El Portal de Echaurren ★ 4.8
Fifth-generation Paniego restaurant in Ezcaray, the first in La Rioja to win a Michelin star; a 1,000-plus-reference cellar run by sommelier Chefe Paniego.
Awards: Michelin (two stars) 2024
Wine Restaurants in Ezcaray, Sierra de la Demanda
Distilleries in Ezcaray, Sierra de la Demanda
El Colmado de Ezcaray (Aguardiente de Orujo) ★ 4.0
Family Ezcaray shop selling its own slowly pot-distilled aguardiente de orujo and apple liqueur; retail outlet rather than a tour-open cellar.
Tasting: Artisan shop selling homemade orujo and liqueurs; not a public distillery cellar
Tip: A shop and producer, not a visitable distillery; buy the orujo over the counter.
Wine Hotels in Ezcaray, Sierra de la Demanda
Hotel Echaurren Relais & Chateaux ★ 4.6
Fifth-generation Paniego Relais & Chateaux hotel in Ezcaray, built around the two-star El Portal restaurant and its deep Rioja-led cellar.
The list: Home of two-Michelin-star El Portal de Echaurren with a 1,000-plus-reference cellar plus the traditional Echaurren Tradicion table