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3 WINE CULTURE To speak of the Rioja Alta Wine Route is to speak of one of the most representative places in World Wine Culture. Here, the world revolves around wine, vineyards and wineries. Wine has always set the pace. It is a way of life. And it has been so since ancient times. The rock presses are a reminder of how long ago were grapes tread next to the vineyards. A must see You should see the old cellars, dug into the ground since the Middle Ages to preserve the wine, creating true underground wine cities. Hard work to guarantee excellent preservation. Today they are still used by some wineries to make their wines. The great wineries of the 19th century excavated large cellars under their unique buildings, upholding a long history and tradition. But the entire territory is culture and history. A visit to the old towns with their big mansions, palaces, medieval castles and bridges offers a priceless opportunity to delve into the history of the area. One should also not forget the monumental churches, with their fantastic altarpieces and the monasteries, true wonders of our heritage. And, of course, there is the food, which is such a key part of our culture.

4 WINE LANDSCAPE

5 The vineyards in La Rioja provide a spectacular view. Constantly changing with the seasons, they follow the symbolic pace of the vine growth cycle s eternal rebirth. Autumn is breathtaking, with a diversity of colours powerful reds and intense yellows show a new facet of nature-become-art. The colours spread across a varied landscape with a myriad perspectives and a uncounted nuances. It is an ideal time for photographers and painters, who will find an endless number of subjects for their works. It is also perfect for those who have a special sensitivity to the beauty of nature. Winter provides a different, albeit no less beautiful, view of the land. There is a sense bareness, with browns alternating with the white traces of snow. When snow covers the land, it provides the opportunity of a different, almost minimalist reading of the territory. The bare vines are outlined in the snow in what look like characters in the Japanese phonetic script. Just let your imagination soar to find a beautiful and disturbing reality. Green is the colour of spring and summer. The country awakens, full of life with shades of colour that, little by little, cover the countryside. You can discover how clusters are born, develop and mature on the road to the next vintage. Autumn again closes this eternal cycle.

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7 WINE EXPERIENCES Enjoying wine culture on the La Rioja Alta Wine Route is a different way of enjoying your trip. Here, an immersion into the world of wine is a rich experience to discover and become part of the fascinating world of Rioja Wine. Your senses will become your great allies to perceive sensations, try and taste wines and local cuisine, and also enjoy smells, sounds, colours, textures, and more. Participate in different activities related to wine culture, from wine tastings during harvest to grape treading, from the experiences offered by museums to walks along the trails that cross the territory, from quiet contemplation in the interior of a church to hot-air balloon flights over the vineyards. Your choose!

8 FESTIVITIES AND TRADITIONS... Wine battle The most famous feast in the town of Haro is held on St. Peter s Day, 29 June, listed as an event of national tourist interest, which involves a wine battle under the Bilibio Crags. It s a peaceful battle in which the members of each side drench their enemies in wine, provided they find out which side they are on. All weapons are valid in this bloodless battle, from wineskins to knapsack sprayers, as long as they serve to spray the thousands of litres of wine that transform the crags into a fantastic spectacle. Briones Medieval Festival In mid-june, the streets of Briones are adorned with garlands, tapestries and banners with the coats of arms of the town, while house portals turn into living recreations of the various activities and crafts of centuries ago. Convents, noble mansions, the Inquisition, weavers, embroiderers, blacksmiths, coopers, carpenters and much more. Ancient skills are displayed and admired by hundreds of visitors who come to Briones for the festival. Ábalos Open Day The first weekend in September is Ábalos Open Day, when the wineries in the town open their doors to visitors and offer their wines to taste. Throughout the day there are various activities, visits to wineries, food and wine tastings, picture exhibitions and videoclip screenings, all related to the world of wine.

9 San Asensio Claret Battle On one of the last Sundays in July, the Rioja town of San Asensio celebrates its famous Claret Battle. It is a pitched battle using the town s typical claret wine as its only weapon. San Asensio is known in the world of wine as the cradle of claret. The Picaos of San Vicente de la Sonsierra The Picaos of San Vicente de la Sonsierra are flagellants who walk through the town in penitence during Easter. The procession is listed as a tourist event, as the tradition has been uninterruptedly upheld for centuries. The flagellants can be seen at the following times: Holy Thursday, during the procession of the Sacrament and the Holy Hour. Holy Friday, after the procession of the Stations of the Cross and during the procession of the Holy Burial. The first Sunday in May, known as May Cross and the second Sunday in September or September Cross. Haro Wine Carnival The Wine Carnival is held in Haro, capital of La Rioja Alta and core of Rioja Wine Culture. There is a Great Masked Ball when the new vintages of Haro wineries are presented. The fancy dress ball has a different theme every year French Rococo and Spanish Baroque, Belle Époque and more... a festivity where music, images and the world of the wine culture merge together.

