DOCa RiojaTempranillo, Garnacha, Viura, Tempranillo BlancoFounded 1886Gonzalez Pacheco and Garcia familiesBarrio de la Estacion
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.
DOCa RiojaTempranillo, Garnacha, Graciano, Maturana Tinta, Tempranillo BlancoFounded 1985Perez Marin familyLogrono
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.
DOCa RiojaTempranillo, Garnacha, Maturana Blanca, Tempranillo BlancoFounded 1889Martinez Bujanda familyRioja Alavesa
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.
Tempranillo Blanco, Maturana Tinta, Maturana Blanca, GarnachaAppointment onlyBanos de Rio Tobia, Rioja Alta
University enology professor Juan Carlos Sancha hosts tastings of rare native Rioja grapes, with barrel samples and an old-vine vineyard outing.
Rioja DOCaTempranillo, Graciano, Viura, Malvasia, Garnacha Blanca, Tempranillo BlancoFounded 1988Abel Mendoza and Maite FernandezECOCERTSan Vicente de la Sonsierra
A 37-plot grower-producer in San Vicente de la Sonsierra making precise single-variety whites and serious Graciano. A reference for left-bank Sonsierra terroir.
Tip: The white grape varietal bottlings are the connoisseur's pick; allocations are small and move through specialist merchants rather than the cellar door.