118 editor-picked Garnacha producers across 2 regions.
A guide to Garnacha worth seeking out, by region. We list the estates, how each region expresses the grape, and the bottles that show it best.
Founded in 1979 by Rene Barbier, Clos Mogador is one of the five estates that revived DOQ Priorat with the celebrated 1989 harvest. The estate's Manyetes plot holds Vinya Classificada status in the DOQ Priorat classification.
Tasting: Visits by appointment; contact the estate directly.
Signature wines: clos-mogador, manyetes, clos-nelin
Alvaro Palacios established his Priorat estate in 1989 as one of the five founding producers of modern Priorat. His L'Ermita vineyard in Bellmunt del Priorat holds Gran Vinya Classificada status, the highest tier of the DOQ Priorat classification.
Tasting: Visits strictly by appointment.
Signature wines: lermita, finca-dofi, gratallops-vi-de-vila, camins-del-priorat, manyetes
Founded in 1989 by Carles Pastrana as one of the five original Priorat pioneers. Winemaker Mariona Jarque leads production. Their fixed-coupage approach uses consistent vineyard parcels and blend percentages each vintage.
Tasting: Guided visits by arrangement; contact visits@obac.es.
Signature wines: clos-de-lobac, miserere, kyrie
Founded by Josep Lluis Perez in 1981 and now led by his daughter Sara Perez, Mas Martinet is one of the five founding estates of modern Priorat. The estate produces ecologically farmed wines from steep llicorella slate plots.
Tasting: Unique tasting experiences in the vineyard by appointment.
Signature wines: clos-martinet, martinet-bru, cami-pesseroles
Established in 1878 at the site of the 12th-century Carthusian monastery of Escaladei, the origin of organised wine cultivation in Priorat. Specialises in Garnacha from high-altitude mountain vineyards near Montsant.
Tasting: Guided visits of winery and heritage site; book through the estate website.
Signature wines: scala-dei-cartoixa, scala-dei-prior, scala-dei-masdeu
Founded in 2002 by Dominik Huber, Terroir al Limit champions minimal-intervention winemaking and biodynamic viticulture across steep single-vineyard plots in Torroja del Priorat and surrounding villages.
Tasting: Visits by appointment at their cellar in Torroja del Priorat.
Signature wines: les-manyes, les-tosses, pedra-de-guix, arbossar, dits-del-terra
Founded in 2005 by pharmaceutical entrepreneur Sergi Ferrer-Salat and former Torres technical director Raul Bobet, Ferrer Bobet focuses on old-vine Garnacha and Cariñena from the mountain terrain between Falset and Porrera.
Tasting: Barrels and Aromas (1.5 hrs, 35 euros) or From Vine to Glass (2.5 hrs, 50 euros); book via website.
Signature wines: ferrer-bobet-vinyes-velles, ferrer-bobet-selecci-especial
Founded in the early 1990s by singer Lluis Llach and his partner Enric Costa in Porrera. Mas de la Rosa holds Gran Vinya Classificada status, the highest tier in DOQ Priorat. The estate is known for Cariñena-dominant blends.
Tasting: Guided visits by appointment at the Porrera cellar.
Signature wines: mas-de-la-rosa, idus-de-vall-llach, embruix-de-vall-llach
Established in 1998 by the Llagostera family, continuing a tradition from 1850. Winemaker Sergi Batet applies organic and biodynamic practices. The 1902 Tossal d'en Bou cuvee holds Gran Vinya Classificada status.
Tasting: Wine tourism experiences available; contact info@masdoix.com.
Signature wines: mas-doix-carinena-centenaria, salanques-mas-doix, doix-costers-vinyes-velles
The Rovira Carbonell family acquired this 125-hectare estate in 1998 and introduced CAAE-certified organic farming under Marta Rovira Carbonell. Based in Bellmunt del Priorat within the Bellmunt Vi de Vila appellation.
Tasting: Mon-Fri 10:30, 12:00, 15:30; Sat 10:30, 12:00; advance booking required. Email visita@masdengil.com.
Signature wines: coma-vella, clos-fonta, bellmunt-mas-den-gil
Established in 1917, Vinicola del Priorat is the only cooperative managing the entire process from vine to commercialisation across Gratallops, El Lloar, La Vilella Alta and La Vilella Baixa. Produces the Onix range from over 200 hectares of old-vine parcels.
