The cult San Vicente de la Sonsierra project of winemaker Benjamin Romeo, founded in 1996, whose garage-born Contador earned 100-point recognition and reset Rioja's modern ceiling.
Address: Carretera Logrono, 26338 San Vicente de la Sonsierra, La Rioja, Spain
A large historic house at Oyon tracing to 1861, best known internationally for the etched-bottle Faustino I Gran Reserva and a broad range of Reserva reds.
Tasting: Tours and tastings at Oyon, including the frosted-bottle Faustino I Gran Reserva; by reservation.
One of the best-selling Rioja brands, founded in 1959 and owned since 2025 by Vinarchy (the Australian Wine Holdco / Accolade Wines group, having previously belonged to Pernod Ricard), with a large visitor-friendly winery near Logrono producing Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva.
Tasting: Tours of the large sustainable winery near Logrono with tastings across the Campo Viejo range; book through the estate.
A Fuenmayor bodega founded in 1972, now owned by Sogrape, sourcing its top wines from the river-bounded Vina Lanciano estate, including the modern Culmen Reserva.
Tasting: Tours of the Fuenmayor winery and the Vina Lanciano estate on a meander of the Ebro, with tastings of the Culmen and Vina Lanciano; by reservation.
An estate built around a 16th-century former Benedictine monastery on the eastern edge of Rioja, founded in 1985 and known for its Finca Monasterio and Reserva reds.
Tasting: Tours of the 16th-century former monastery estate with tastings of the Finca Monasterio and Gran Reserva; by reservation.
A Haro house founded in 1924, now part of the Zamora Company, producing a wide Rioja range led by the Mirto and Lalomba single-vineyard wines.
Tasting: Guided tours of the Haro winery with barrel and bottle halls, tastings and a wine bar; by reservation.
A boutique Rioja Alta producer at Ollauri founded in 1998 by Luis Valentin and Carmen Enciso, making essentially one classically styled Reserva plus a barrel-fermented Viura.
Tasting: Tours and tastings at Ollauri of the single-label Valenciso Reserva and the barrel-fermented white; by reservation.
