Sherry-Jerez, Andalusia, Wine Tour
One of the world’s best fortified wines, but also much else in Andalucia — In Andalusia in southern Spain, Spain’s most famous wine of all time, sherry, is made. The wine has a long and
January 25, 2024
Spain
Catalonia and Priorat Wine Tour
Wine tour to one of Spain’s most dynamic and interesting wine regions — The capital of Catalonia, Barcelona is a lively city with a huge variety of interesting culture, architecture and gastronomy. The wines from
July 12, 2022
Rioja Wine Tour
Rioja in Spain — exciting wines, breath-taking scenery and amazing architecture — Come with us on this exciting tour to Rioja, a wine region that is both classic and modern in a way that you
July 11, 2022
Spain FAQ: tipping, restaurants, transport, shopping
Handy hints on tipping, shopping hours, restaurant etiquette, taxis, transport and more We wanted to give you some gentle guidance about how things work in Spain, so here are a few tips about Spanish customs
June 2, 2020
How to make the best gin-and-tonic
I imagine hardly anyone needs an instruction on how to make a Gin-and-Tonic, or G-and-T. Could it be the world’s most popular drink? But there are different ways to do it. For example, in this
October 3, 2018
Coffee in Spain – “un café por favor”
There are many different types of coffee in Spain, but it does not have quite the almost iconic status that it has in Italy. Many Spaniards complain (without good reason!) of the quality of their
August 20, 2018
Tapas, a culinary treasure from Spain
If there is something that all non-Spanish know about Spanish gastronomy, then it’s tapas! Or any of the tapas ‘cousins’. Tapas are served at most bars and many cafés. Often with local specialities. Sometimes very
August 8, 2018
“Beyond expectations; overwhelming”, Said About the Wine Tour to Rioja
If you go on a wine tour in Rioja you can look forward to many happy surprises. Fantastic wines and amazing scenery. Traditional gastronomy mixed with modern tapas. The landscape is actually really dramatic. The
November 6, 2017
Travelling in the Catalonia wine districts
Catalonia in north-east Spain produces some wonderful wine and is home to a fantastic gastronomy. This video simply gives you some glimpses into the vineyards, the landscape and some of the wines it makes. On
January 26, 2016
TWE Best Wine Travel Destination: The Basque Country in Spain, with Rioja (The Wine Enthusiast)
The Wine Enthusiast recently did a special feature on what they think are the World’s Best Wine Tour Destinations for 2016. Here are some more details on one of the destinations on their list: the
January 17, 2016
One important step in making cava: disgorging
Cava, the famous sparkling wine of Spain, is made in a similar way to many other sparkling wines, Franciacorta, Champagne, South African MCC etc. First you make a still white wine. Then you bottle it
January 6, 2016
How to make a real paëlla
Paëlla is a very Spanish dish. Usually one thinks of Paella Valenciana (from Valencia) when talking about it. But it is made in many different places in Spain. Want to discover some genuine paella? Then
January 4, 2016
Going for tapas in … Haro in Rioja?
We are going to Haro later this season. Haro is the second most important city in Rioja, after Logrono. Logrono is much bigger but Haro is proportionally much more focussed on wine. In Haro you
September 4, 2015
Congratulations Gomez Cruzado in Rioja
Congratulations to our friends at Bodegas Gomez Cruzado in Rioja! They have just been awarded TripAdvisors Certificate of Excellence as a tourist destination. Well deserved! Gomez Cruzado is a small bodega in Haro the smaller
July 30, 2015
Travel with us to the “Wine Region of the Year 2016”, Priorat, and to Penedes in Catalonia
We arranged our first wine tour to Catalonia in 1989. Since then it we have had it as a destination every so often. Therefore, it is great to see that the Swedish wine tasting association
June 12, 2015
Interview on wine and travel in the Rioja newsletter, with BKWine
This past autumn I was in Rioja. It was the occasion of our first-BKWine wine tour to Rioja. A fantastically successful trip. The Rioja region’s newsletter editor became interested in the tour and in what
January 23, 2015
“All change in Rioja” says Jancis Robinson
Recently Jancis Robinson said in her newsletter that “all change in Rioja”. I could not agree more. She was talking about a big wine tasting that one of her collaborators, the ex-El Bulli sommelier Ferran
August 20, 2014
Rioja, modern and traditional, wine, gastronomy, history, art | New wine tour
Spain is today a wine country where much exciting things happen. Rioja is of course the most famous and classic of all Spanish wine regions. But it is also a region with a lot of
January 29, 2014
Wine tours to Catalonia and to Bordeaux
Bordeaux is one of the classic wine tour destinations, always in great demand. Catalonia in north-eastern Spain is, perhaps surprisingly, more of a niche destination. We have wine tours to Bordeaux on a very regular
August 19, 2011