10 NOT TO BE MISSED... Briones, its streets and squares Briones has an unmistakable medieval flavour. The town s streets and squares take us back to the middle ages, with a wealth of buildings of great historical and artistic value, including the parish church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción. Monastery of Nuestra Señora de la Piedad in Casalarreina Without a doubt, it is one of the most interesting monuments in Rioja Alta, listed as a national historic-artistic monument. Located on the main square of the town of Casalarreina, the monastery ensemble brings us closer to what life was like in the 16th century and shows how it has developed until today. Santa María de la Piscina in San Vicente de la Sonsierra The set is one of the region s artistic treasures. Built in 1136 in the Romanesque style, the shrine boasts varied monumental sculptures. Next to it, there is a medieval necropolis from the time the area was repopulated, a village of partial cave dwellings and remains of fortifications and watchtowers.

11 Castle of Davalillo in San Asensio A clear example of 13th century Romanesque style, it is located on a hill overlooking the Ebro. At one time, there was a small village there, known as Davalillo, and the fortifications served to protect Briones, the lands of La Sonsierra and Rioja Alta. Of particular interest is the Keep, with its rectangular base, which is next to the wall and holds a chapel on the ground floor. Cuzcurrita del Río Tirón One of the most beautiful urban ensembles in Rioja Alta with a true medieval flavour. The buildings on its streets are mostly ashlar, with beautifully carved coats of arms on many façades. The castle and the bridge that connects the winery quarter plus the church make up an ensemble not to be missed. Church of Santo Tomás Apóstol in Haro At the foot of La Atalaya hill lies the primitive town of Haro and, in it, the Church of Santo Tomás Apostol, listed as a cultural asset since The choir and altarpiece are well worth seeing but what is undoubtedly a very special component of this ensemble is the tower, which set the example for many others, such as those of Santa María la Redonda in Logroño (1742) or the towers of the Cathedral of Santo Domingo de la Calzada (1765). Sajazarra historic-artistic ensemble The urban layout of Sajazarra is one of the most medieval in La Rioja. It has withstood the passage of time with few modifications, proving today a superb historic-artistic ensemble. The castle, church and wall arch are accompanied by numerous 19th century ashlar houses.

12 Castle of San Vicente de la Sonsierra It is a typical castle-fortress with a defensive role atop a hill. In this case, the fortress is located at the top of a hill overlooking the River Ebro in the town of San Vicente. Its central courtyard holds the Church of Santa María la Mayor and, below it, there is a medieval bridge crossing the Ebro which was built in the 11th century and reconstructed several times later. Briñas bridge over the River Ebro Located at about 2 km from Haro on the road to Vitoria, the Briñas bridge is one of the few mediaeval bridges which cross this river and retain original components. It was built during the last third of the 13th century in the Gothic and later repaired. It was considered on of the key accesses to La Rioja Alta from the North. Vivanco Museum of the Culture of Wine in Briones The Museum of the Culture of Wine is located in a unique scenic and historical setting surrounded by the vineyards and next to the winery of the Vivanco family. It allows visitors to discover the exciting world of wine, where it comes from, how it is made and its religious, cultural and artistic symbolism. Wine and wineries The La Rioja Alta Wine Route is dotted with dozens of hundred-year-old wineries that bring together tradition and technology to make the most exquisite wines. The towns on the Route have a wide range of wines, made both by large wineries, some over a hundred years old, and small winemakers who preserve their ancient cellars in the typical winery quarters of each town.

13 DIRECTORY OF MEMBER ESTABLISHMENTS

14 ACCOMMODATION 1 Hospedería del Vino Puelles Camino de los molinos s/n (Ábalos) Telf Hotel Villa de Abalos Plaza Fermín Gurbindo nº 2 (Ábalos) Telf Hotel Conde de Badarán Ctra. San Millán nº 1 (Badarán) Telf Casa Rural Legarda C Real nº 17 (Briñas) Telf Casa Rural El Mesón Trva. de la Estación nº 3 (Briones) Telf Hotel Los Calaos de Briones C El Olmo nº 10 (Briones) Telf Hospedería Señorío de Casalarreina. Plaza Santo Domingo Guzmán nº 6 (Casalarreina) Telf Casa Rural La Viña C Carnicerías nº 15 (Cuzcurrita del Río Tirón) Telf Hospedería Señorío de Briñas Calle Señorío de Briñas nº 5 (Briñas) Telf

