6 Day Wine and Gastronomy Tour of Northern Spain
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Spain's premier single-varietal red-wine appellation, where Tinto Fino drives Vega Sicilia Unico and Pingus to global acclaim across a windswept plateau straddling four provinces at 850-900 metres above sea level.
Drink your way through Ribera del Duero
Wine festivals coming up in Ribera del Duero
All Ribera del Duero wine festivals
Sep
Gran Fiesta de la Vendimia DO Ribera del Duero
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Sep
Fiestas Patronales de Aranda de Duero
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Sep
Ferias de Roa (Harvest Week)
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Nov
Wine Days in Castilla y Leon (Dia del Enoturismo)
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Day Trip: Wine Tasting in Ribera del Duero from Madrid (by High-Speed Train)
If you are spending some days in Madrid and you are a wine lover, you cannot miss Ribera del Duero! Take the train in Madrid and travel to Valladolid station, where y...
Exclusive tour: Ribera del Duero "like a native", with lamb in a wood oven
In our "like a native" experience we take care of visiting very special and exclusive wineries that you cannot find on your own, and we always try to offer the most lo...
Map of Ribera del Duero
Every vineyard, tasting room, wine bar and cellar we cover in Ribera del Duero, pinned. Click a pin for the page.
Signature wines of Ribera del Duero
The iconic bottles that define Ribera del Duero.
Vega Sicilia Unico
Producer: Bodegas Vega Sicilia
Tinto Fino-led blend from the estate founded in 1864 at Valbuena de Duero. Aged a minimum of ten years before release, each vintage is held back until the winery considers it ready.
Price: EUR 300 to 600 at retail
Valbuena 5 Grado
Producer: Bodegas Vega Sicilia
Vega Sicilia's earlier-release sibling to Unico, blending Tinto Fino and Merlot from the same Valbuena de Duero estate. Five years of oak ageing produce a structured, complex red offering an earlier window into the estate's character.
Price: EUR 100 to 200 at retail
Alion Reserva
Producer: Bodegas Alion
100 percent Tinto Fino Reserva from the Vega Sicilia group's second estate, Bodegas Alion, founded in 1991 at Padilla de Duero. Aged in new French oak, it presents a modern counterpart to the classical Unico style.
Price: EUR 60 to 100 at retail
Pingus
Producer: Dominio De Pingus
Peter Sisseck's flagship micro-cuvee from pre-phylloxera Tinto Fino vines in La Horra, first made in 1995. Produced in tiny quantities and aged approximately 18 months in new French oak for extreme concentration and mineral depth.
Price: EUR 800 to 2000 at retail
Flor de Pingus
Producer: Dominio De Pingus
The second label of Dominio de Pingus, produced from purchased old-vine Tinto Fino fruit across DO Ribera del Duero since 1996. Aged approximately 12 months in French oak barriques, it delivers concentrated dark fruit with mineral depth.
Price: EUR 80 to 150 at retail
Tinto Pesquera Gran Reserva
Producer: Tinto Pesquera
The summit of the Alejandro Fernandez estate range, produced only in top vintages from Pesquera de Duero. Extended American oak ageing over a minimum of 24 months produces a wine of dried fruit, leather and tobacco depth.
Price: EUR 50 to 100 at retail
Vineyards to know in Ribera del Duero
A handful of the estates we send friends to when they are in Ribera del Duero.
Bodegas Vatan
A small La Horra producer crafting the Vatan Ribera del Duero from old-vine Tinto Fino parcels on calcareous clay soils in the Burgos province, with a reputation for extractive, age-worthy style at the premium tier.
Bodegas Vega Sicilia
The Ribera del Duero estate founded in 1864, producing Unico after a minimum of ten years' ageing and the Valbuena 5 degree as an earlier-release sibling.
Bodegas Alión
The second estate of the Vega Sicilia group, founded in 1991, producing a 100% Tinto Fino wine aged in French oak with a modern, approachable style relative to its famous sibling Unico.
Dominio de Pingus
Peter Sisseck's cult estate in La Horra, producing Pingus from a single old-vine parcel and the more accessible Flor de Pingus and PSI from older purchased fruit across the appellation.
Finca Museum
An estate near Peñafiel producing the Museum Real Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva alongside the Museum Collection range, with an underground cellar museum that gives the winery its name.
Hacienda Zorita
An organic estate in Salamanca province outside the DO boundary classified as VT Castilla y León, producing the Hacienda Zorita Natural Reserve and Reserva from Tinto Fino and international varieties with a hotel and ecotourism complex.
Sub-appellations of Ribera del Duero
La Horra (La Horra/Burgos heartland)
Wind-swept limestone plateau at 900 metres with a cluster of small estates producing some of the appellation's most sought-after old-vine Tinto Fino.
Roa de Duero (Roa/Roa de Duero)
A compact historic town at the heart of the Burgos plateau, known for old-vine Tinto Fino, roast lamb restaurants and easy access to the major La Horra estates.
Pedrosa de Duero (Pedrosa/Viña Pedrosa territory)
A plateau village where the Pérez Pascuas dynasty and several top Burgos estates anchor a cluster of structured, cellar-worthy Tinto Fino producers.
Aranda de Duero (Aranda/La Ribera de Aranda)
A lively market city with medieval underground cellars beneath its streets, the best roast lamb in Castile and easy weekend access from Madrid.
Peñafiel (Peñafiel/Castillo de Peñafiel)
A castle-crowned wine town where Protos's famous winery sits beneath the battlements and the castle itself is now a wine museum open to the public.
Pesquera de Duero (Pesquera/Alejandro Fernandez country)
The village that launched Ribera del Duero's international reputation, still home to Tinto Pesquera and Emilio Moro's celebrated wine-tourism complex.
Ribera del Duero wine, FAQ
When is the best time to visit Ribera del Duero for wine?
Peak wine-travel season in Ribera del Duero is spring through autumn, with harvest the standout window.
Do I need an appointment to taste at Ribera del Duero estates?
classified-growth and grand-cru estates require booking days to weeks ahead; smaller family domaines often take walk-ins midweek.
What hours do Ribera del Duero cellars and tasting rooms keep?
most estates open 10:00 to 17:00 by appointment, often closed Sunday and Monday.
How does tipping work at Ribera del Duero tastings?
tipping is not expected at tastings; buying a bottle from the cellar door is the customary thank-you.
What is the one wine to try in Ribera del Duero?
If you only open one bottle, open Vega Sicilia Unico by bodegas-vega-sicilia. It is the wine most associated with Ribera del Duero.