About this tour
A full-day private wine tour from San Sebastian into Spain's Rioja region, built around tastings of 11 wines and a seven-course paired lunch in a refined setting. You'll travel by luxury Mercedes with a private guide to the historic town of Haro, stopping at wineries for exclusive selections before settling in for an elaborate midday meal with five wine pairings. Suited to serious wine drinkers who want depth rather than a quick overview.
Highlights
- Private Mercedes-Benz transportation with dedicated guide throughout
- Eleven different wines tasted, including exclusive regional selections
- Seven-course lunch with five wine pairings in refined environment
- Historic Haro town visit, centre of Rioja's winemaking heritage
- Hotel pickup and drop-off included in San Sebastian
- Wheelchair accessible throughout, infant seats available
What to expect
Your guide collects you from your San Sebastian hotel in a private Mercedes and drives you to Rioja's Haro district. Once there, you'll visit wineries for tastings of 11 wines, structured to showcase the region's range and exclusive bottlings. The pace allows time to learn about each selection before you move on.
Around midday, you'll sit down to a seven-course lunch in a refined setting. Each course is paired with one of five wines, chosen to complement the seasonal ingredients and dishes. Afterwards, your guide returns you to San Sebastian, arriving mid-afternoon.
What travellers say
- Exclusive wine selections not typically available to casual visitors
- Luxury private transport eliminates driving concerns while tasting
- Elaborate seven-course lunch elevates the experience beyond standard tastings
- Professional guide adds context and depth to Rioja's winemaking tradition
- Small-group format (private) allows personalised pacing and attention
- Nine hours of consecutive wine tasting may overwhelm casual drinkers
- Not suitable for pregnant travellers or those avoiding alcohol
- Additional beverages beyond inclusions incur extra cost
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Good to know
This suits serious wine drinkers who want to understand Rioja's character through depth rather than breadth, and those who value unhurried tasting and sophisticated food pairing. The experience is not recommended for pregnant travellers. All-day wine tasting and drinking requires a steady constitution; you'll be sampling across nine hours. The tour is wheelchair accessible and infant seats are provided, though strollers are fine too. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included; additional drinks beyond the 11 tastings and five lunch pairings cost extra. Group size appears private, one party at a time.
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