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I’m starting to come across more and more travel blogs writing about visits to La Rioja.
This is a great sign that this lovely region is finally making waves in a more international travel arena. So far international visitors to the region are relatively small, especially compared to some other well known [...]
No, that’s not another no-frills airline with a dodgy name, I mean you can now get travel itineraries to Rioja sent to you in a PDF file so you can get expert, and independent, advice on your trip before you set off.
My friend Wink Lorch runs an excellent wine travel resource called WineTravelGuides.com where independent [...]
I’ve managed to get hold of a map of all the wine regions of Spain and Portugal – on the same map! How innovative is that?
Why is it that 99% of wine maps ignore the surrounding areas? It removes so much context, particularly when wine regions can be separated by some pretty arbitrary political borders.
Anyway, [...]
I did not have to stray far for my first visit to a winery during my stay in Logroño. Bodegas Ontañon is conveniently (if you have a car, and EVERYONE has a car here) on the eastern outskirts of the town – helpfully near the Berceo shopping centre we had come to know and love [...]
