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We offer Spanish wine tours from Madrid to the wineries of Madrid, Ribera del Duero, Rueda, Rioja and more.

27/05/2026

You’ll hear people in wine circles talking more and more about “the new Ribera”.

Less heavy oak. More freshness. More focus on vineyards, altitude and identity.

But to understand where Ribera is going, you first have to understand where it came from. From underground cellars beneath medieval villages, to the growers who fought to create the DO in 1982, to the powerful Tempranillos that put the region on the world map.

And the best part? You can still experience both worlds side by side today.

Traditional family wineries like Ismael Arroyo (pictured), still authentic and family-run, alongside newer wineries are easily accessible and producing Tempranillo-based wines of outstanding quality.

Ribera del Duero isn’t abandoning its past. It’s building on it.

Link to blog in bio.

25/05/2026

Vineyards have their own language, and most of it sounds more complicated than it is.

From weeping of the vine to veraison, here are five of the key terms you’ll actually hear on a tour, explained simply.

Once you know them, you stop just looking at vines… and start understanding what’s really happening in the vineyard at every stage of the year.

12/05/2026

Come for the wine, stay for the culture.

Wine and food are woven into the identity of a country, and Spain does this brilliantly. They’re not just part of daily life, they’ve shaped traditions, stories and some of literature’s greatest works.

From Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes to Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell, Spain’s wine regions have been written into history for centuries.

Here are five places where great bottles come with an even better story.

1. La Mancha

• Featured in Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
• Famous for windmills, vast vineyards and one very confused knight
• See: Campo de Criptana | Drink: Airén & Tempranillo

2. Sanlúcar de Barrameda

• Sherry (“sack”) referenced by William Shakespeare in Henry IV, Part 2
• One of Spain’s best seafood towns and home of Manzanilla
• See: Plaza del Cabildo | Drink: Manzanilla & Fino

3. Montilla-Moriles

• Inspired The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe
• One of Spain’s most underrated fortified wine regions
• See: Montilla | Drink: PX & Amontillado

4. Rioja

• Closely tied to The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
• Long lunches, late nights and classic wine country villages
• See: Barrio de la Estación | Drink: Tempranillo

5. Penedès

• Featured in Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell
• Spain’s Cava heartland with beautiful vineyard landscapes
• See: Garraf Natural Park | Drink: Cava & Xarel·lo

Spain has never separated wine from culture.

That’s what makes travelling here so rewarding — you’re rarely just visiting a winery, you’re stepping into a story.

07/05/2026

Come for the wine, stay for the castles.

Spain’s wine regions are full of villages where history and vineyards sit side by side. One minute you’re walking through a centuries-old fortress, the next you’re tasting some of the best wines you've ever tried just a few kilometres away.

From the iconic hilltop castle of Peñafiel to the Templar fortress of Castillo de los Templarios, these are the places that make wine travel in Spain so unique.

Special note to the cover shot, which features the stunning Castle of Curiel, that has been watching over the Duero valley for centuries.

Which one are you visiting first?

p.s. link to blog in bio.

04/05/2026

Come for the wine, stay for the food.

Ribera del Duero might be famous for bold reds and world-class wineries, but the food is a huge part of the experience too.

On our full-day tour from Madrid, you’ll likely try most - if not all - of these regional favourites along the way:

Lechazo asado – slow-roasted milk-fed lamb, the king of Ribera cuisine

Morcilla de Burgos – rich blood sausage made with rice, onion and spices

Jamón & embutidos ibéricos – jamón, chorizo, salchichón and lomo often served as aperitivos

Queso de oveja – aged sheep’s cheese that pairs beautifully with Tempranillo

Chuletillas al sarmiento – lamb chops grilled over old vine cuttings

People often book for the wine… and leave talking about lunch.

Which dish are you choosing first?

24/02/2026

What does our most popular 3 winery tour with lunch to Ribera del Duero from Madrid look like in under a minute?

We leave Madrid and head north. Two hours of changing landscapes, medieval villages, and vineyards before we arrive at our first winery.

Here, we set the foundation.
Soils. Altitude. Climate.
A walk through the cellar. A guided tasting that explains why this region has the reputation it does.

Second winery, different philosophy.
A new winemaking style. A fresh expression of the same land.
We taste again. Equally serious, equally delicious.

Then lunch.

Slow-roasted lechazo, cooked in a traditional wood-fired oven.
Powerful reds suddenly make perfect sense.

One final winery to round off the day. More depth. A final tasting. And then the drive back to Madrid, often under that golden Castilian sunset.

Want to taste wine straight from barrel? We can organize it.
Interested in a vertical tasting? Absolutely.
Prefer iconic names or small family producers? Your choice.

No bus tours. No rushing. No generic stops.

Just a properly curated day in Ribera del Duero.

Join us.
Link in bio. 🍷

31/01/2026

Part 2 of things you might hear on a wine tour and what they actually mean:

Don’t just nod along. Know what’s really going on behind the barrels.

Wine terms explained for your next tasting adventure.

21/01/2026

A winery isn’t just barrels and tanks. It’s a workflow.
And like any world with a workflow, it has its own language.

So, here’s the translation of the common terms you’ll hear during a visit, explained simply, as we often take for granted that these are regular parts of a person's vocabulary.

Save this for your next winery tour (and share it with the friend who always asks “wait… what’s that?”)

Want part 2? Comment 'Wine Terms' and I'll do the geekier ones.

19/01/2026

Wines you won’t find in supermarkets.

Spain isn’t “a wine style”.

It’s a whole map of regions, climates and grape varieties. And the only way to understand it is to taste it properly.

So that’s what we do.

The Vine Travel Wine Club = 6 Spanish wines chosen to help you drink Spain differently.

No hype. No contract. Just real bottles with real identity.

Join the next club → link in bio.

Available in UK, DE, BE, NL

15/01/2026

Most frequent question I get asked?

RIOJA or RIBERA?

The reality?

Same grape. Totally different mood.

If you only do ONE wine region in Spain… which one?

✅ both are historic
✅ both make world-class Tempranillo
✅ both are worth the trip

…but they feel very different.

Struggling to decide? Here's how I'd approach it:

📍 where you are in Spain
⏳ how much time you’ve got

Based in Madrid with 1 day? 👉 Ribera
Got a few days / heading north? 👉 Rioja

Have you visited or are you visiting to plan either? Tell me below.

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