Thirst for Rioja is a site dedicated to all things about the wonderful region of Rioja in Spain. This blog is about the people, places, wineries, wines and food of the region.
The author (that’s me) represents three great wineries from this region in the UK and Ireland, and this blog is also about them, but not exclusively. You’ll find them listed below and posts about them will be clearly identified.
My name is Robert McIntosh and I have been travelling to Rioja for the last 4 years or so, mainly on business, but picking up lots of interesting bits of information on the way. It is sometimes hard to find these details, especially in English, so I thought I would bring them together for your information.
I work in the UK wine business, running tastings, working with restaurants, wine shops and websites and sharing my passion for Rioja with as many in the UK & Ireland as I can.
The wineries I represent are:
Bodegas Dinastia Vivanco: the museum, foundation and winery established by the Vivanco family in Briones
Bodegas Criadores de Rioja: a producer of a range of great value wines from the centre of Rioja
Bodegas Carlos Serres: one of the oldest and most famous wineries in Haro, established by on of the earliest pioneers of modern Rioja