Tasting: Wine and olive oil shop on site; cooperative welcomes visitors.
Signature wines: onix-classic, onix-evolucio, onix-fusio
A five-generation family winery in the northern DOQ Priorat, where the Pasanau brothers established the modern estate in 1995. High-altitude plots from 540 to 740 metres elevation with organic farming.
Tasting: Enoturisme experiences available; book through the estate.
Signature wines: finca-la-planeta, la-morera-de-montsant, ceps-nous
The Marco family has cultivated vineyards in Porrera since the 15th century; David Marco and Olivia Bayes built the modern winery in 2005. Produces seven red and two white cuvees in DOQ Priorat.
Tasting: Enoturisme experiences available; contact enoturisme@marcoabella.com.
Signature wines: mas-mallola, loidana, olbia
Founded in 1996 by the Buil and Gine families, with roots six generations deep in Priorat. The first bodega in the region purposely built for wine tourism, featuring a hotel and restaurant Amics on the estate.
Tasting: First winery in Priorat built for tourism; wine experiences, 4-star hotel and restaurant Amics on site.
Signature wines: gine-gine, joan-gine, pleret
A family winery founded in 1978 by Pere Sangenis and Coxita Vaque, based on the village square of Porrera. Produces 25,000 to 30,000 bottles annually from 15 hectares of DOQ Priorat vineyards.
Tasting: Visits by arrangement at the village cellar in Porrera.
Signature wines: sangenis-i-vaque-coster-de-les-vinyes, sangenis-i-vaque-el-serral, sangenis-i-vaque-porrera-vi-de-vila
Established in 1996 to recover old-vine Cariñena and Garnacha from Porrera's steep llicorella slopes. Led since 2004 by Adria and Marc Perez together with around 20 local growers from the Porrera cooperative.
Tasting: Tastings and visits by arrangement with the cooperative.
Signature wines: cims-de-porrera-classic, cims-de-porrera-vi-de-vila
A family winery housed since 1984 in a 17th-century building in Torroja del Priorat originally constructed by the Carthusian monks of Scala Dei. Produces small-batch wines from DOQ Priorat.
Tasting: Artisanal winery visits by arrangement; contact comercial@rotllantorra.com.
Signature wines: rotllan-torra-crianza, rotllan-torra-tirant
A family winery in the DOQ Priorat combining traditional viticulture on llicorella slate soils with modern cellar techniques, producing the Clos de Tafall and MIN cuvees from Garnacha and Cariñena.
Tasting: Wine tourism experiences; contact carolclosberenguer@gmail.com.
Signature wines: clos-berenguer-negre, clos-berenguer-blanc
The seventh generation of the Sangenis family at Porrera, with estate history dating to 1814. The modern Celler Cal Pla facility, built in 2017, vinifies Garnacha and Cariñena from the family's Mas d'en Compte vineyard.
Tasting: Visits by appointment at the Porrera cellar.
Signature wines: celler-cal-pla-planots, celler-cal-pla-nou-naix
A pioneer of organic viticulture in Priorat since 1997, Mas Igneus operates a modern winery in Gratallops and produces a range from the entry-level FA 112 to the premium Costers de l'Ermita Carignan.
Tasting: Visits open 11:00 to 15:00; contact info@masigneus.com.
Signature wines: mas-igneus-fa-112, mas-igneus-ig
Established in 2004 in Gratallops, Sao del Coster is a biodynamic-practising estate working with old Garnacha and Cariñena vines, some over 100 years old, on steep llicorella terraces.
Tasting: Visits by arrangement; contact through website.
Signature wines: sao-roig, sao-blanco
Founded in 1999 on the historic Mas Romani estate in La Vilella Alta. First wines were released in 2004, focusing on old-vine Garnacha and Cariñena from steep llicorella terraces in the DOQ Priorat.
Tasting: Visits available; contact info@bodegasmasalta.com.
Signature wines: la-creu-alta, artigot, bodegas-mas-alta-garnacha
Produces eight wines from vineyards across the DOQ Priorat, including parcels planted in 1934 in Bellmunt, Torroja and other villages. The Memories ranci draws on a solera from 1927.
Tasting: Visits by arrangement; contact via website.
