We took a tour of one of the wineries in Laguardia: Bodegas Carlos San Pedro. The family has been producing wine for over 500 years and the wine is stored in underground cellars. The tour costs €4 with a taste of the Crianza wine or €7 with a Reserva wine added.
Crianza--3 year old wine that has spent 1 year in oak cask and 1 year in the bottle.
Reserva--4 year old wine that has spent 1 year in oak cask and 2 years in the bottle.
Gran Reserva--6 year old wine that has spent 2 years in oak cask and 3 years in the bottle.
The years in the bottle smooth out the wine. The first year of the wine is spent in giant concrete vats.
The underground cellars.
The tasting room.
I'm not a big fan of Rioja wine but the tour was fascinating and I'm glad I got to see the underground cellars.
2012 10 08
2012 10 08
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