2025 Spain Rioja Wine Trip
- Nov 1 - 8, 2025
- 8 People
- 8 Days / 7 Nights
- 3495+
NC Wine Gals + Travel with Antonio present
The Rioja Wine Tour, An Immersive Wine Experience...
One of the reason we are excited about this trip is the fact that, like many of Europe’s famous wine regions, Ancient Romans were the first to start viticulture in Rioja wine region, which means that once we start traveling, we will discover traces of its rich and ancient history.
Rioja wine region boasts of beautiful countrysides dating back to medieval times, a breathtaking hilly landscape dotted with fortresses. In addition to this, here, you will be able to discover fabulous wine museums, wineries with modern architecture, great restaurants, and hotels.
Trip Highlights
Visits to some of Spain’s most prominent and modern vineyards – Rioja Alta & Tritium
Overnight in Pamplona (without the bulls)
Bilbao pintxos (aka tapas) tour
Day trip to San Sebastian
360º Wine Experience – Campo Viejo
Opportunity to hike part of the famous Camino del Santiago
For this trip, we will start in beautiful Bilbao and make our way to the heart of the Rioja Valley in the city of Logroño, from where the beauty and flavors of this incredible wine region and finish with time in the medieval city of Pamplona.
Over eight days, we will visit multiple wineries and experience different ways of enjoying wine while eating pintxos and dining at typical Spanish restaurants. We will also visit World Heritage monuments, explore Roman ruins, monasteries and hilled castles.
This trip features visits to many different Rioja wineries, where, besides wine tastings or wine pairings at lunch, you will also enjoy experiences around it: spending part of your day at the vineyards to know its growing and caring secrets; verifying how colors influence your palate, or putting your culinary abilities to the test, all in all, always with a glass of wine in your hands.
Besides all these incredible places and experiences, we will also visit World Heritage sites, quaint villages, and well-known cities (Pamplona), having time to relax or feel inspired by this amazing wine region.
And enjoy Basque Nightlife’s narrow streets with tapas, pintxos, and wine.
Tucked between the Basque Country and the Castilla-León region, Rioja has incorporated elements from these gastronomic traditions (Basque + Spanish), always enhancing them with its wine heritage & knowledge. Not only will you be able to enjoy the rich and exquisite flavors of Pintxos (Tapas) while walking Calle Laurel & San Juan (in picture) – where wine can be handed out through the glass windows – but also sitting at the table slowly flavoring gourmet appetizers & plates in the Rioja tradition, with curated wine choices or, last but not least, test your culinary abilities holding a wine glass.
In addition to pintxos, the tour will feature multiple traditional Spanish lunches/dinners, mountains of jamón & local cheese plus wine at every stop.
What's Included
- Hotel – 7 nights accommodation
- 16 meals: 7 breakfasts and 8 lunches/dinners with wine – including multiple vineyard lunches
- Transportation within Spain & airport pickup/dropoff
- 8 wine tastings
- Wine tasting course, Wine & Color wine experience, A day at the vineyard, Rioja culinary workshop w/ wine tasting
What's Not
- Flights to/from Spain
- Some meals
- Travel insurance
- Personal expenses
Deposit Required
Save your spot with $1000
Antonio - Your Guide
Antonio has been working in the Portuguese Hospitality and Event Industry since 2016. He was born in Lisbon and has lived in different parts of the country throughout his life, acquiring a good knowledge of its culture, heritage. His background is law. He speaks Spanish, Portuguese, English and French. He has you covered linguistically while in Spain!
This trip costs $3495 for each guest sharing a room. There is a $600 supplement for guests who want a single room.
Deposit Requirement: With each booking request, a $1000 deposit is required immediately. A booking cannot be guaranteed without a deposit.
Deposits can be made by PayPal, Venmo, or Zelle
Trip Costs: This trip must be paid in full at least 3 months before the start date. If you book within this time, the total balance is due. If trip fees are not paid within this time frame, trip deposits will be forfeited.
Refund Policy: All reservations will incur a 10% non-refundable fee per person. This trip is only 50% refundable if the request is made within 3 months of departure. If a cancellation request is made after, no refund will be issued. This is due to the strict booking policies for hotels & transportation.
Tour Cancellations: We reserve the right to cancel any trip for any reason and will notify each guest as soon as possible. In such an event, all deposits and monies paid will be refunded 100%.
These policies are strictly enforced due to logistical partners in-country and reservations made with local hotels and providers.
FAQs
The itinerary is already set. If, due to some unforeseen event, the schedule does not go according to plan, the commitment is to present and move towards options for the same price and quality level that were initially presented.
A $1000 deposit is required to secure your spot.
With the exception of the day we arrive and depart every other day, we will have a 30 to 40-minute commute to the places we will be visiting. The longest commute will be to Pamplona (last day), which will take around an hour.
Yes. There are free afternoons and evenings to enjoy. Also, morning activities and visits will not start before 10.30 am, which may also give some R&R time.
The Spanish meal schedule is quite different from the one in the U.S. since, in Spain, lunch or dinner is usually not served before 1.30 pm or 8.30 pm. Some exceptions may be found, but this is the schedule for restaurants and other places to eat on a regular basis.
No. You can pay an extra fee ($600) to have an individual room.
Bilbao – The Artist’s Hotel – across from the Guggenheim museum.
Logroño –Fuerte Ruavieja – in the heart of the city center.
No, no discounts are being offered on this trip.
We recommend buying a wine suitcase or brining wine sleeves and an extra suitcase
Yes, travel insurance is required. We recommend World Nomads for this trip.
A policy for an American traveling to Spain for 8 days will cost around $77.
We recommend Bilbao airport as it is 1.5 hours from Logroño. However, guests can fly into Madrid but they are responsible for getting to the hotel in Logroño.
For all guests flying into Bilbao, we will provide airport pickup and drop-off.
For anyone arriving earlier or leaving later, you will have to arrange your own transportation. We are happy to assist you with this if needed.