Signature wines: costers-del-priorat-pissarres, costers-del-priorat-carinyena
Founded in 1989 by Daphne Glorian as one of the five founding estates of modern Priorat. Now operating as Clos i Terrasses, the estate produces the Erasmus and Laurel cuvees from terraced Garnacha plots in Gratallops.
Tasting: Visits by appointment only; very limited production boutique estate.
Signature wines: clos-erasmus, laurel
Established in 2002 by Rhone winemakers on 18 hectares in Torroja del Priorat, producing Garnacha and Cariñena blends from llicorella terraces.
Tasting: Visits by arrangement.
Signature wines: linfernal-riu
The L'Ermita vineyard in Bellmunt del Priorat is a 4.7-hectare northeast-facing site on llicorella slate, first vinified separately in 1993 by Alvaro Palacios. It holds Gran Vinya Classificada status, the highest tier in DOQ Priorat.
Tasting: Viewed as part of Alvaro Palacios estate visits.
Signature wines: lermita
A natural wine producer in Porrera working with certified-organic old-vine Garnacha and Cariñena within the DOQ Priorat.
Tasting: Contact for cellar visits in Porrera.
Signature wines: priorat-natur-vi-de-paratge
A DOQ Priorat producer in the Els Guiamets area on the eastern edge of the appellation, working Garnacha and Cariñena from llicorella slate soils.
Tasting: Visits by arrangement.
Signature wines: guiamets-vi-de-paratge
A small-scale DOQ Priorat producer in Torroja del Priorat working with Garnacha and Cariñena from characteristic llicorella slate soils.
Tasting: Contact for visits.
Signature wines: massana-noya-vi-de-paratge
A small producer in Bellmunt del Priorat working Garnacha and Cariñena from the Bellmunt Vi de Vila appellation within DOQ Priorat.
Tasting: Contact for visits.
Signature wines: castellet-vi-de-paratge
The Mas de la Rosa single vineyard in Porrera, vinified by Celler Vall Llach, holds Gran Vinya Classificada status. One of only three Gran Vinya Classificada vineyards in DOQ Priorat.
Tasting: Viewable through Celler Vall Llach visits.
Signature wines: mas-de-la-rosa
The Tossal d'en Bou vineyard, first planted in 1902 and vinified by Mas Doix, holds Gran Vinya Classificada status. One of only three in DOQ Priorat at the highest classification tier.
Tasting: Viewable through Celler Mas Doix visits.
Signature wines: mas-doix-carinena-centenaria
A DOQ Priorat producer working the llicorella soils of the Priorat comarca with Garnacha and Cariñena from steep terraced vineyards.
Tasting: Contact for visits.
Signature wines: aspres-vi-de-paratge
A boutique DOQ Priorat estate in Torroja del Priorat producing Garnacha and Cariñena from steep llicorella terraces in this village.
Tasting: Contact for visits.
Signature wines: mas-de-codols-vi-de-paratge
A boutique producer with parcels across the DOQ Priorat, crafting Garnacha-dominant reds and small volumes of white from Garnacha Blanca and Roussanne.
Tasting: Visits by appointment in Falset.
Signature wines: font-de-la-figuera, clos-figueres
A small artisan DOQ Priorat producer in Porrera, the Cariñena heartland, crafting wines from old-vine parcels on characteristic llicorella slate soils.
Tasting: Contact for cellar visits.
Signature wines: del-pont-vi-de-paratge
A small DOQ Priorat producer in El Lloar, one of the cooperative villages, working Garnacha and Cariñena from old vineyard plots.
Tasting: Contact for visits.
Signature wines: orto-vi-de-vila
A DOQ Priorat estate in Gratallops producing Garnacha and Cariñena from terraced llicorella plots in the central Priorat.
Tasting: Contact for estate visits.
Signature wines: mas-moreno-vi-de-paratge
A Gratallops-based producer working old Garnacha and Cariñena vines on llicorella, listed in the DOQ Priorat winery directory with village tasting access.
Tasting: Village cellar visits and late-evening tastings by appointment.
Signature wines: cecilio-vi-de-vila-gratallops
Ester Nin and Carles Ortiz produce low-intervention wines from organically farmed old Cariñena and Garnacha vines in Porrera, using indigenous yeasts and minimal additions.
Tasting: Visits by prior arrangement only; limited allocation.
