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.
Address: Avenida Santo Domingo de la Calzada 34, 26200 Haro, La Rioja, Spain
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.
An architectural Rioja Alavesa winery at Samaniego opened in 2002, built as a glass cube over seven underground levels using gravity-flow winemaking, with a panoramic restaurant.
Tasting: Tours of the seven-level gravity-flow glass cube cellar at Samaniego with tastings and a restaurant; by reservation.
CVNE's Rioja Alavesa cellar near Laguardia, a striking circular building opened in 2004, home to the Vina Real range and the single-estate Pagos de Vina Real.
Tasting: Tours of the circular barrel-shaped Philippe Mazieres cellar near Laguardia with tastings of Vina Real and Pagos de Vina Real; by reservation.
The only historic bodega in the urban centre of Logrono, founded in 1890 as a French-Spanish venture after phylloxera, known for the Bordon reds and the off-dry Diamante white.
Tasting: Tours of the historic city-centre winery in Logrono with tastings of the Bordon and Diamante ranges; book through the wine-tourism site.
One of the oldest Rioja houses, founded in 1874 and now owned by the Osborne group, based at Fuenmayor and known for traditional Reserva and Gran Reserva reds.
Tasting: Tours of the Fuenmayor winery with tastings of the Montecillo Reserva and Gran Reserva; by reservation.
A long-established Cenicero house founded in 1890, recognisable by its castle-like facade, making the traditional Vina Albina and Monte Real Reserva and Gran Reserva.
Tasting: Tours of the castellated Cenicero winery with tastings of the Vina Albina and Monte Real ranges; by reservation.