15 10 Apartamentos Turísticos Beethoven Plaza de la Iglesia nº 9 (Haro) Telf Apartamentos Turísticos Los Zapatos Morados C Virgen de la Vega nº 17 (Haro) Telf Apartamentos Turísticos Señorío de Haro C Martínez Lacuesta nº 11 (Haro) Telf Hotel Arrope C Virgen de la Vega nº 31 (Haro) Telf Hotel Ciudad de Haro Ctra. Nacional 124, km 41 (Haro) Telf Hotel Los Agustinos C San Agustín nº 2 (Haro) Telf Hotel La Capellanía C La Cruz nº 14 (San Asensio) Telf Hotel Casona del Boticario C/ General Varela nº 1 (San Vicente de la Sonsierra) Telf Hotel Villa Sonsierra C Zumalacárregui nº 29 (San Vicente de la Sonsierra) Telf

16 LEISURE RESTAURANTS 19 Los Calaos de Briones C/ San Juan nº 13 (Briones) Telf La Vieja Bodega Avenida de La Rioja nº 17 (Casalarreina) Telf La Cueva de Doña Isabela Trav. de los Jardines nº 15 (Casalarreina) Telf Atamauri Plaza Juan García Gato nº 1 (Haro) Telf Beethoven I C/ Santo Tomás nº 8 (Haro) Telf / Casa Marisa C/ Las Cuevas nº 19 (San Asensio) Telf Casa Toni C/ Zumalacarregui nº 27 (San Vcte. de la Sonsierra) Telf La Bodega de Rivas C/ San Vicente nº 2 (Rivas de Tereso) Telf

17 WINE BARS 27 Vinos Junguitu C/ Portal de La Rioja s/n (Briñas) Telf Isabel Gutiérrez Ortiz Plaza de la Paz nº 5 (Haro) Telf Vino y Color C/ Virgen de la Vega nº 7 (Haro) Telf ACTIVE TOURISM 30 Oja Sport C/ Linares Rivas nº 44 bajo (Haro) Telf Arco Iris Paseo de Cihuri nº 3 (Anguciana) Telf MUSEUMS 32 Museo Vivanco de la Cultura del Vino Ctra. Nacional 232 (Briones) Telf Centro Sensorial del Vino C/ Víctor Cardenal nº 63 (San Asensio) Telf

18 WINERIES 34 Bodegas Abeica Camino San Roque nº 5 (Ábalos) Telf Bodegas Puelles Camino de los molinos s/n (Ábalos) Telf Bodegas Solana de Ramírez Ruiz C Arana nº 24 (Ábalos) Telf Bodegas y Viñedos Solábal Camino San Bartolomé nº 6 (Ábalos) Telf Tobelos Bodegas y Viñedos Ctra. N 124, Logroño-Vitoria. km,45 (Briñas) Telf Bodegas David Moreno Ctra. a Villar de Torre s/n (Badarán) Telf Bodegas Betolanza C/ Cuesta Dulce nº 12 (Briones) Telf / Bodegas Miguel Merino Ctra. Logroño nº 16 (Briones) Telf Bodegas Vivanco Crta. Nacional 232 (Briones) Telf Bodegas Riojanas S.A. Av Don Ricardo Ruiz de Azcárraga nº 1 (Cenicero) Telf

19 44 Bodegas Marqués de Cáceres Carretera de Logroño s/n (Cenicero) Telf Bodegas Bohedal Camino Los Lirios s/n (Cuzcurrita) Telf Bodega Castillo de Cuzcurrita C San Sebastián nº 1 (Cuzcurrita) Telf Bodegas Heredad Martinez Castillo Ctra. Nacional 232, km 458 (Cuzcurrita) Telf Bodegas Hacienda Ternero Finca El Ternero Telf Finca Valpiedra Termino Montecillo s/n (Fuenmayor) Telf Bodegas Santalba Av. de la Rioja s/n (Gimileo) Telf Bodegas Bilbaínas C Estación nº 3 (Haro) Telf Bodegas Tobía Paraje Senda Rutia s/n (Cuzcurrita) Telf

20 WINERIES 53 CVNE (Cía. vinícola del norte de España). Barrio de la Estación, s/n (Haro) Telf Bodegas Gómez Cruzado Avda. Vizcaya nº 6 (Haro) Telf Bodegas La Rioja Alta S.A. Avda. Vizcaya nº 8 (Haro) Telf Bodegas Martínez Lacuesta Paraje de Ubieta, s/n (Haro) Telf Bodegas Muga Barrio de la Estación, s/n (Haro) Telf Bodegas Ramón Bilbao Avda. Sto Domingo nº 34 (Haro) Telf Bodegas Roda Avda. Vizcaya nº 5 (Haro) Telf Bodegas Corral Ctra. de Logroño km,10 (Navarrete) Telf Bodegas Beronia Crta. Ollauri-Nájera km.1,8 (Ollauri) Telf

