We left San Sebastian Donostia early morning for our 140km drive to the Rioja wine region. Our first stop was Cune Winery In Haro La Rioja. Cune stands for Compania Vinicola del Norte de Espana (CVNE). We visited the winery and the old wine cellar before tasting two superb wines.
We then Left Cune Winery And Haro And Continued Driving, passing San Vicente de la Sonsierra, created in the 10C as a fortress for the people of Navarre. We stopped to admire a panoramic view of the fields and vines from near Abalos. We ascended Obarenes Mountains and stopped for a glass of red wine and some Iberico ham while admiring the view.
We then drove again with Leon Dormido Mountain ahead and passing the Church of Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion in Bilar to arrive at La Chabola de la Hechicera, a tomb for collective burials erected about 5000 years ago.
Back on the road again, we stopped to admire the architecture of Bodegas Ysios Winery by Santiago Calatrava.
We then visited the walled city of Laguardia, walking down the narrow streets to see the Santa Maria de los Reyes church, built from 12 to 15C.
Out next wine tasting was at Eguren Ugarte winery which has an atmospheric underground caves and a 50m painting depicting the opera Carmen by Garcia Erguin Eguren. We ended the tour with some delicious wines before heading back to San Sebastian.
