5 editor-picked estates growing Tempranillo Blanco in Rioja.
Where to taste Tempranillo Blanco in Rioja: the estates that grow it, how the region expresses the grape, and how to book a visit.
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.
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.
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.
University enology professor Juan Carlos Sancha hosts tastings of rare native Rioja grapes, with barrel samples and an old-vine vineyard outing.
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.