The Vivanco family's vineyard and brand arm at Briones, planting a living collection of Rioja and international varieties alongside its core Tempranillo and Graciano reds.
Address: Carretera Nacional 232, 26330 Briones, La Rioja, Spain
One of the oldest bodegas in Rioja, founded in 1858 at Elciego, famous for its titanium City of Wine hotel designed by Frank Gehry and its long-aged Reserva and Gran Reserva reds.
Tasting: Guided winery tours and tastings at the City of Wine complex, plus the Frank Gehry-designed hotel, restaurants and spa; book through the estate.
A founding house of modern Rioja established in 1852, based at the Ygay estate near Logrono and renowned for its long-aged Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva and the Capellania white.
Tasting: Tours and tastings of the Ygay estate and castle by reservation, including the flagship Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva.
A classic Haro house founded in 1890 in the Barrio de la Estacion, celebrated for traditional long oak ageing in its Vina Ardanza Reserva and Gran Reserva 904 and 890.
Tasting: Guided tours of the historic Barrio de la Estacion cellars and tastings of the Vina Ardanza and Gran Reserva 904 and 890; by reservation.
Compania Vinicola del Norte de Espana, founded in 1879 in Haro and still family-owned, makes the Cune, Imperial Gran Reserva and Monopole white ranges from the Barrio de la Estacion.
Tasting: Tours of the historic Haro cellars, including a building attributed to the Eiffel workshop, with tastings of Cune, Imperial and Monopole; by reservation.
The most traditional house in Rioja, founded in 1877 in Haro and still run by the founding family, famous for decade-long barrel ageing of Vina Tondonia reds, whites and rosados.
Tasting: Tours of the historic cellars and the Zaha Hadid-designed pavilion shop with tastings of Vina Tondonia and Vina Bosconia; by reservation.
A family house founded in 1932 in the Barrio de la Estacion at Haro, one of the last bodegas with its own cooperage, making Prado Enea Gran Reserva and the modern Torre Muga and Aro.
Tasting: Guided cellar tours showing the in-house cooperage, with tastings of Prado Enea, Torre Muga and Aro; also a wine bar and balloon rides.
