What are the wines like?
The Ribera del Duero wine route offers rosés, young reds and young oaked red wines, Crianzas, Reservas and Gran Reservas, in different types of bottle, but all based on the Tempranillo grape. A native fruit, typical of Ribera del Duero, which provides the colour, aroma and body that make these wines special. In addition to Tempranillo, the Control Board allows other varieties: reds such as Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec and Garnacha Tinta, and the only authorised white variety, Albillo. There are six grape varieties for a unique and unmistakable flavour and strength, which mark the quality of each bottle.The Route comprises a total of 23,000 hectares of vineyards and produces almost 50 million litres of wine every year.
A glass of wine. Ribera del Duero wine route
What I can find
A rich historic and artistic heritage, with important sites such as the church of Santa María La Real, monasteries like Nuestra Señora de la Vid or Valbuena, collegiate churches, castles, towers and Arab watchtowers, Romanesque architecture in the area around Soria, and Celtic-Iberian and Roman archaeological sites. You can also visit a multitude of museums and interpretation centres.The cultural calendar features an array of events, and highlights include the festivities in honour of Nuestra Señora de las Viñas, San Roque and La Asunción, the Wine Harvest Festival, mediaeval street markets, the Sonorama-Ribera rock festival, La Francesada, and Easter week traditions, particularly the famous Descent of the Angel.Excellent cuisine thanks to products such as milk-fed baby lamb, roasted at 180 ºC in traditional clay ovens in a traditional asador restaurant specialising in roast meats, plus sausages such as black pudding and chorizo, cheeses, wild mushrooms, Castilian soup, lamb chops, partridge and other game, and sweets such as 'empiñonados', pastries and crystallized egg yolks.Traditional wine presses and centuries-old wine cellars lie beneath many towns, alongside large wineries with avant-garde architecture.Activities associated with the world of wine, such as tastings in wineries, culinary tastings, walks among the vineyards and wine therapy treatments in various spa centres.
Castilla Termal Monasterio de Valbuena hotel in Valladolid's Golden Mile of Wine
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Ruta del vino Ribera del Duero
How to get here
The Ribera del Duero is located in the middle of the Castile and León plateau, in the interior of Spain, with the river Duero acting as a natural guide along the route. If you are travelling by car, you can get there via the dual carriageway A-1, which passes through the centre of the Designation of Origin (towns such as Aranda de Duero are about 160 kilometres from Madrid), or the N-122, which connects Aragon with Castile and León and Portugal through the Duero Valley. For public transport, there are several bus stations and bus stops located in the main towns along the route. In addition, the airports of Valladolid (100 kilometres away) and Burgos (90 kilometres away) are the closest.In Ribera del Duero there are 82 municipalities. You will find tourist offices of the Ribera del Duero Designation of Origin in the towns of Aranda de Duero, Fuentelcésped, La Horra, Peñafiel, Peñaranda de Duero, Roa de Duero, San Esteban de Gormaz and Valbuena de Duero. Use the location map on the page to find these destinations.
San Esteban de Gormaz, Soria
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Ruta del Vino Ribera del duero
