{"id":1364,"date":"2018-07-06T12:48:21","date_gmt":"2018-07-06T10:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/?p=1364"},"modified":"2018-07-09T09:38:06","modified_gmt":"2018-07-09T07:38:06","slug":"wine-experts-visit-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/en\/wine-experts-visit-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Experts on wine tourism visit Bodegas Valdelana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">From June 15 to 17, we invite several experts in the world of wine to show them our winery. The objective of this event was to <strong>highlight what has positioned us as one of the most awarded wine tourism projects in Spain. <\/strong>Throughout that weekend, all the attendees stayed in <a title=\"Accommodation in Rioja Alavesa\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/en\/accommodation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our agrotourism<\/a> and enjoyed many activities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1309\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1f-Bodegas-Valdelana-sala-de-cata-grupal.jpg\" alt=\"Varios entendidos del mundo del vino visitaron Bodegas Valdelana (Elciego, Rioja Alavesa)\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">A walk around Laguardia<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After settling in our accommodation, on Friday we accompanied them to visit <strong>Laguardia. This is one of the most beautiful villages in Spain<\/strong>, located just 10 minutes from Elciego. There we went for a walk around its old town&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1313\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2c-Laguardia-calles-paseando.jpg\" alt=\"Paseando por las calles de Laguardia (Rioja Alavesa)\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8230; to end up having a glass of our wine at the bar Entre Vi\u00f1as.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2f-Laguardia-bar-entre-vi\u00f1as-y-olivos-brindis.jpg\" alt=\"Brindando con un vino Valdelana en el bar Entre Vi\u00f1as de Laguardia (Rioja Alavesa)\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Dinner at the Viura hotel<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After our visit to Laguardia, that night <strong>we had dinner at the Viura hotel<\/strong>, located in the small town of Villabuena de \u00c1lava.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1317\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/3b-Hotel-Viura-restaurante-cena-grupo-3.jpg\" alt=\"Cenando en el restaurante del Hotel Viura (Villanueva de \u00c1lava, Rioja Alavesa)\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A good time to chat and learn more about the great team that accompanied us this weekend.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1319\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/3b-Hotel-Viura-restaurante-cena-C.jpg\" alt=\"Cena en el Hotel Viura (Rioja Alavesa)\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Discovering Valdelana Wineries<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After resting and having breakfast in the agrotourism, <strong>we dedicate Saturday to the Valdelana project.<\/strong> Juanje welcomed them to our winery.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1321\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1b-Bodegas-Valdelana-at\u00edco-charla-J1.jpg\" alt=\"Juanje Valdelana recibe a unos visitantes en el \u00e1tico de Bodegas Valdelana (Elciego, Rioja Alavesa)\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Next, Juan Valdelana <strong>guided our guests through the cellars of the winery<\/strong> where the <a title=\"Winery Museum in Elciego\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/en\/winery-museum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ethnological museum<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1323\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1c-Bodegas-Valdelana-museo-sala-3-grupo.jpg\" alt=\"Herramientas y utensilios varios del mundo del vino en el museo de Bodegas Valdelana (Elciego, Rioja Alavesa)\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u2026 and the wine museum are located.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1d-Bodegas-Valdelana-museo-del-vino-grupo.jpg\" alt=\"Visitantes en el museo del vino de Bodegas Valdelana (Elciego, Rioja Alavesa)\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There they learned more about <strong>the history and culture of wine in Rioja Alavesa<\/strong> &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1325\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1d-Bodegas-Valdelana-museo-capilla-Jn.jpg\" alt=\"Capilla de la Virgen de la Plaza en los calados de Bodegas Valdelana (Elciego, Rioja Alavesa)\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8230; before enjoying a professional tasting of our wines&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1e-Bodegas-Valdelana-sala-de-cata-3.jpg\" alt=\"Catando vinos en Bodegas Valdelana (Elciego, Rioja Alavesa)\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8230; that allowed them to <strong>know more about our product<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1331\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1f-Bodegas-Valdelana-sala-de-cata-C2.jpg\" alt=\"Carmen Garrobo en una cata profesional de Bodegas Valdelana (Elciego, Rioja Alavesa)\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-fw link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/en\/contact\/\" data-for=\"#informacion-reveal\">Are you interested in our winery? Contact us!