EspañolDiscovering Toro & Rueda DOs
| Offer # | ST00300166 |
| Program: | Discovering Toro & Rueda DOs - Trip toSpain by SpainTOP |
| Duration: | 2 days |
| Destinations: | Rueda, Zamora, Toro |
| This offer is valid from 16/12/2020 to 31/12/2021 |
| Offer # | ST00300166 |
| Program: | Discovering Toro & Rueda DOs - Trip toSpain by SpainTOP |
| Duration: | 2 days |
| Destinations: | Rueda, Zamora, Toro |
| This offer is valid from 16/12/2020 to 31/12/2021 |
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Visit to Emina winery in Rueda
overnight:
Parador de Zamora 4*
Room Standard - Bed and Breakfast
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Guided visit to the Pagos del Rey Museum of Wine
12:00PM
Lunch in a Local Restaurant
overnight:
Parador de Zamora 4*
Room Standard - Bed and Breakfast
River Duero starts in the mountains south of Rioja and flows through Spain into Portugal where it is called Douro. Rueda and Toro are two of the Designations of Origin from the Castilla y León region layed on the banks of the River Duero that is home to many other wine regions spread along its full length. Rueda is home to the much-celebrated Spanish white wine while Toro is the home to one of the most full-bodied red wines of Spain. The proximity of these two regions does not stop them from being so different from one another and in thus, ensuring your travel through their vine lands will be full of adventure.
Situated in-between Toro and Ribera del Duero, Rueda differs from these other two DOs as it focuses on white wine production. Rueda is a region of a plain patchwork of vineyards home to a rare indigenous white grape called Verdejo. Over the centuries this land was fought by the kings of Castile and Aragon, and the countryside is scattered with medieval castles.
Located in the Castile-León region in the northern part of the interior of Spain. Zamora is a land of contrasting landscapes, and one of its most spectacular mountain areas is to be found in the Lago de Sanabria Nature Reserve. Zamora's cultural heritage derives from its role as part of several of the Jacobean Routes to Santiago de Compostela, including the famous Silver Route. It is well worth visiting the architectural treasures in places such as Toro, Benavente, and the capital, Zamora, which is famous for its Romanesque art.
In the middle of Castille y Leon, a land of wheat fields, feudal castles and Romanesque churches, Toro is a fascining historic town. Its strategic location gave rise to it being a site of conflict during all the Middle Age, a court of kings and the capital of the province in the 19th century. The legend has it that the medieval clock tower in Toro was built with a mortar that was made with cement, sand, and the local red wine. Seemingly, as far as the townsfolk were concerned, there was so much Tinta de Toro on hand that they saw it pointless to walk downhill of few hundred metres to the Duero River banks to collect water to moisten the paste.
Visit to Emina winery in Rueda
A few kilometers from Rueda, you will visit Emina winery, that has taken the wines of DO Rueda to their higher expression. Through this educational tour, you will understand why the wines lend the area its profile and identity and learn about white wine (Verdejo) making process through the tasting of three different expressions of Verdejo. You will also taste the red wine with a local cheese aperitive.
Included in the experience:
- Guided tour of the winery
- Wine tasting: Emina Verdejo, Emina Verdejo Fermentado en Barrica, Emina Espumoso Rosado
- Tasting of extra virgin olive oil Oliduero
In the historic town center of the capital of Zamora, a beautiful palace awaits. Built on the site of an old Muslim citadel, today it houses a Parador. The hotel provides the opportunity to discover all the beauty of the natural, historical and artistic riches of this region. The medieval feel of the interior, which you will note in the armor, fine tapestries and canopy beds, blends with the Renaissance style of the courtyard, glass enclosed wooden gallery and coats of arms. The hotel also offers two conference rooms, a refreshing swimming pool and excellent traditional cuisine.
Because of its strategic geographic location, Zamora serves as a crossroads on the Via Delapidata, a beautiful, peaceful place where a nice walk is a pleasant way to explore the city's wealth of cultural and historical heritage. The cathedral with its ribbed cupola, Las Dueñas Convent, the delicate modernist style and urban Romanesque of many of the city's buildings, Zamora Castle and the Baltasar Lobo Museum are just some of the historic and artistic sights that are sure to fascinate you.
Come enjoy the monuments, cuisine and glow of this city on the banks of the Douro River while lodging at a unique hotel.
Guided visit to the Pagos del Rey Museum of Wine
Get ready for a discovery of DO Toro. At only 20 minutes’ drive from Tordesillas you will arrive at Morales de Toro. Here you will visit a Wine Museum that will introduce you to the ancestral relationship between this land and the excellent and renowned wines produced by its vineyards.
The museum is housed in one of the production units of the old cooperative, a spacious facility from the middle of the 20th century, where you can learn all the secrets about wine history and winemaking, being inside the tanks where fermentation was made in the past. Toro and its history will surprise you with its art, or science. The barrel cellar, that holds the largest number of barrels in the appellation of Toro, will be visited at the final part of the tour, before tasting the wines in the museum shop and have some tapas of local food from Zamora Region.
Included in the experience:
- Guided visit to the Museum of Wine
- Wine tasting and tapas
Lunch in a Local Restaurant
Complete your tour of the wine culture by eating at one of the most unique restaurants in the province of Zamora. The Restaurant itself is an old restored 18th century “Panera”. A special place that has a wine bar and patio to have an aperitif. It is located in the same town of Morales de Toro, five minutes from the museum.
In the historic town center of the capital of Zamora, a beautiful palace awaits. Built on the site of an old Muslim citadel, today it houses a Parador. The hotel provides the opportunity to discover all the beauty of the natural, historical and artistic riches of this region. The medieval feel of the interior, which you will note in the armor, fine tapestries and canopy beds, blends with the Renaissance style of the courtyard, glass enclosed wooden gallery and coats of arms. The hotel also offers two conference rooms, a refreshing swimming pool and excellent traditional cuisine.
Because of its strategic geographic location, Zamora serves as a crossroads on the Via Delapidata, a beautiful, peaceful place where a nice walk is a pleasant way to explore the city's wealth of cultural and historical heritage. The cathedral with its ribbed cupola, Las Dueñas Convent, the delicate modernist style and urban Romanesque of many of the city's buildings, Zamora Castle and the Baltasar Lobo Museum are just some of the historic and artistic sights that are sure to fascinate you.
Come enjoy the monuments, cuisine and glow of this city on the banks of the Douro River while lodging at a unique hotel.
