Fiestas del Pan y Queso, Quel, Cheese Experiences in Rioja

NeighbourhoodQuel (Rioja Baja)

KindFair

Whenevery August around the 6th; the 2026 edition was held 5 to 9 August

Durationseveral days (the 2026 programme ran 5 to 9 August)

Rioja wine and cheese

Queso Camerano with Rioja Reserva (Tempranillo-led)

Our pick

Curado Camerano, ripened at least 75 days, is hard, with a brown-green mould rind and a salty, slightly bitter finish. A Tempranillo-led Reserva, aged a year or more in oak, brings fruit that softens the bitterness, while the cheese's salt tames the tannin.

4.9 Vina Tondonia Reserva R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia

4.7 Vina Ardanza Reserva La Rioja Alta S.A.

4.7 Dalmau Reserva Marques de Murrieta

4.7 Vina Bosconia Reserva R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia

Queso Camerano with Rioja Crianza (Tempranillo)

Our pick

Semicurado Camerano is firmer, with a cave-like, mouldy note under the rind. A Tempranillo Crianza gives red cherry and plum with supple tannin after 12 to 14 months in oak: enough fruit to face that cellar edge, too soft in tannin to bully the goat milk.

4.2 Cune Crianza CVNE

4.2 Luis Canas Crianza Bodegas Luis Canas

4.1 Izadi Crianza Bodegas Izadi

Queso Camerano with Rioja Gran Reserva (Tempranillo-led)

Our pick

Two years or more in oak and long bottle ageing make Gran Reserva Rioja mature and complex, medium in tannin and high in acidity; curado Camerano, hard, salty and faintly bitter with wild-herb notes, meets that depth, and the acidity cuts its fat.

4.9 Vina Tondonia Gran Reserva R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia

4.9 Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial Marques de Murrieta

4.9 Gran Reserva 890 La Rioja Alta S.A.

4.8 Gran Reserva 904 La Rioja Alta S.A.

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Location

Address: Ermita de la Transfiguración de Cristo, Quel, La Rioja

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Guided visit to the Queso Los Cameros dairy ★ 4.5

Haro (Rioja Alta)TourFridays at 10:30 and Saturdays at 11:00 per its visit page (its home page lists 10:00 and 10:30), except public holidaysabout 1 h 30 min to 2 h

A walk through a working Haro dairy, from pasteurising and curdling to salting, ripening and packing, ending with a tasting of three cheeses and two olive oils. Booked online, 20 people at most.

Polígono Industrial Fuente Ciega, Los Nogales 55, 26200 Haro, La Rioja Book →

Cheese pairing tastings at Queso Los Cameros ★ 4.1

Haro (Rioja Alta)Tastingselected Saturdays at 10:30; the 2026 calendar began on 14 March, and a cheese and chocolate pairing is listed for 24 Octoberabout 2 h

Saturday morning pairing tastings at the Haro dairy on set dates. The 2026 calendar paired cheese with chocolate, beer or jam; wine is not listed. 7 adults minimum, 16 people at most.

Polígono Industrial Fuente Ciega, Los Nogales 55, 26200 Haro, La Rioja Book →

Cheese board workshop at Queso Los Cameros ★ 4.0

Haro (Rioja Alta)Class21 November 2026 at 10:30, the last date on the 2026 calendar; it needs at least 7 adults booked 48 h beforeabout 2 h

A workshop on building a cheese board, listed for Saturday 21 November 2026 at 10:30 and the last date on the dairy's 2026 calendar. 16 places; under-5s not admitted.

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Rioja Wine Tour: 3 Wineries & Pintxos Lunch

Day trip9 hours5.0 from 6 reviewsfrom €390

Discover Rioja on a full-day wine tour visiting 3 wineries in Rioja Alta and Alavesa. Taste local wines, explore wine country and enjoy a traditional pintxos lunch.

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RIOJA: WINE TOUR WITH THE OWNER OF A WINERY

Guided tour7 hours5.0 from 17 reviewsfrom €300

Taste selected wines at 3 different wineries in Rioja. Visit our own 1881 winery, La Bodega del Tesoro. Enjoy a traditional lunch in a wooden wine press.

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