The Best of Basque | Private Luxury Tours Basque Country & Rioja

Picnic in the Vineyards and Boutique Winery Tour

Tour Description

This tour of La Rioja is meant to showcase both the quality of the La Rioja wines and the stunning landscape found in the Ebro Valley. Includes 2 winery visits and delicious picnic lunch within the vineyards of a boutique winery. A fantastic overview of the famed region and sure to leave a lasting impression for any food and wine lover!

Itinerary

Centuries Old Winery

We will first visit a family owned boutique winery in a centuries old village near the wine capital of Haro. In this elegant family owned winery, we will taste 3 of their top wines, paired with Iberian ham, nuts and dark chocolate. We will visit the cellars where they age their singular wines and then go for a tasting of 3 distinct wines. Starting with their barrel aged white wine, and going through 2 of their elegant and special single plot red wines. Each of these wines, reflect the influence of the specific location, sun exposure, inclination of the plot and many other characteristics, that make them unique wines

Boutique Winery and Picnic

We will then make our way to a special boutique winery for a tour of their facilities and 3 unique tastings of their premium wines. Both red and white wines will be on offer here. The experience will culminate in a picnic style lunch outside the winery in their vineyards. Lunch will include Spanish omelette, red peppers, cheese, fresh bread, water and wine in a beautiful and tranquil setting!

Medieval Village of LaGuardia

After our La Rioja winery tour we will stop for a private guided tour of LaGuardia, where we will point out some historically significant points of int Situated on a hill and surrounded by a 13th century wall, it is a natural balcony towards the wine region

Architecture of La Rioja

We will then take you for external views & photo opportunities of the unique architecture wineries such as Ysios and/or Marques de Riscal. Famed architects such as Frank Gehry and Santiago Calatrava have designed striking modern buildings in La Rioja.

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Picnic in the Vineyards and Boutique Winery Tour Price

Included
  • Private tour
  • Includes 2 winery tours with 3 tastings at each, and full picnic lunch at boutique winery
  • Basque local guide/driver
  • Private premium vehicle and all transportation costs (fuel, parking and tolls)
Not Included
  • Other food and drinks
  • Entrances to venues, museums, etc...
  • Any other not specified items in the tour description
Price
  • 650€ (total) for groups of 2
  • 750€ (total) for groups of 3
  • 850€ (total) for groups of 4
  • For larger groups please contact us for a price quote
Details
  • Start time: 8:30am
  • Duration: 7-8 hours
  • Tour starts and finishes at your hotel/port of Bilbao
  • Fully insured and licensed by the Basque Government

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EmmaH
30 August 2026
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Top tour with delicious pintxos Spent a great evening enjoying a fantastic selection of pintxos and drinks chosen by Lei, our very enthusiastic and knowledgeable guide. The venues were all nice and reasonably varied. I would never have known to order most of the pintxos which Lei selected and it was great to try such different options. We left nicely full and very happy with our tour selection. Lei - you did an amazing job and thanks for giving us such a great night.
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27 August 2026
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Es war ein großartiges Erlebnis! Leire, unsere kompetente und empathische Guide, führte durch die Geschichte der Basken und Bilbao. Dabei genossen wir klassische und kreative Pinxos mit köstlichem baskischen Wein. Praktische Tipps, Minisprachkurs und Einblick in örtliche Traditionen inklusive. Großartig! Eskerrik asko Leire
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Joanne W
27 August 2026
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Great Experience with Leire Leire was a great guide and we all had a really enjoyable experience..it ran smoothly and on time. No hassle and we had fun with the rest of the group and Leire.We were all extremely full after the pinxtos and local wine and cider..would recommend this experience 💯
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acbeaulieu2020
23 August 2026
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Delicious pintxos and great guide in Bilbao Tour guide Leire (she said we could call her Lei), was super friendly, informative, engaging and helpful. There were 10 people on our English-speaking tour from a variety of countries, and it was fun to get to know everyone. The pintxos and wines were delicious, and it felt like we had the perfect amount of both. I felt pleasantly full at the end and not too intoxicated (which I was afraid of after having wine at every stop lol). Lei was also very accommodating of food allergies and preferences that myself and other members had. Great tour and tour guide. Highly recommend!
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Aina C
20 August 2026
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planazo es un privilegio viajar y poder comer buena comida local, y en este tour, esto esta garantizado! lo recomiendo mucho, pasas un buen rato y comes muy bien
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Brian C
15 August 2026
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Perfect and fun tour This was the best, most fun food tour. Our guide Irene was so fun and informative. The food (all Pintxos) were all incredible and so were the drinks. Bilbao has such a rich history. We loved this.
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Cheryl N
14 August 2026
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Rioja Valley winery tour from Bilbao Rioja Valley winery tour from Bilbao: We (group of three couples) had an absolutely fantastic day with Zach as our driver and amazingly knowledgeable tour guide. Zach took us from the Getxo cruise port to visit wineries in Rioja Valley and back to our ship in plenty of time. Communication for scheduling and questions prior to the tour date was always timely and helpful. The wineries we visited were beautiful and our entire day was very personalized and enjoyable. We learned a lot about the beautiful Basque and Rioja areas from Zach during our drive. We highly recommend The Best of Basque as an excellent choice for touring in northern Spain.
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Andee A
11 August 2026
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Great food tour Fabulous food tour. Everything was tasty and drinks were good. Two pinchos and a drink at eat spot. Great way to taste pinchos that you may not have chosen
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Brian M
9 August 2026
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Best Tour Yet! Wonderful! Zach showed up on time, which already felt like a small miracle. He knew a lot but did not act like a know-it-all. He smiled. He waited for us, which mattered, as our group moved like a geriatric ward The van was brilliantly clean. No odd smells. Seats soft enough that no one complained, which says a lot. The walk to San Juan de Gaztelugatxe felt like a scene from a film, but with more stairs and less grace on my part. Worth every step. Then the wine. Good wine. The kind that makes you nod as if you understand things you do not.
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Kerri_EJK
8 August 2026
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Perfect first night in Bilbao First night in Bilbao and a great food tour with Irene. Explored the old town via 5 pinxtos bars with fabulous food and wine selections. Enjoyed hearing about the history of the Basque region and nice to meet other people in the group. We revisited some of the locations on our subsequent evenings.
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