Signature wines: nit-de-les-animes
Founded in 1920, this Falset cooperative is the region's largest producer under the Etim brand, covering DO Montsant and DOQ Priorat with a wide range from everyday to premium.
Tasting: Open cellar-door shop and tasting room; tasting packs available on site.
Signature wines: etim-negre, etim-garnatxa-vermella, etim-dolc-natural
The Catalan Torres family's DOQ Priorat project in Gratallops, producing Salmos and Perpetual from Garnacha and Cariñena alongside Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon.
Tasting: Visits by appointment; contact via Familia Torres website.
Signature wines: salmos-priorat, perpetual-priorat
Sara Perez (Mas Martinet) and Rene Barbier Jr (Clos Mogador) founded this joint project in 1999, focused on DO Montsant and DOQ Priorat with organically farmed Garnacha and Cariñena.
Tasting: Visits by appointment.
Signature wines: venus-la-universal, dido-negre
A DOQ Priorat estate in Poboleda working Garnacha, Cariñena and Syrah on llicorella, with a range from entry-level Tres Esteles to the estate Galena bottling.
Tasting: Visits by arrangement.
Signature wines: galena-priorat, tres-esteles
Founded in 1917, this El Masroig cooperative is one of the Montsant appellation's leading producers, with the Les Sorts range from old Garnacha and Cariñena on Montsant slate.
Tasting: Cellar-door visits and shop in El Masroig village; advance booking recommended.
Signature wines: les-sorts-sycar, les-sorts-blanc, solpost
A small DOQ Priorat estate in El Lloar working old Garnacha and Cariñena vines on the llicorella terraces above the Siurana valley.
Tasting: Visits by prior arrangement.
Signature wines: mas-den-brunell-vi-de-vila
A Porrera producer working old Cariñena and Garnacha vines in the Cariñena heartland of the DOQ, known for the Les Eres old-vine range.
Tasting: Visits by arrangement; contact via DOQ winery directory.
Signature wines: les-eres-vinyes-velles, les-eres-anfora
A Porrera-based estate producing Cariñena-led blends from old terraced vineyards in the Porrera Vi de Vila zone, available at local retailers and through direct sales.
Tasting: Visits by prior appointment.
Signature wines: mas-den-compte-porrera, mas-den-compte-vi-de-vila
A small Gratallops producer working old Garnacha and Cariñena vines, known locally for a Vi Ranci oxidative style and white Garnacha from llicorella soils.
Tasting: Village-based visits by arrangement; specialises in Vi Ranci and old-vine styles.
Signature wines: arrels-vi-ranci, arrels-garnatxa-blanca
A small Poboleda estate within the DOQ Priorat producing Garnacha and Cariñena from terraced llicorella plots near the Mas Doix and Clos Galena estates.
Tasting: Visits by prior arrangement.
Signature wines: joan-ametller-vi-de-vila
Rene Barbier's original 1989 revival estate on llicorella slate terraces above Gratallops; tasting visits explore the Manyetes vineyards and the historic cellar.
Home of Finca Dofi and L'Ermita, Alvaro Palacios's Gratallops cellar offers appointment-only tours of the llicorella terraces and the barrel room.
Sara Perez's family estate on the Falset-Gratallops road; winery visits combine llicorella terrace walks with tasting of Clos Martinet and the Camino range.
Carles Pastrana's Gratallops estate, one of the 1989 founding five; tours take in the Obac terraces, the barrel cellar and a tasting of Miserere and Clos de l'Obac.
Founded by musician Lluis Llach and Enric Costa, this Porrera cellar champions old-vine Carinena; visits include the village cellar and a tasting of Embruix and Val Llach.
Llicorella-terrace estate in Poboleda tended by the Doix family; its Salanques and Mas Doix labels draw from vines over 100 years old.
Historic family cellar in the heart of Gratallops village with stone surroundings and Garnacha-dominant Priorat in a traditional village setting.
Cesar Martinell-designed 1919 cooperative in Falset producing the Etim range; its modernist wine-cathedral architecture is as compelling as the Garnacha inside.
Founded 1973 next to the Cartoixa d'Escaladei ruins; one of Priorat's earliest modern wineries with a tasting programme at the original Carthusian vine site.
Daphne Glorian's boutique Gratallops estate and one of the original five from 1989; tiny quantities of Clos Erasmus and Laurel produced in the village cellar.
