A Premium tour tasting a long list of top organic red, white, rosado & long aged vintage Cava dry wines; promoting local varieties like Bobal, Garnacha & French nobles such as Syrah, Cab franc. & Viognier.
Guiding by a professional WSET/Sommelier with a revealing behind the scenes tour you learn about wine from a winemaking perspective & also insight into the lesser understood Cava.
Enjoy "generous" guided tastings of 15+ wines including my own Bobal 2022 vintage 1hct "centenary" bush vine lieu-dit!
We visit 3 unique wineries; an eclectic mix of garagiste micro-bodega with minimal intervention & restored old bodegas with charming surroundings. Info. on webpage.
Tastings with maridaje DOP embutido, cured cheese & estate olive oil, your tour including quality lunch fare + DO wine at our chosen restaurant visiting medieval Requena.
We can pickup at various hotels, locations in or near the city (subject to access by car as traffic is limited in old town). Please let us know where you are staying to best arrange suitable pickup location or at a meeting point such as listed at Plaça de Cánovas del Castillo, 11, 46005 Valencia or another agreed location. * Travel time to the vineyards is approx. 50mins and likewise on return (subject to traffic flow).
A Mercedes E320 or Vito 9 seater will pick you up at the semi circular plaza as the map indicates.
Walk through medieval Requena with it´s slendid Gothic churches, 10thC Castle and plaza, step down into one of the Moors Caves with amphorae & browse local artisan produce shops with DOP Embutido (charcouteria), honey, olive oil etc. Caves & shops subject to opening times. You shall have lunch of quality local fare with DO Utiel-Requena wine in old Requena town; a charming restaurant & original 16thC House of the Inquisition OR an Avantgarde Mediterranean restaurante (restaurant varies subject to opening hours).
We visit Bodegas Vegalfaro, an organic family farmed estate with professional guided visit by Toni Martin WSET/Sommelier commencing in the vineyard explaining their viticulture and techniques with use of French, USA, Hungarian oak & clay amphorae. Their limestone based cru Pago de Los Balagueses, produces exceptional Syrah, Garnacha & Chardonney and our premium tastings feature these wines with maridaje cured cheese, charcouteria & estate olive oil. The guided tasting is in the garden or glazed salon overlooking the vineyards and we are often joined by the owner/winemaker to chat to you when present! Tasting 4-5 wines (possibly more) including the autoctono Bobal, rosado, aged red, & white wines you will appreciate the diverse palette of flavours at this bodega. As our visits are by appointment on some occasions we may switch this visit to another property of equal status ie. Mustiguillo, Nodus, Iranzo or a micro artisan bodega Carres.
A fully guided DO Pago vineyard & bodega visit (organic) detailed professional guiding by Toni Martin WSET/Sommelier qualified & the owners if available on the day. A wine 101 with interesting facts often not explained, from viticulture to wine & Cava making with guided tastings of 6+ wines inc. Premium Cava Brut Nat G.Rsva & a range of quality barrel aged red, white & rosado wines + maridaje inc. award winning estate Ex. Virgin Olive oil. I can tailor the wines to suit your tastes. The visit is relaxed with time in vineyard, see the various types of fermentation vessel, the barrel aging explained & an impressive barrel hall, Cava cellar & process (why it´s not Champagne nor Prosecco), visit the owners restored home & antique cellars circa 1850, modern art works + other quirky items ...with tastings of the best wines ...a great selection including long aged vintage dry Cava. Quality improves every year at this striving estate! The visit is approx. 2.5hrs .
Our 3rd winery in the afternoon visits a historic regenerated property with heritage funded in 1901 now housing a modern avantgarde winery but also focusing on autoctono Bobal , use of Pinot Noir in Cava Rosé and also some curious natural wines. We view their new barrel hall with tastings 4-5 quality wines from their limited production high altitude vines. You may select from their range of organic wines & Cava plus maridaje & chocolate to compliment the tastings with views over vineyards. This is also fully guided by Toni Martin WSET/Sommelier certified and bodeguero. As our tours are by private appointment we may switch this bodega to another of status such as Mustiguillo or Montesanco to offer you the best tour on the day. Tours are flexible as bodegas are not always available for our tour format.
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