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May & June 2023
In 2023, we are delighted to offer Vineyard Partners an opportunity – either in May or June – to visit Jean-Marc Sauboua at his beautiful, high-in-the-clouds Altos estate, plus a few other great Rioja friends.
We visit the Muriel family's Bodegas Conde de los Andes, the cellar behind our much-loved Barón de Barbón wines. There, alongside a late lunch, we discover how food-friendly the wines of Rioja are. There's an exciting visit to the historical cellars of Lopez de Heredia in Haro, plus lunch another day at the beautiful Finca Valpiedra estate, which belongs to one of Tony's oldest friends in the region, Carlos Martínez Bujanda.
Highlight of the visit must be the day with Jean-Marc and his team at Altos de Rioja, so you can experience it all for yourself. Meet the team, have a tour of the cellar, see how the wine is made and enjoy a full tasting of the wines.
Just 35 Vineyard Partners can join this exciting tour, so do get in touch with our tour organiser, Cindy-Marie Harvey, very soon for a full day-by-day itinerary and to confirm your place!
Date options:
Monday 15th - Friday 19th May 2023
Monday 12th - Friday 15th June 2023
Tour includes:
Four nights in Five Star Hotels (rooms as below) with buffet breakfasts
Four meals with wine, plus water and coffee. No other drinks are included
Modern air-conditioned coach as per the itinerary
All wine visits and tastings as per the itinerary
Souvenir wine tasting booklet and wine maps
Jean-Marc as host at Altos de Rioja
Cindy-Marie Harvey as Wine Guide
A Love Wine Food Tour Manager
Tour Price:
Based on sharing Twin / Double Room | £2,100 per person |
Supplement for sole occupancy of Double Room | £350 |
Not Included: Flights, tips and anything not specifically referred to above.
Image gallery
Owner-winemaker Jean-Marc Sauboua, up in the heights, outside his winery
The beautiful patchwork of vineyards
They use a lot of barrels at Altos for ageing the top wines
There are many pretty villages to explore
The tasting room has wonderful views out across the mountains
The modern Altos winery in Elvillar, high in Rioja