El Masroig cooperative offering tastings of its Les Sorts and Sola Fred range from Montsant terraces along the southern DOQ Priorat boundary.
The Torres family Priorat project; Salmos winery visits can be arranged through Torres enoturismo, combining llicorella terraces with the Salmos tasting portfolio.
Sara Perez and Rene Barbier Jr's Falset project on DO Montsant with a natural-winemaking approach; old-vine Garnacha and Carinena at accessible price points.
Family winery run by Marc Ribo near Gratallops producing layered DOQ Priorat from old-vine llicorella terraces; tours focus on sustainable viticulture.
El Lloar estate on DOQ Priorat terraces producing a mineral single-village style from llicorella and slate soils; intimate tasting by appointment.
Family estate farming high-altitude licorella plots in la Morera de Montsant, producing wines with unusual freshness and acidity that reflect one of the DOQ's coolest growing zones.
Tip: La Morera de Montsant sits at over 600 metres and has a markedly different climate from Gratallops. The altitude shows clearly in Pasanau's wines.
Small organic estate in Porrera producing Garnacha and Carinena wines from steep licorella terraces. Little-known beyond specialist circles despite consistent quality from organically farmed vines.
Tip: Clos Figueras wines are stocked by a handful of specialist importers in the US and UK. The Porrera Vi de Vila bottling is the one to seek.
Camins del Priorat is the entry tier from Alvaro Palacios, blending Garnacha and Carinena sourced from eight municipalities across the DOQ. Fruit-forward and accessible, it represents the accessible face of the estate without sacrificing the minerality of the licorella soils.
Tip: Widely distributed in export markets. A multi-varietal blend of Garnacha, Carinena, and small parcels of Syrah and Merlot.
Bru is the entry-level bottling from Mas Martinet, combining Garnacha with Carinena and Syrah from organically farmed vines in Falset. Sara Perez's agroecological approach is reflected in the freshness and precision of the wine despite its approachable price.
Tip: Mas Martinet Bru is the most accessible way to experience Sara Perez's biodynamic-leaning farming philosophy without the price of the estate's top single-parcel wines.
Gine Gine is an equal-parts Garnacha and Carinena blend from Buil & Gine, grown on licorella slate soils and crafted to show the essence of Priorat in an accessible format. Wild strawberry and cherry fruit lead with a characteristic earthy slate mineral note.
Tip: Gine Gine 2019 won Best of Show Priorat at Mundus Vini. A consistent benchmark for under-EUR 25 Priorat.
Onix Classic from the Vinicola del Priorat cooperative is an equal-parts Carinena and Garnacha blend from 60-plus-year-old vines, hand-harvested from llicorella slate soils. The rare under-EUR 15 Priorat with genuine old-vine character: dark ruby, plum and earth on the nose, soft tannins and a clean finish. The cooperative entry to the DOQ.
Tip: At under EUR 15 in Spain and around EUR 16 in northern Europe, Onix Classic is the most accessible Priorat from old vines on licorella. A genuine co-op wine from within the DOQ rather than the surrounding Montsant.
Embruix (meaning 'bewitching' in Catalan) is the entry wine from Vall Llach, blending multiple varieties from younger estate vines in Porrera. The label features a full moon, a nod to the estate's interest in biodynamic winemaking. Approachable Priorat character with red fruit and a mineral backbone.
Tip: Embruix provides an entry point to Vall Llach's Porrera terroir at a fraction of the price of their village and single-parcel bottlings.
Cims de Porrera was created by Josep Lluis Perez to rescue century-old Carinena and Garnacha vines from abandonment in the village of Porrera. Solanes is the entry bottling from the estate, grown on steep 40 to 50 percent gradient licorella slopes. Old vines, organic farming, and the structured Porrera terroir in an accessible format.
Tip: Cims de Porrera Solanes offers old-vine Carinena from Porrera at a price well below the estate's Vi de Vila bottlings. An under-recognised option from a historically important estate.
Mas Mallola is Marco Abella's entry-level Priorat from biodynamically farmed terraced vineyards in Porrera. The Marco family has roots in Porrera dating to 1497 according to Catalan census records, returned to their estate in 1898, and built their modern gravity-fed winery in 2001. Four separate terraced plots at altitudes from 200 to 700 metres produce concentrated but fresh Garnacha-Carinena blends.
