Rioja > Bodegas Valdelana
Bodegas Valdelana |
Great 15.5/20
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C/ Barrihuelo, 67-69 · 01340 Elciego · Rioja Alavesa
Open 8am to 8pm, 7 days Cards MC,V,AE |
Tasting room
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The Verdict
To "Cellarbrate": Amazing tour with a different twist, so much so that we would have liked to have spent much more time wandering around the many different underground spaces. Friendly and knowledgeable tour guide, great value wines available. Dom Hidden Gem awarded. To "Wine about": Nothing How many bottles did we buy: 2 Suitable for: Couples, Small groups, wine lovers and history lovers Visited September 2017 (weekday) |
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Getting There
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Country
State/Province
Region
Accessibility
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Spain
Rioja
Rioja
The wine shop, winery and hotel is very prominent on the main roundabout in the town of Elciego.
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Upon Arrival
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Parking
Setting
Commercial/Boutique
Ambiance
Airconditioning/Fireplace
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There is a carpark on the edge of the roundabout between the road to Navaridas and LaGuardia, but the hotel also has a gravel carpark directly across the roundabout for their guests. There are also a number of public car parks around the outside of old town
The building used to be the old winery and has now been converted to a hotel (upstairs) a wine shop (at ground level) and a wine museum (underground)
Commercial
The tasting room/wine shop has a comfortable feel with a nice mix of antique furniture and modern shelving and displays
Yes/No
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Tasting Experience
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Number of wines on tasting
Particular wines or varietals known for
Wait time
Knowledge of wines
Staff attitude
Winery Tour Offered
Tasting seating available at counter
Tasting sheet/order form provided for notes
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4+ (depending on the tour taken)
Rioja blend
No wait, the tour began on time
Excellent knowledge of the styles, vineyards, production methods, capacity and the history of the winery
Friendly, helpful and very customer orientated. English and Spanish tours are offered
Yes (by appointment only) The tour is actually of where the winery used to be, below the hotel and was one of the most interesting tours we did. It shows the process going back hundreds of years and the formation of the soil going back thousands of years. The tour is through a maze of small rooms and therefore groups of up to 20 are taken.
There are other offerings including star gazing whilst tasting and vineyard tastings. We were shown their vineyard area looking over the Rio Ebro which would provide a great atmosphere for group events No
No
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Food Offering
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Yes/No
Restaurant/Café/Tasting platter
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Yes
A number of the tours offer the ability to combine with food, through prior arrangement
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Hip Pocket
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Price range of wines
Tasting Fee
Refundable on purchase?
Tour Fee
Delivery cost per dozen
Club Membership with Discounts etc
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€5 - €90
Included in tour fee. You are also able to buy wines by the glass in the wine shop which can be drunk in the breakfast room at the front of the hotel or there is a nice couch area as well
No
€10+ (depending on the tour chosen), note we stayed at the hotel and the basic tour is included in your room tariff
Free
No
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Other features, facilities and offerings
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Gift Shop
Toys/play area for kids
Dog friendly
By the way...
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Extensive gift shop, with jewellery, wine accessories and deli products
No, but there is a tour that can be tailored to children, with grape juice and finishing with a sensory smell game (by appointment)
Yes, small dogs and outside only
This unassuming but amazing building has so much to share below ground level. Although the tour was not of a working winery as such, it was unique and extremely interesting. We really enjoyed it. We also stayed at the hotel and found it a lovely experience, especially the common room where you could buy wine to drink and even cook yourself a little food, if you wanted to.
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