21 62 Bodegas Valenciso Carretera LR313, Ollauri-Nájera km. 0,400 (Ollauri) Telf Bodegas Afersa Carretera de Logroño s/n (San Asensio) Telf Bodegas Alfonso García C/ Victor Cardenal nº 64 (San Asensio) Telf Bodegas San Cebrín Crtra. Circunvalación s/n (San Asensio) Telf Bodegas Señorío de la Estrella Ctra. N-232 (San Asensio) Telf Bodegas Ramírez de la Piscina Ctra. Logroño-Vitoria s/n (San Vicente de la Sonsierra) Telf Bodega El Arca de Noé C/ Victor Cardenal nº 71 (San Asensio) Telf Bodegas Lecea C/ Cerrillo Verballe s/n (San Asensio) Telf

22 22 SAJAZARRA 49 N-232 CUZCURRITA DEL RÍO TIRÓN ANGUCIANA 31 HARO N-126 CASALARREINA N-124 BRIÑAS GIMILEO OLLAURI AP-68 RIVAS DE TERESO 26 N-232A ÁBALOS SAN VICENTE DE LA SONSIERRA BRIONES SAN ASENSIO BURGOS STO. DOMINGO DE LA CALZADA A-12 BADARÁN 3 39

23 N-232A ALAVA ACCOMMODATION RESTAURANTS WINE BARS ACTIVE TOURISM MUSEUMS WINERIES HERITAGE LOGROÑO N CENICERO 50 FUENMAYOR AP-68 A-12 NAVARRETE 60 N-111 NÁJERA N Hospedería del Vino Puelles 2 Hotel Villa de Abalos 3 Hotel Conde de Badarán 4 Casa Rural Legarda 5 Hospedería Señorío de Briñas 6 Casa Rural El Mesón 7 Hotel Los Calaos de Briones 8 Hospedería Señorío de Casalarreina. 9 Casa Rural La Viña 10 Apartamentos Turísticos Beethoven 11 Apartamentos Turísticos Los Zapatos Morados 12 Apartamentos Turísticos Señorío de Haro 13 Hotel Arrope 14 Hotel Ciudad de Haro 15 Hotel Los Agustinos 16 Hotel La Capellanía 17 Hotel Casona del Boticario 18 Hotel Villa Sonsierra 19 Los Calaos de Briones 20 La Vieja Bodega 21 La Cueva de Doña Isabela 22 Atamauri 23 Beethoven I 24 Casa Marisa 25 Casa Toni 26 La Bodega de Rivas 27 Vinos Junguitu 28 Isabel Gutiérrez Ortiz 29 Vino y Color 30 Oja Sport 31 Arco Iris 32 Museo Vivanco de la Cultura del Vino 33 Centro Sensorial del Vino 34 Bodegas Abeica 35 Bodegas Puelles 36 Bodegas Solana de Ramírez Ruiz 37 Bodegas y Viñedos Solábal 38 Tobelos Bodegas y Viñedos 39 Bodegas David Moreno 40 Bodegas Betolanza 41 Bodegas Miguel Merino 42 Bodegas Vivanco 43 Bodegas Riojanas S.A. 44 Bodegas Marqués de Cáceres 45 Bodegas Bohedal 46 Bodega Castillo de Cuzcurrita 47 Bodegas Heredad Martinez Castillo 48 Bodegas Tobía 49 Bodegas Hacienda Ternero 50 Finca Valpiedra 51 Bodegas Santalba 52 Bodegas Bilbaínas 53 CVNE 54 Bodegas Gómez Cruzado 55 Bodegas La Rioja Alta S.A. 56 Bodegas Martínez Lacuesta 57 Bodegas Muga 58 Bodegas Ramón Bilbao 59 Bodegas Roda 60 Bodegas Corral 61 Bodegas Beronia 62 Bodegas Valenciso 63 Bodegas Afersa 64 Bodegas Alfonso García 65 Bodega El Arca de Noé 66 Bodegas Lecea 67 Bodegas San Cebrín 68 Bodegas Señorío de la Estrella 69 Bodegas Ramírez de la Piscina

24 SPAIN LA RIOJA Depósito legal: LR A-68 ÁLAVA N-232 HARO LOGROÑO NAVARRA N-120 STO. DOMINGO DE LA CALZADA NÁJERA CALAHORRA BURGOS LA RIOJA ARNEDO ALFARO N-232 N-111 SORIA A-68 ZARAGOZA Gobierno de La Rioja Educación, Cultura y Turismo