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What to do and see in Rueda, Castile and Leon: The Best Wineries & Vineyards
Discover the best top things to do in Rueda, Spain including Valdecuevas, Bodegas Ramon Bilbao, Bodegas Grupo Yllera, Finca Montepedroso, Bodegas Mocen, Bodega Pago del Rey.
1. Valdecuevas
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5.0 based on 37 reviews
Bodegas y Vinedos Wineries and vineyards
2. Bodegas Ramon Bilbao
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5.0 based on 20 reviews
Guided tours through the winerie, including tastings straight from the barrels and guided tasting of the white wines of Bodegas Ramon Bilbao. The winerie is sorrounded by its own vineyard, with amazing views. Social are and wine shop facilities.
Reviewed By Mikey74alc
Firstly I should point out the importance of using the link they send via email to help find this place as without it, it could be tricky to find (easily visible from the main road but Satnav definitely helped!) This was our second vineyard tour during our stay in Rueda and after enjoying the first one immensely we were apprehensive as to whether this one would be as enjoyable but it most definitely was! We were very lucky to be the only 2 people doing the tour so had our guide Christina to ourselves. She was very knowledgable and happy to answer all our questions. It was extremely interesting and we learned a great deal about the method of wine production used at this site. The scale of production here is less than the previous vineyard we had visited and everything about it seemed a touch more personal. The tasting session was great and the room and facilities they have for this is stunning. I would definitely recommend a trip here and a big thank you to Christina for showing us around!
3. Bodegas Grupo Yllera
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4.5 based on 236 reviews
In the town of Rueda, located in the province of Valladolid, origin of the Castilian white wine, Verdejo, the singular labyrinth underground wine cellar of Grupo Yllera can be found. This winery unites wine, art, mythology, history and culture, opening up a world sensations and senses. Inside an impressive cave of 20 metres underground and for more than one kilometre, wines are guarded in different premises that constitute a labyrinth connection. Grupo Yllera pursuing to recover underground cellars of this area, has started to renovate these wine cellars creating a space where visitors and find out all about the history and origin of winemaking. In order to offer new experiences to the visitors, a link between the Minotaur Myth and the family wines has been created. By unwinding “the thread of Ariadne”, we will learn more about the characteristics and excellence of the wines of Grupo Yllera; sparkling wines, whites of Rueda, red young and barrel aged wines, ageing on the bottle and the highlight of the winery: Yllera Dominus.
Reviewed By Wander814254 - Monte Faro, Spain
So this was a really great tour around the wine production site. We booked the tour in advance, which judging by some other reviews, would be highly recommended as I doubt you could just turn up and expect it to happen. We were initially told via email that no one would be available on the day we wanted to visit, to give us the tour in English but we were still welcome to come for a look around. We were so looking forward to visiting Rueda, tasting the wine and visiting the underground labyrinth that we agreed. However on our arrival we were chuffed to be told an English speaking guide was there and would do the tour for just the two of us (normally they would cater for much larger parties!) We were informed the tour would take 2 hours, but with our questions and the leisurely pace of our tasting session it actually took us more like 2.5 hours which was fine with us! We were actually accompanied by 2 guides, the second was trying to improve his English so to be able to cope with doing the tour in English by himself, but both our guides were friendly and put our Spanish skills to shame! The tour itself was extremely informative and we learned a lot more than on other wine tours, without it being boring. The tasting session was very nice, it would have been nice to sample even more!!!! Our car was already rather full so unfortunately we couldn't purchase as much as we would have liked. After the tasting there was a short car trip across to Hilo de Ariadni (about 3 minutes away) This extensive cave cellar labyrinth has a real wow factor and was the highlight of the tour. We felt honoured to have been shown around everywhere by 2 such polite and knowledgable guides when there were only the 2 of us. Thank you! Would highly recommend a visit here. Next trip we would love to eat in the underground restaurant!
4. Finca Montepedroso
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4.5 based on 35 reviews
5. Bodegas Mocen
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4.5 based on 39 reviews
Bodegas Mocen, a Castilian winery located in the town centre of Rueda, was acquired in 1988, which is when the restoration work for the rehabilitation of the old underground galleries was begun. These galleries date from the 15th and 16th centuries and are therefore over five hundred years old. It marked the beginning of an original project in the area, with the recuperation, cleaning and arching of the stones and red brick symbols of a Mudejar heritage in a maze of caves at a depth of 25 metres, and an overall length of 4 kilometres. These galleries, where the temperature and humidity are constant throughout the year, constitute the ideal setting for the wine to undergo its period of rest. For this, small niches, iron grilles or bottle racks have been made, offering detailed good taste and atmosphere for those who walk through. Mocen has also old vats of Spanish chesnut, which were used as large-size conservation vats, and which are now true relics from the past. The winery is an unique space since is has an awesome library and a fantastic art gallery to enjoy art in all its forms
