Category Archives: Spain’s Wine Country

We are back in the good old USA after a fabulous four-week adventure in Spain. We would like to return again to experience more of the Spanish lifestyle and their wonderful food and wine. We have learned much on this … Continue reading →

Cava is what Spain calls its sparkling wine. The Cava region is just south of Barcelona. We decided on our last day in Spain to visit at least one winery in this region. It is a very easy 45-minute train … Continue reading →

Barcelona is the last leg of our four-week trip to Spain. We are staying at the Hotel Montecarlo located on one of the busiest streets in the world, La Rambla. Getting to Barcelona was easier than we expected. From San … Continue reading →

A couple of blog posts back, we wrote about our visit to the Bodegas Marques de Riscal designed by Frank Gehry. We mentioned the word “gaudy”and suggested we did not care for the design of the Bodega. We have to … Continue reading →

We have arrived in the northeast city of San Sebastian/Donostia. Since San Sebastian is in Basque country, like all city names, it has its Spanish version and its Basque version (Donostia). We have rented a four-bedroom apartment with easy access … Continue reading →

In the La Rioja wine town of Briones, Spain, we visited a most amazing and fantastic wine museum and wine cultural center. The museum was created and developed by Bodegas DiNastia Vivanco, a family with a long tradition of winemaking … Continue reading →

Rioja DO is the oldest and most famous of all the wine regions in Spain. It is located in the political region of La Rioja. We spent an entire day exploring the area. Too bad we did not have a … Continue reading →

At last, we have met up with our friends. Miraculously, we have managed to drive our car in Madrid and find the apartment we have rented in the center of the city. We have rented a three-room apartment on Calle … Continue reading →

We traveled south on the A6 towards Madrid and stopped in Tordesillas and stayed at the same Parador we had lodged in on the way up to Galicia. This little town is centrally located in three wine regions, Toro, Rueda, … Continue reading →