Wine tourism
ENOTURISM
At Familia Martínez Bujanda we are committed to quality wine tourism by offering our customers the possibility of immersing themselves in the fantastic environment of our estates. A unique experience in which wine becomes the total protagonist, accompanied by dream locations in La Rioja (Finca Valpiedra), in Cuenca (Finca Antigua) and in Valladolid (Finca Montepedroso).
[:es]Finca Valpiedra is located a few kilometers from Laguardia,
medieval town with a splendorous walled city
The city of Logroño, the capital of the region, with its Laurel Street as an international gastronomic reference, is a must-see. Haro, with the largest concentration of century-old wineries in the world in the old railroad station district, is also a thirty-minute drive away.
It is located in the heart of Upper Riojabetween the historic wine-producing towns of Cenicero and Fuenmayor. Cenicero is the municipality of La Rioja Alta with the largest area of vineyards and since the Middle Ages has been dedicated to the monoculture of vines. In fact, both Cenicero and Fuenmayor have preserved some of the oldest stonework, even from the XVI and XVII centuries, in the then stately ashlar houses that belonged to the nobility.[Finca Valpiedra is afew kilometers away from LaGuardia, a medieval town with a splendid rampart, totally kept, with a wide culinary and hotel offering, as well as from Logroño, the capital of the region and a “must-visit”, with the Calle Laurel (Laurel Street) as international culinary reference. Haro, with the highest concentration of centenary wineries in the world, in the old Station district, is a 30 minute drive.
Finca Valpiedra is in the heart of La Rioja Altabetween the historic towns of Cenicero and Fuenmayor. Cenicero is the town in Rioja Alta with the largest vineyard surface and the since Middle Age has been dedicated almost exclusively to vine growing. In this stony soil it is difficult to plant anything else and, in fact, both Cenicero and Fuenmayor still keep some of the oldest caves where wines were once aged, even from the XVI and XVII centuries, in the masonry lord houses of the aristocracy.[:]
[Fuenmayor was the seat of theRoyal Board of Harvesters.The Control Board was founded in 1788 by winegrowers from 52 municipalities with the objective of improving the production and trade of wines. Like Cenicero, the town is also home to some of the current centenary wineries born in the nineteenth century with the development of the “modern” Rioja driven by the French phylloxera.[Fuenmayor was the seat of the Real Junta de Cosecheros (Royal Assembly of Growers).It was founded in 1788 by growers from 52 towns, to improve the elaboration and marketing of wines. It was founded in 1788 by growers from 52 towns, to improve the elaboration and marketing of wines. The same as Cenicero, the town is the seat of some of the centenary wineries, born in the XIX century, with the “modern” Rioja elaboration, motivated by the French Phylloxera[:][:].
[:en]Finca Antigua is located in the municipality of Los Hinojosos, in the extreme southwest of Cuenca (97 kilometers) and a few kilometers from the province of Toledo (138 kilometers to the capital). The latter is the same distance that separates the small La Mancha town from Madrid (less than an hour and a half), which makes it a very accessible destination from the capital of Spain.
Los Hinojosos is part of theRoute of Don Quixote and it is not even ruled out that it was precisely the “place in La Mancha whose name…” Cervantes did not want to remember.
Windmills and farmland characterize the landscape of the area, just a stone’s throw from El Toboso and other towns such as Belmonte, Mota, Villamayor de Santiago and Quintanar de la Orden, with a typical cuisine such as gachas manchegas, pisto, cocido manchego, migas, grilled lamb, caldereta de carne, sweet porridge or rosquillas.[:][:en]Finca Antigua is located in the municipality of Los Hinojosos, at the southwest edge of Cuenca (97 kms), near the province of Toledo (138 kms to the capital). The same distance also to Madrid (less than 90 minutes), for which is a very accessible destination from the capital of Spain.
Los Hinojosos is included in the Route of Quixote and it is not rejected; the idea that it was precisely “the place in La Mancha” whose name Cervantes didn’t care to remember.
The windmills and the working fields are the region’s landscape, one step away from El Toboso and other towns such as Belmonte, Mota, Villamayor de Santiago and Quintanar de la Orden, with a very typical cuisine such as Gachas Manchegas (typical La Mancha dish based on flour), Pisto (vegetable stew) , Cocido Manchego (La Mancha stew) , Migas (dish based on bread crums), Charcoaled Lamb, Meat Stew, Sweet Gachas and ring-shaped pastries.[:]
[:en]The history of
The Hinojosos
keeps a curiosity. In the year 1241, Don Gonzalo, Bishop of Cuenca, fulfilling the mandate of the King of Castile, Fernando III, finished setting the border between the Councils of Alarcón and Uclés. As the border line crossed El Hinojoso, the town was divided into two zones: one passed to the Council of Alarcón and the other to the Council of Uclés of the Military Order of Santiago.
