Family winery founded by the Navarro Balbas family in Gumiel de Izan, sourcing grapes from near-century-old vines. Covered porch overlooks the valley; cosy wine bar open after guided tours for further by-the-glass exploration.
Address: A1 Highway exit 168, Valle de Nabal, 09370 Gumiel de Izan, Burgos, Spain, Ribera del Duero
Faustino Group winery in a Norman Foster-designed three-armed star building (2010). Tour visits both the production and ageing areas; the central Agora area houses a wine bar with tapas, gourmet shop and auditorium with vineyard views.
Small family winery on the Golden Mile with avant-garde glass-and-concrete architecture. Co-owner and winemaker Monica leads informal tours with panoramic viewpoint tasting overlooking the 12th-century Valbuena monastery.
Founded 1972 by Alejandro Fernandez, one of Ribera del Duero's pioneering modern estates. Tour covers the 16th-century press where original vintages were made, the modern cellar and barrel room; tasting features wines from the Familia Fernandez Rivera range.
Faustino Group winery in a Norman Foster-designed three-armed star building (2010). Tour visits both the production and ageing areas; the central Agora area houses a wine bar with tapas, gourmet shop and auditorium with vineyard views.
Matarromera Group winery in Valbuena de Duero presenting wine as art and culture. Semi-buried barrel park with Duero valley views; guided tour includes the winemaking hall and underground cellar finishes with structured tasting of Emina and Matarromera labels.
15th-century underground bodega in the historic labyrinth below Aranda de Duero. Guided descent through stone-carved corridors leads to a curated tasting of six wines from small Ribera del Duero producers.
12th-century Augustinian abbey winery producing pago-classified wines outside the DO Ribera del Duero. Cellar visits explore the original abbey architecture, underground barrel hall and library of experimental barrel vinifications; tasting showcases Petit Verdot, Seleccion Especial and single-pago wines.
