...
Wine tourism
is getting increasing recognition in Spain.
In February we had two national meetings dedicated
just to enoturismo or wine tourism.
It seems like we have more and more people
interested in the wine and travel combination.
We continue offering tempting options, either
to do a winter wine tour now, or to plan for
the spring, summer or fall.
We
have decided to focus more on customized private
tours and have less scheduled tours, although
we still have our Classical Wines
in Rioja and Ribera del Duero in
June. All tours are available upon
request, you can check our web
page. This month we propose one
day trips from major Spanish
cities
We
feature Pares Balta,
one of our favorite wineries in Penedes, a
great hotel in Rioja, Señorio
de Casalarreina, and
Arzuaga Navarro, a famous winery
in Ribera del Duero with a five tar hotel
and a restaurant.
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You
can also email us to
news@vintagespain.com
use this email address to send us suggestions,
comments, complains, contributions, etc.
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FEATURED TOUR |
| One
day wine excursions from
major Spanish towns
 If
you don't have a lot of time and you still
want to experience the joy of Spanish wines
we suggest a short one day excursion from
any of the main Spanish cities. We
will pick you up in the morning and be back
in the afternoon or evening. You
will visit one or two wineries with wine
tasting, and you will have a delicious typical
lunch accompanied by the regional wines.
If you have time you can even visit a historical
place.
Discover
Ribera
de Duero, La
Mancha, the land of Don Quijote, or
visit a bodega and vineyards in Toledo from
Madrid, go to wine and
cava country in Penedés
from Barcelona, visit
La Rioja from Bilbao or
San Sebastian and what
about some Sherry from Sevilla?
The possibilities are endless.
This
tour is perfect for corporate
events, incentive trips, meetings,
product presentations, etc
See
more information
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FEATURED WINERY |
PARÉS
BALTÁ
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(Penedés)
With
over seventy years in the wine business
they are still a family winery that
combines perfectly tradition with
technology. Nowadays they elaborate
very high quality both still and
sparkling wines and they are very
happy to receive visitors to see
the winery and taste the wine in
situ. GRATAVINUM is their winery
in Priorat
See
more information |
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FEATURED
HOTEL |
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In
Rioja and surrounded by some of
the best wineries in the area, this
country hotel is the ideal place
to rest and relax in a quiet and
luxurious atmosphere. A monastery
from 1509 has been restored and
decorated to become an elegant hotel
that provides every guest with modern
comfort keeping its old special
charm. It offers warm and comfortable
rooms with an oversize Jacuzzi and
wonderful views.
See
more information
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SPECIAL
RECOMENDATION |
ARZUAGA
NAVARRO
in D.O. Ribera del
Duero
Quintanilla de Onésimo (Valladolid).
Winery, Hotel and Restaurant
This
winery is a classical
in Ribera del Duero. Their crianzas,
reservas and gran reservas are among
the best in the region.
The
five star hotel
is located in the same building
as the winery, and it is perfect
to enjoy a good wine in a classic
elegance atmosphere. Rooms are extremely
comfortable and warm, all with a
hydro-shower cabin.
It also has an excellent restaurant.
Wine related activities can be organized
on their facilities.
More
information |
NOTE: We
would like for 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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