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September
2004 - Vol 5 |
VINTAGE SPAIN NEWSLETTER. Wine tasting tours in Spain |
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FOR HARVEST FESTIVALS ...
Lots
of towns are now celebrating their harvest
festivals or they have some wine
related activities. Check out our agenda.
This
month our featured tour is
the one day tour from
Barcelona to Penedés.
For the more active traveler we also have
a bike tour
through the vineyards in Rioja. The amazing
winery hotel El Juncal
in Ronda is the option
for the exclusive traveler, especially if
one also choose the restaurant Tragabuches
in the same town. With the hotel four stars
and the Michelin star of the restaurant we
can guarantee a 5 star stay in this wonderful
town in Andalucía.
We
know and like the places and establishments
we recommend, this is why we can talk about
them and also why we would appreciate very
much your opinion about them. They are all
very open and friendly with wine lovers and
most are out of the tourist track.
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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 TOUR TO PENEDES from
Barcelona
 Two
or three winery visits with wine tasting,
traditional lunch with wine, transport to
and from Barcelona. (From 9.30 am to 6.30
pm, approximate duration 9 h)
This
tour is the perfect complement for your
Barcelona vacation. The Penedes landscape
is spectacular, sea and mountains, with
small towns on top of the rolling hills,
farms, beautiful vineyards time of the year,
and a great amount of bodegas - wineries
producing both still and sparkling wines.
Our tour combines different style wineries,
modern with traditional or small family-owned
with larger producers. You will be given
a comprehensive tour of one of the wineries,
visiting the facilities and being guided
through the process and secrets of wine
making. After the visits enjoy a well deserved
lunch.
See
more information
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ACTIVE
WINE TOURS |
RIOJA
BIKE WINE TOURS THROUGH THE VINEYARDS
with hotel Villa de Abalos.
September 17-19 and 24-26 and upon
request
Vineyards
are beautiful in September, making
it the perfect time to enjoy an
active weekend in Rioja, biking
through the vineyards, visiting
wineries and having a wonderful
picnic in the countryside. More
information
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FEATURED
HOTEL AND WINERY |
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EL
JUNCAL-
Ronda (Málaga). Hotel and
Winery
This
is the perfect hotel for exclusive
gourmet traveller. Elegant and sophisticated,
it integrates the tradition of its
location, an Andalucian farm house
from the XVII c., with a modern
and minimalist interior. The result
is a place to dream and relax in
the Ronda mountains. With swimming
pool and sauna.
The
winery is located
in the same hotel and this spring
they just have put in the market
their very successful first wine,
Pasos Largos 2002.
Wine related activities can be organized
on their facilities. More
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FEATURED RESTAURANT |
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A
well deserved Michelin star and
numerous mentions in gastronomic
guides support the cuisine quality
of this restaurant in Ronda. They
offer very creative and innovative
Andalucian specialties with an exceptional
tasting menu. More
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NOTES |
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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, etc.
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