Rioja's pioneering chateau-concept estate, founded in 1973 at Laserna on a bend of the Ebro and part of CVNE, making single-estate reds including a varietal Graciano.
Address: Finca San Gregorio, Laserna, 01321 Laguardia, Alava, Spain, Rioja
A family bodega at Villabuena de Alava in Rioja Alavesa, founded in 1970, drawing on old-vine parcels for its Reserva de Familia and top cuvee Hiru Racimos.
Tasting: Guided tours and tastings at Villabuena de Alava, including the Hiru Racimos and the old-vine Reserva de Familia; by reservation.
The premium project of the Luis Canas family in Villabuena de Alava, created in 1996, specialising in old-vine Tempranillo and Graciano and a barrel-fermented Viura white.
Tasting: Tours of the gravity-fed cellar at Villabuena with tastings of the old-vine Amaren reds and the barrel-fermented white; by reservation.
A grower-family bodega at Samaniego in Rioja Alavesa, producing fresh estate reds and whites and the old-vine Gloria de Ostatu from a single plot.
Tasting: Family-run tours and tastings at Samaniego, including the Gloria de Ostatu old-vine selection; by reservation.
A Villabuena de Alava bodega founded in 1987 and flagship of the Artevino group, making modern oak-aged reds and a barrel-fermented white with an on-site restaurant.
Tasting: Tours, tastings and a restaurant at Villabuena de Alava, including the El Regalo and single-vineyard reds; by reservation.
A family bodega at Villabuena de Alava in Rioja Alavesa, founded in 1970, drawing on old-vine parcels for its Reserva de Familia and top cuvee Hiru Racimos.
Tasting: Guided tours and tastings at Villabuena de Alava, including the Hiru Racimos and the old-vine Reserva de Familia; by reservation.
The premium project of the Luis Canas family in Villabuena de Alava, created in 1996, specialising in old-vine Tempranillo and Graciano and a barrel-fermented Viura white.
Tasting: Tours of the gravity-fed cellar at Villabuena with tastings of the old-vine Amaren reds and the barrel-fermented white; by reservation.
A grower-family bodega at Samaniego in Rioja Alavesa, producing fresh estate reds and whites and the old-vine Gloria de Ostatu from a single plot.
Tasting: Family-run tours and tastings at Samaniego, including the Gloria de Ostatu old-vine selection; by reservation.
A Villabuena de Alava bodega founded in 1987 and flagship of the Artevino group, making modern oak-aged reds and a barrel-fermented white with an on-site restaurant.
Tasting: Tours, tastings and a restaurant at Villabuena de Alava, including the El Regalo and single-vineyard reds; by reservation.
A quality-driven estate at Briones founded in 1995 by Miguel Angel de Gregorio, making the Allende red and white plus the prestige Aurus and the old-vine Calvario.
Tasting: Tours of the cellar in the historic Palacio de Ibarra at Briones, with tastings of Allende, Aurus and Calvario; by reservation.
A family winery and foundation at Briones tracing to 1915, pairing its Rioja range with one of the world's largest wine museums, the Vivanco Museum of Wine Culture.
Tasting: Winery tours, tastings and the large Vivanco Museum of Wine Culture and gardens of Bacchus at Briones; book through the estate.