Tip: The Marco Abella estate is one of the few in Priorat with documented roots before the 15th century. Mas Mallola is the affordable entry to this historic licorella property.
Mas d'en Compte is a Sangenis family property in Porrera farming 60-year-old Carinena and 15-year-old Garnacha and Cabernet Sauvignon on deep, rocky schist soils across costers and terraces. The estate entry wine offers Porrera's characteristic structured profile from old-vine Carinena at an entry-level price point.
Tip: Mas d'en Compte's wines are anchored in Porrera's Carinena heritage. The entry bottle is the most accessible way to experience this village's distinctive mineral structure.
Ceps Nous ('new vines' in Catalan) is Pasanau's entry-level Priorat, sourced from younger estate vines at higher-altitude plantings around la Morera de Montsant. The Pasanau family's sky-high plots benefit from cooler nights and longer hang time, adding freshness to the concentrated licorella character. Good value for accessible Priorat from an altitude-focused estate.
Tip: Pasanau's higher-altitude la Morera de Montsant plots are among the coolest in the DOQ. Ceps Nous offers a lighter style than lower-valley Priorat at a comparable price.
Mas d'en Gil is a family estate in Bellmunt del Priorat with 125 hectares of vineyards, olive groves, and Mediterranean woodland. The Rovira family introduced biodynamic practices from 2008 and maintains organic certification across the property. Coma Vella is the entry-level wine from the estate, offering organically farmed Bellmunt fruit at an approachable price.
Tip: Mas d'en Gil holds organic certification across the 125-hectare estate (vineyards, olive groves, Mediterranean woodland), with biodynamic practices applied since 2008.
A founding house of modern Rioja established in 1852, based at the Ygay estate near Logrono and renowned for its long-aged Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva and the Capellania white.
Tasting: Tours and tastings of the Ygay estate and castle by reservation, including the flagship Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva.
Compania Vinicola del Norte de Espana, founded in 1879 in Haro and still family-owned, makes the Cune, Imperial Gran Reserva and Monopole white ranges from the Barrio de la Estacion.
Tasting: Tours of the historic Haro cellars, including a building attributed to the Eiffel workshop, with tastings of Cune, Imperial and Monopole; by reservation.
The most traditional house in Rioja, founded in 1877 in Haro and still run by the founding family, famous for decade-long barrel ageing of Vina Tondonia reds, whites and rosados.
Tasting: Tours of the historic cellars and the Zaha Hadid-designed pavilion shop with tastings of Vina Tondonia and Vina Bosconia; by reservation.
A family house founded in 1932 in the Barrio de la Estacion at Haro, one of the last bodegas with its own cooperage, making Prado Enea Gran Reserva and the modern Torre Muga and Aro.
Tasting: Guided cellar tours showing the in-house cooperage, with tastings of Prado Enea, Torre Muga and Aro; also a wine bar and balloon rides.
A modern Haro estate founded in 1987 in the Barrio de la Estacion, focused on old-vine Tempranillo selections in its Roda, Roda I and the prestige Cirsion.
Tasting: Tours of the gravity-flow cellar and barrel halls with tastings of Roda, Roda I and Cirsion, plus a wine bar; by reservation.
A small Barrio de la Estacion house at Haro dating to 1886, making classic Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva alongside a terroir range of single-village bottlings.
Tasting: Boutique-winery tours and tastings in the Barrio de la Estacion, including the terroir-selection wines Pancrudo and Cerro las Cuevas; by reservation.
A historic Haro bodega founded in 1901, now part of the Codorniu Raventos group, known for its Vina Pomal label and the La Vicalanda Reserva and Gran Reserva.
Tasting: Tours of the historic cellars with tastings of the Vina Pomal range and the La Vicalanda Gran Reserva; by reservation.
Rioja's pioneering chateau-concept estate, founded in 1973 at Laserna on a bend of the Ebro and part of CVNE, making single-estate reds including a varietal Graciano.
Tasting: Tours of the single-estate property at Laserna with its 16th-century cellars, with tastings of the estate and single-vineyard reds; by reservation.
A family bodega at Villabuena de Alava in Rioja Alavesa, founded in 1970, drawing on old-vine parcels for its Reserva de Familia and top cuvee Hiru Racimos.