<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Rioja lunch in the garden of Varieties<\/h2>\n<p>At noon we went to the garden of Varieties to <strong>enjoy a delicious Rioja lunch<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1337\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/4d-Jard\u00edn-de-las-variedades-comida-grupal.jpg\" alt=\"Grupo comiendo en el Jard\u00edn de las Variedades de Bodegas Valdelana (Elciego, Rioja Alavesa)\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPatatas a la riojana\u201d and \u201cchuletillas al sarmiento\u201d &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1335\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/4d-Jard\u00edn-de-las-variedades-comida-asando-chuletillas-J.jpg\" alt=\"Preparando chuletillas al sarmiento en el Jard\u00edn de las Variedades de Bodegas Valdelana (Elciego, Rioja Alavesa)\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8230; <strong>with the best wine and company<\/strong>. There was also time for our guests to take a walk in this beautiful garden.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/4b-Jard\u00edn-de-las-variedades-cruz-grupo-2.jpg\" alt=\"Visitantes junto a la cruz del Jard\u00edn de las Variedades de Bodegas Valdelana (Elciego, Rioja Alavesa)\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The route through civilizations<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the afternoon we take our new friends to <strong>visit several archaeological sites located in Rioja Alavesa.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1341\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/5b-Ruta-civilizaciones-necr\u00f3polis-tumba.jpg\" alt=\"Tumba de una necr\u00f3polis de Rioja Alavesa\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With this route through civilizations <strong>we try to complete what we have learned in our museum<\/strong>, making the trip through history as experiential as possible.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1339\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/5a-Ruta-civilizaciones-dolmen-hechicera.jpg\" alt=\"Turistas junto al dolmen de la Hechicera en Rioja Alavesa\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The stellar marriage<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As a farewell we prepare one of <strong>our best known events: the stellar marriage<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1353\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/6d-Bodegas-Valdelana-maridaje-estelar-m\u00e1scara-2.jpg\" alt=\"M\u00e1scaras en el maridaje estelar de Bodegas Valdelana (Elciego)\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Late in the afternoon we <strong>went back to the garden of the Varieties<\/strong> to say goodbye to the sun&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1347\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/6a-Bodegas-Valdelana-maridaje-estelar-m\u00e1scaras-J.jpg\" alt=\"Judit en el maridaje estelar de Bodegas Valdelana (Elciego)\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8230; while <strong>we ate a dinner with several tapas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/6c-Bodegas-Valdelana-maridaje-estelar-wine-truck-equipo-valdelana.jpg\" alt=\"La familia Valdelana en el Winetruck del jard\u00edn de las Variedades (Elciego)\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When the last lights of the day gave way to the stars &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1359\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/6f-Bodegas-Valdelana-maridaje-estelar-cielo-estrellado.jpg\" alt=\"Cielo estrellado sobre el jard\u00edn de las Variedades de Bodegas Valdelana (Elciego, Rioja Alavesa)\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8230; we started <a title=\"Information about stellar marriage\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/en\/experiences\/stellar-marriage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the stellar marriage<\/a>, a <strong>tasting paired between wine, stars and music<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/6e-Bodegas-Valdelana-maridaje-estelar-cata.jpg\" alt=\"Durante un maridaje estelar de Bodegas Valdelana (Elciego)\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The stellar pairing was the perfect ending to a wonderful weekend. During these two days we were able to make our extended family a little bigger &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1345\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/6a-Bodegas-Valdelana-maridaje-estelar-m\u00e1scaras-grupal.jpg\" alt=\"Prescriptores en el jard\u00edn de las Variedades de Bodegas Valdelana (Elciego)\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8230; while <strong>we showed our award-winning wine tourism project<\/strong>. Before saying goodbye, we want to thank Viri for helping us organize this event, and thanks to all of you who made this unforgettable experience possible. This is your house.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-fw link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasvaldelana.com\/en\/contact\/\" data-for=\"#informacion-reveal\">Do you want to visit us? 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