Taste Rioja

06/10/2022

The Rioja wine harvest is well underway. Exploring the underground callados at Bodegas Bilbaínas and tasting grape must directly from the vat!

24/05/2021

It was really only a matter of time that Basque wine producers would break away from DOCa Rioja. The yet to be approved Viñedos de Álava will be spectacular from a quality perspective but abandoning the Rioja brand name will be a big challenge. Interesting article in the Guardian

More than 50 winemakers from Basque part of Rioja denomination no longer want to be associated with name

17/05/2021

We are all longing for travel to resume after a difficult year. Here's a helpful website for travel to Spain to check entry requirements for the country you are travelling from and restrictions when you return home.

Click on the map to check the applicable entry requirements for the country you are travelling from and the restrictions for your return home.

25/12/2020

Wishing everyone a very Happy Christmas! Here’s hoping we can meet up and raise many glasses of Rioja in the coming year! 🍷🎄⛄️

24/04/2020

Very happy to receive these Riojan wines and Cameros cheese this morning I ordered from Ilovewine.eu Indeed “the quarantine will go by much better with wine and humour”! Stay safe during lockdown and drink some good Rioja!

30/01/2020

Haro is a great place to stay if you are visiting La Rioja. Forbes explains why

Stay at this town if you visit Rioja

07/01/2020

Argentina 7th to the 14th of November 2020 - juicy Malbec and local beef! Explore the best of Argentina with Jenny.

Wine & Food Tours jennysiddall.com

04/07/2019

Already been to Rioja? Keen for a new wine adventure? Join Jenny on the Sicily Wine & Food Tour next year, 7th to the 14th of June 2020 in conjunction with Iberian Wine Tours. Hungry and thirsty already!

Wine & Food Tours jennysiddall.com

24/05/2019

Rioja Rosé and White Masterclass at the London Wine Fair with Pedro Ballesteros MW. Good to see great wines from Gomez Cruzado, Muga and Murrieta included!