Tasting: Guided tours and tastings at Villabuena de Alava, including the Hiru Racimos and the old-vine Reserva de Familia; by reservation.
A family winery and foundation at Briones tracing to 1915, pairing its Rioja range with one of the world's largest wine museums, the Vivanco Museum of Wine Culture.
Tasting: Winery tours, tastings and the large Vivanco Museum of Wine Culture and gardens of Bacchus at Briones; book through the estate.
The flagship of the Eguren family at San Vicente de la Sonsierra, founded in 1957, making the Sierra Cantabria range plus the prestige Amancio and El Bosque.
Tasting: Tours and tastings at San Vicente de la Sonsierra of the Sierra Cantabria, Amancio and Coleccion Privada reds; by reservation.
The cult San Vicente de la Sonsierra project of winemaker Benjamin Romeo, founded in 1996, whose garage-born Contador earned 100-point recognition and reset Rioja's modern ceiling.
Tasting: Tours of the cave cellar beneath San Vicente with tastings of Contador, La Cueva del Contador and La Vina de Andres Romeo; by reservation.
One of the best-selling Rioja brands, founded in 1959 and owned since 2025 by Vinarchy (the Australian Wine Holdco / Accolade Wines group, having previously belonged to Pernod Ricard), with a large visitor-friendly winery near Logrono producing Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva.
Tasting: Tours of the large sustainable winery near Logrono with tastings across the Campo Viejo range; book through the estate.
An estate built around a 16th-century former Benedictine monastery on the eastern edge of Rioja, founded in 1985 and known for its Finca Monasterio and Reserva reds.
Tasting: Tours of the 16th-century former monastery estate with tastings of the Finca Monasterio and Gran Reserva; by reservation.
A Haro house founded in 1924, now part of the Zamora Company, producing a wide Rioja range led by the Mirto and Lalomba single-vineyard wines.
Tasting: Guided tours of the Haro winery with barrel and bottle halls, tastings and a wine bar; by reservation.
An architectural Rioja Alavesa winery at Samaniego opened in 2002, built as a glass cube over seven underground levels using gravity-flow winemaking, with a panoramic restaurant.
Tasting: Tours of the seven-level gravity-flow glass cube cellar at Samaniego with tastings and a restaurant; by reservation.
CVNE's Rioja Alavesa cellar near Laguardia, a striking circular building opened in 2004, home to the Vina Real range and the single-estate Pagos de Vina Real.
Tasting: Tours of the circular barrel-shaped Philippe Mazieres cellar near Laguardia with tastings of Vina Real and Pagos de Vina Real; by reservation.
The only historic bodega in the urban centre of Logrono, founded in 1890 as a French-Spanish venture after phylloxera, known for the Bordon reds and the off-dry Diamante white.
Tasting: Tours of the historic city-centre winery in Logrono with tastings of the Bordon and Diamante ranges; book through the wine-tourism site.
One of the oldest Rioja houses, founded in 1874 and now owned by the Osborne group, based at Fuenmayor and known for traditional Reserva and Gran Reserva reds.
Tasting: Tours of the Fuenmayor winery with tastings of the Montecillo Reserva and Gran Reserva; by reservation.
A family winery linking a Logrono cellar with old-vine vineyards at Quel in Rioja Oriental, known for art-themed tours and a focus on Garnacha and heritage grapes such as Maturana.
Tasting: Tours combining wine and art at the Logrono winery, with vineyards in Quel in Rioja Oriental; tastings of the Ontanon and Vetiver wines by reservation.
A Martinez Bujanda family bodega at Oyon dating to 1889, noted for reviving rare Rioja varieties such as Maturana Blanca and for its Inspiracion Valdemar range.
Tasting: Tours and tastings at Oyon, including pioneering work with recovered varieties such as Maturana Blanca; by reservation.
A grower bodega in Rioja Alta at San Asensio keeping the tradition of underground rock-cut calado cellars and foot-treading, offering hands-on harvest experiences alongside its reds.
Tasting: Visits to traditional rock-cut calado cellar-caves at San Asensio with tastings and the annual grape foot-treading experience; by reservation.
A Logrono winery founded in 1973, famous for its Y-shaped modernist building called the cathedral of Rioja, producing the Cerro Anon and Anares Reserva and Gran Reserva.
