Complete winery experience: visit, tasting and traditional food

About this tour

Step into Solar de Samaniego, a Laguardia winery rooted in 18th-century literary heritage and reinvented through contemporary art. This three-hour experience layers wine education with regional cooking: you'll taste three reds from the cellars while sampling Riojan dishes prepared on-site, from charred vine shoots to creamy rice pudding. The winery's industrial spaces have been transformed by international muralists, creating an unexpected marriage of art, agriculture and appetite.

Highlights

• Three wine tastings paired with seasonal starters
• Vine shoot chops and Riojan potatoes, cooked fresh
• Walk through artist-transformed barrel halls and cellars
• Taste how wines age across different storage periods
• Literary history woven through 18th-century estate grounds
• Coffee and rice pudding to finish

What to expect

You'll begin in the cellars, moving through galleries where contemporary murals sprawl across century-old warehouse walls. The winemaker explains the vintage ageing process, then you're guided to the kitchen area where plates of roasted vine shoots and potatoes arrive warm. Each wine—served as you progress through the tasting—is timed to complement what's on your plate. Between courses, there's space to absorb the art installations and ask questions. The final stretch wraps with dessert and espresso. It's unhurried, designed for conversation rather than rushing.

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