That decision gave rise to two independent municipalities: El Hinojoso del Marquesado and El Hinojoso de la Orden, separated by a street about forty feet wide. At present it is a single village, with a single town hall, the result of the union of the two localities separated capriciously by the feudal lords.[:][:en]Hinojosos history; in 1241, Don Gonzalo, bishop of Cuenca, following King of Castilia Fernando III’s order, fixed the boundary between the counties of Alarcón and Uclés. As the border line went through the town of El Hinojoso, one side went to the county of Alarcón and the other side to the county of Uclés (under the military Order of Santiago).
That decision caused two independent municipalities: El Hinojoso del Marquesado and El Hinojoso de la Orden, separated by a forty-foot street. Now it is only one town, one council, as a result of the union of both towns which were separated fancifully by the feudal lords.[:]
[:en]The Rueda Denomination of Origin was recognized on January 12, 1980 by an order of the Ministry of Agriculture and was the
first DO of Castilla y León
.
The protected production area is made up of 74 municipalities, of which 53 are located in the south of the province of Valladolid, 17 in the west of Segovia and 4 in the north of Ávila. The largest vineyard area is concentrated in the municipalities of Serrada, La Seca and Rueda, where Finca Montepedroso is located.
The municipality of Rueda is nestled between two hills bathed by the Zapardiel River. Its name is linked to wine and, probably, since Roman times there have been vineyards in the locality with the Verdejo variety as a characteristic autochthonous grape capable of resisting cold and drought.
Rueda today lives from and for the cultivation of vineyards, winemaking and tourism. In this sense, it also has an important historical-artistic ensemble. The Baroque Church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción was built in the 18th century and surprises with a beautiful façade by Pedro de Sierra. In the interior, it is necessary to observe its main altarpiece, a carved wooden lectern and the Hispanic-Flemish triptych of the XVI century of painting on board in the sacristy, which can be visited by contacting the Town Hall.[:][:en]The Origin Appellation Rueda was recognized on 12th January 1980 by an order of the Ministry of Agriculture and was the first DO of Castilla y León.
The production area consists of 74 townships, of which 53 are situated at the south of the province of Valladolid, 17 at the west of Segovia and 4 at the north of Avila. Most of the vineyards are concentrated in the towns of Serrada, La Seca and Rueda, where Finca Montepedroso is situated.
The town of Rueda is settled between two hills bathed by the Zapardiel River. Its name is united to the wine and most likely there were vineyards in this area from the times of Roman and with a Verdejo variety as typical grape of the area as it is able to resist the cold and the drought.
Rueda lives today from and for the growing of vineyards, the production of their wines and tourism.
In this sense it has an important artistic and historic ensemble. The Baroque church Nuestra Señora de la Asunción was built in the XVIII century and happily stands with a beautiful façade by Pedro de Sierra. Inside, the main altarpiece, a lectern carved in wood, and a Spanish-Flemish triptych of the XVI century painted on wood in the sacristy that can be visited upon prior contact with the town hall.[:]
[:en]La Ermita de la Cuba is another unique building, so named because the neighbors poured wine into a vat and then sold it to obtain money to finance its construction. It is made of brick as a whole, although the door and entrance are stone. It keeps an altarpiece with a Crucified Christ of the XVII century and a bust of the Dolorosa of the XVIII century.
On a small hill, with a nice panoramic view of the whole village, we find the Ermita de San José, a recent construction, but worth a visit to enjoy the scenery.
Rueda also has a wide range of restaurants and lodging facilities and is located half an hour (41 kilometers) from Valladolid, the capital of Castilla y León and one of Spain’s emerging cities, with a population of over 1,000 inhabitants. extraordinary cultural offer, an incomparable historical and artistic heritage, as well as an irresistible gastronomic and tourist offer.[:][:en]The Chapel of the Cuba (Barrel) is another singular building named this way because the neighbors filled barrels with wine to sell and raise funds for the building. It is mainly brick, although the door and entry façade are of stone. It maintains an altarpiece with a crucified Christ of the XVII century and a Lady of Sorrow bust of the XVIII century.
On top of a small hill, with a beautiful view of the town, we find the Chapel of San José, a recent building but worthwhile visiting to also enjoy the countryside.
Rueda also has good hotels and restaurants to offer, with several restaurants and lodgings, to be found at half an hour (41 kms) from Valladolid, the capital of Castilla y León. Valladolid is one of the emerging cities of Spain, with an extraordinary offering of cultural, and an incomparable historic and artistic heritage, and irresistible gastronomy and tourism[:].
VISITS
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[:es]Wine tourism consists of traveling to a vitivinicultural area to get to know the world of wine from within: cellars, vineyards, elaboration, history[:] [:en]Wine tourism consists of traveling to a vitivinicultural area to get to know the world of wine from within: cellars, vineyards, elaboration, history[:] [:en
