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Here are some comments from travelers who have done a wine tour with us and press reviews of our services. If you want to send us a comment, you can use our email info@vintagespain.com Pictures from our tours - Check also what the press says about us - Reviews 2006, More reviews We had a great time on the rest of the trip and, especially, with
our son in Madrid. I was sorry to see that Madrid has become dirtier
(more graffiti) than before, but it was still great to be there
again. The tour in Ribera with Aurora was very enjoyable. The only
place we were not too happy with was the Hotel Velada in Burgos.
Part of this was because it took us forever to find the place and
we were very tired and frustrated by the time we got there. However,
the room was not comfortable at all and not as nice as it sounded
on the website. Yes, it was clean and modern, but the room was two-story,
with the bedroom/bath upstairs and the living room downstairs. The
stairs were so narrow that you could only take your smallest suitcase
upstairs, so we had to dress downstairs in the living room. Also,
they had turned on the heat and it could not be adjusted (…).
We loved Lerma and the parador and, even though you didn't make
the reservation, I should tell you that we also had a very good
experience at the Hesperia Bilbao and the HUSA Princesa (club floor)
in Madrid. And, as I told you before, the Castillo el Collado and
Javier (who turned out to be the owner or manager, not the receptionist)
was great and, for us, in a much better location than the Villa
de Laguardia. We loved all of our winery visits, which only piqued
our interest in visiting more of them. If we do, we will certainly
use Rutas de Vino. On behalves of my wine group, if I may say it so, we are very
pleased with what we experienced on the excursion. - It met all
our exportations. We felt that the three wine yards shown to us
gave a good view of the wine production and the lowly wine producers
in the Penedes area. It is always a possibility that we will return
to Barcelona on another occasion. We will highly recommend Vintage
Spain for other people thinking about visiting wine yards in Spain.
Kindly send our best regards to Stefan, our guide for the day, who
did a great job. We are back in Perth after a really enjoyable time everywhere in
Spain. We did make the bull fight in Madrid which is quite a spectacle
although we wish the bull had a better chance. We also saw some
great flamenco in Seville. Again out thanks for that fantastic day
in Rioja and we wish you all the best for the future. We had a wonderful time and we really wouldn't change a thing.
We were very pleased that you recommended not doing the touristy
spots eg. Marques de Riscal but, instead, you took us to places
that we were able to spend time with the vintner and ask lots of
questions, etc. We especially liked the order in which it was done.
The trip to Laguardia at the end was very unique and the lunch was
terrific. We will definitely recommend your company to anyone that
is travelling here to tour the wine country. I will send you an
e-mail post card with pics form our tour with you. Thank you so
much for the wonderful day. We had a wonderful trip with Paddy. The trip to Capcanes was particularly
spectacular. Thank you so much for arranging this for us. I am enjoying my visit to Spain. And the highlight has been the
tour with you to Ribera del Duero. The wineries were all great.
I told Jimmy on the drive back how hospitable they all were. And
in that they are not setup for tourists, how friendly everyone was.
My favourite was Perez Pascuas. I know sometimes you do two wineries
and sometimes three. I am glad I got to see three. I am in Madrid
now and fly to Barcelona tomorrow. Do you offer tours to Penedes
or Priorata? If not, I would appreciate any suggestions you can
offer. Thank you again for a wonderful day in La Ribera. I hope
to see you again on another trip to Spain; and I will recommend
your company to my friends. First, we want to thank you for making the reservations for us
at Las Carboneras. We had a table right in front of the stage, and
the dinner was very good. As you said, an hour of Flamenco was enough
and not too much (…) I'm having a hard time trying to think
of any constructive comments that I could make about the tour with
you and in Portugal. Portugal Deluxe did an excellent job in both
hotel choice and winery visits, as did you. For us it was a perfect
introduction to Spain. We wouldn't change the program in any way
(…) If you should come to California, please send us an email
beforehand so that we can work out a plan to take you to some of
our favourite wineries. We have many pleasant memories of our trip
with you and Alberto. Thanks again. We had a wonderful time on our tour! It was definitely the highlight
of our trip to Spain. My only regret is that we didn't buy more
wine to bring home with us! Thank you again for putting together
such a wonderful day for us, especially on such short notice. The winery was wonderful. I can't remember the name of the woman
who showed us around, but she was very kind and tried to explain
all. A colleague of us is Spanish so he could translate all she
told. After showing us the winery, the land and the process of making
the wine with the big tanks, we enjoyed a wonderful lunch with an
olive oil tasting. It was a wonderful day at Finca Loranque. With
compliments to your organisation and the winery! All the gang thought the tour was fantastic: the choice of bodegas
and restaurants, the contrast between modern and traditional. They
thought Muga was as we say (the bees knees) ie meaning the best.
From my point of view everything falling into place just as you
planned is a great bonus. Finally Xavier our guide was the means
of bringing it all together. His easy going relaxed character helped
us all to relax and enjoy the activities no matter what time of
day it was. Also the hotel was great particularly its situation
and the staff. I will forward you some comments that have come in
this morning form our clients Also many thanks for the presents
left in our rooms a very nice gesture. We had a lovely trip, I’ve been sleeping for two days now,
… We really had fun spending time with you and I am so happy
you showed me Lavapies, turned out to be my favourite area in Madrid.
We definitely have to meet again, and it is not at all impossible
that we will do something in Rioja or the northern parts of Spain.
The editor was happy with what we did so hopefully we do soon again
with your help. I have to return to Madrid too, I fell in love with
the city, but it was a lot of work so next time I will come for
a vacation and then we meet again I hope. PRESS
REVIEWS The
Wall Street Journal Europe, September 19, 2003 El País,
May 17, 2003. In Spanish ABC.
April 10, 2003 - Castilla y León edition, in Spanish El Correo.
April 6, 2003 - Miranda de Ebro local edition, in Spanish |
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