Tasting: Tours of the distinctive Y-shaped winery near Logrono, nicknamed the cathedral of Rioja, with tastings of the Anares and Cerro Anon ranges; by reservation.
A small Rioja Alta bodega at Badaran in the Najerilla valley, producing estate Tempranillo-led reds and offering visits and tastings in a quieter corner of the region.
Tasting: Tours and tastings at Badaran in the Najerilla valley of Rioja Alta, including barrel-aged Tempranillo; by reservation.
The Vivanco family's vineyard and brand arm at Briones, planting a living collection of Rioja and international varieties alongside its core Tempranillo and Graciano reds.
Tasting: Vineyard walks and varietal-focused tastings at the Vivanco estate in Briones, showcasing the family's collection of recovered Rioja grape varieties; by reservation.
Family bodega in Haro's Barrio de la Estacion with its own cooperage; guided tours end in a tasting of estate Riojas across the ageing rooms.
Founded 1879 in Haro, CVNE pours across an open-air wine bar plus guided tours of the Eiffel-designed barrel hall and the Imperial cellar.
Briones estate pairing a guided cellar tour with tastings of the family Riojas, alongside the on-site wine culture museum and Baco vine garden.
Family bodega above 2 km of excavated cellar tunnels in Rioja Alavesa; guided visits end at a tasting room with vineyard views.
University enology professor Juan Carlos Sancha hosts tastings of rare native Rioja grapes, with barrel samples and an old-vine vineyard outing.
Family wine-tourism pioneer in Cuzcurrita pouring barrel samples that contrast oak origins, ending with a blending tasting and crianza.
Roberto Olivan's low-intervention, old-vine project near Vinaspre, making vivid field-blend Rioja with spontaneous ferments and minimal sulfites.
Tip: Look for the village-and-vineyard bottlings rather than the entry wine; the Escondido and single-site cuvees show what old-vine Vinaspre can do.
A Demeter-certified biodynamic estate at Elvillar in Rioja Alavesa, ploughed by horse, making site-driven Phincas wines from organic old vines.
Tip: The estate was certified biodynamic by Demeter in 2021; the Phincas range is the one to taste for the single-vineyard story.
A French-born grower making terroir-led, organically farmed Rioja across Rioja Oriental and Alta, with a Burgundy-inspired village-and-site hierarchy.
Tip: His outlook is terroir-first rather than oak-tier; the village and lieu-dit cuvees reward seeking out over the entry wines.
A Cordovin family winery reviving Rioja clarete and skin-contact whites with spontaneous fermentation and minimal added sulfites.
Tip: Seek out the macerado white and the clarete; they are a window into Rioja styles that the big houses largely abandoned.
A pioneering natural-wine grower in San Vicente de la Sonsierra making unfiltered, no-added-sulfite Rioja from old plots.
Tip: Majuelo de la Nava is the wine to find; production is tiny and these go to natural-wine specialists, not supermarkets.
A small organic family cellar in Rioja Oriental making fresh, low-oak Garnacha and Tempranillo from Aldeanueva de Ebro.
Tip: Rioja Oriental Garnacha is the calling card here; the wines show the warmer, fruitier side of the region with restraint.
The benchmark everyday Rioja: a year in oak gives gentle vanilla over bright Tempranillo cherry. Endlessly available and reliably under twelve euros, it is the bottle that taught the world what classic Crianza tastes like.
Tip: If you can find the Vina Real Crianza from the same house, it is a slightly plusher sibling at a similar price.
Made the old way with oak fermentation, egg-white fining and barrel ageing, Muga Reserva delivers genuine Haro-house pedigree for around twenty euros. Silky red fruit, cedar and a fine, savoury length well above its price.
Tip: The Reserva is the value pick; the same cellar's pricier Prado Enea and Torre Muga are for special occasions.
From the estate descended from Rioja's first commercial bodega, a poised, traditional Reserva of red fruit, spice and fine tannin that punches well above its sub-twenty-five-euro price.
Tip: This is the gateway to the house; the flagship Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva is a serious step up in price and ageing.
An organically farmed Rioja Oriental Garnacha from a tiny family cellar, fresh and unadorned in the new-wave style. Proof that low-intervention Rioja can be had well under twenty euros.
Tip: Lacus is a Rioja Oriental name worth seeking out for honest, terroir-driven wines at fair prices.
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