World Garnachas
Garnacha tasting
September 2026
Fine Spanish Wines
A tasting with the following wines: Recaredo Terrers Brut Nature 2020 (Corpinnat), Pintia 2021 (DO Toro), Álvaro Palacios Finca Dofí 2021 (DOQ Priorat), Aalto 2023 (DO Ribera del Duero), PSI 2021 (DO Ribera del Duero), Muga Prado Enea Gran Reserva 2019 (DOCa Rioja) and Belondrade y Lurton 2024 (DO Rueda)
Planeta Rioja International Wine Festival
The Centro de la Cultura del Rioja will host the third edition of this festival, bringing together more than 40 wineries from across Spain. The programme features themed tastings, gourmet food experiences, talks and panel discussions with leading figures from the wine world, alongside events ranging from science-themed comedy to live jazz performances. The festival will also host the presentation of the 3rd Planeta Rioja Awards, which recognise outstanding individuals and initiatives from across the wine industry.
Pioneering Winegrowers
A tasting with the following wines: Bimbache Blanco 2022 (DO El Hierro), Família Nin-Ortiz Planetes Carinyena Blanca 2023 (DOQ Priorat), Eulogio Pomares Albariño Maceración con Pieles 2023 (DO Rías Baixas), Muchada-Léclapart Lumière 2021 (Cádiz), Javi Revert Sensal 2025 (DO Valencia), Dominio de Anza Valdehorta 2024 (DO Bierzo), Descornat 2024 (Baleares) y Jose Gil Paraje El Bardallo 2024 (DOCa Rioja)
Txakoli K5 – Tasting and snacks
Andrea, a wine maker at the K5 estate in Aia, near Getaria, will be at Calcáreo to present a range of wines and vintages from their production. She will also explain how Hondarrabi Zuri evolves over the years, how the climate and the hillside on which the vineyard is situated influence each vintage, and why this Atlantic txakoli completely debunks the myth that ‘it must be drunk in the same year’.
Mahasti Artean - Txakoli Festival
Mahasti Artean takes place every year to mark the end of summer and the start of the grape harvest. The festival, organised by the Bizkaiko Txakolina Designation of Origin and the Urkiola Rural Development Association, combines four experiences that blend culture, gastronomy and nature, with Bizkaia’s txakoli as the common thread. Click on the link to view the full programme.
Harvest Festival in Rioja Alavesa
Rioja Alavesa hosts its 31st Harvest Festival in the village of Moreda with wine tastings, music, pelota matches, stands with local products, children’s activities and a popular lunch for everyone who wants to join. There will be a shuttle service from Bilbao, San Sebastián and Vitoria.
Calcáreo Masterwine: Soils
A session to take you on a journey, glass by glass, through different terroirs –limestone, slate, granite and volcanic soil– and discover how the composition of the soil influences what you experience when you drink, and why the term ‘terroir’ makes more sense than it first appears.
The wines of Alvaro Palacios
Álvaro Palacios is one of Spain’s most renowned winemakers, with a presence in Priorat, where he arrived in 1989; in El Bierzo, alongside his nephew Ricardo P. Palacios; and in Rioja Oriental, where he runs the family winery. The tasting will be led by Isaac Fragoso, the brand’s ambassador, and the following wines will be tasted: Palacios Remondo Plácet de Valtomelloso 2023, Palacios Remondo Propiedad 2021, Álvaro Palacios Camins del Priorat 2024, Álvaro Palacios Gratallops 2022, Descendientes de J. Palacios Pétalos 2023, Descendientes de J. Palacios Corullón 2021 and Álvaro Palacios La Baixada 2018
Villacreces Sunset
Finca Villacreces in Ribera del Duero celebrates the grape harvest with Villacreces Sunset, an evening to enjoy three glasses of wine (Flor de Vetus, Pruno and Finca Villacreces) among vines, listen to live music with Rocío Torío and watch a theatre show performed by Deseo Teatro.
Wine War
Closing party for the Guerrita summer wine tastings.
Introduction to Red Burgundy
A tasting designed both for those who want to gain a solid grounding in Burgundy and for anyone who simply wishes to enjoy wines from France's most celebrated wine region. The following wines will be tasted: Philippe Naddef Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Champeaux 2020, Nicolas Rossignol Pommard Les Noizons 2019, Agnès Paquet Santenay 1er Cru Les Gravières 2020, Stephan Brocard Bourgogne Côte d'Or 2021 and Domaine Michelot Bourgogne 2023. The tasting will be led by Juanma Ruiz Casado.
White wines from the Loire
A tasting with the following wines: Domaine du Collier Saumur Blanc 2020, Didier Dagueneau XXI 2021, Domaine de Pallus Côtaisserie 2023, Domaine du Clos Naudin Vouvray Moelleux Réserve 2018, Domaine Juchepie La Quintessence C. Layon 2011, Domaine Vacheron Sancerre Chambrates 2024 and François Chidaine Vouvray Rive Droite 2009
Spanish cheese pairing
Cheese expert Marcelo Álvarez Borderre presents a cheese and wine tasting featuring wines from Spain, Portugal, Italy and France, presented by Juanma Ruiz Casado. The cheese and wine pairings will consist of: Queixo da Josefa, soft cow’s milk cheese. Wine: Berlucchi Extra Brut Franciacorta. Olavidia Láctica with ash. Wine: Vestigium Airén 2023 La Mancha. Lambda. Sheep’s milk. Wine: Atlántida white 2022 Jerez. La Pastora. Goat’s milk. Wine: Ca’del Baio Autinbej 2022, Piedmont. Finca Hualdo. Sheep’s milk. Wine: William Fevre Chablis 2023, Burgundy. Savel. Cow’s milk. Wine: Blandys Malmsey 10-year-old, Madeira.
Spanish whites
A tasting with the following wines: Anna Espelt Cap de Creus Pla de Tudela 2023 (DO Empordà), Abadía Retuerta Le Domaine 2022 (VT Castilla y León), Javi Revert Sensal Blanc 2025 (DO València), Meín O Gran Meín Castes Brancas 2019 Magnum (DO Ribeiro), Baynos Blanco de Viura 2020 (DOCa Rioja), Bimbache Woman del Callao 2024 (DO El Hierro) y Muchada-Léclapart Lumière 2018 (Andalucía)
White wines aged over 10 years
The following wines will be tasted: Trimbach Seigneurs de Ribeaupierre 2015, Alsace; Luis Pérez Villamarta 2013, Jerez; Château de Fieuzal 2014, Bordeaux; Marcel Deiss Schoffweg 2016, Alsace; and Viña Tondonia Reserva 2012, Rioja. The tasting will be led by Juanma Ruiz Casado.
The wines of Portugal
Seven wines from the Alentejo, Dão, Douro, Porto and Madeira regions, offering an introduction to the styles and indigenous grape varieties of our Portuguese neighbours. The following wines will be tasted: Susana Esteban and Jacques Lassaigne Sidecar Espumante 2020 (Alentejo), Susana Esteban & Jorge Lucki Sidecar Branco 2017 (Alentejo), Quinta do Vale Meão Meandro 2020 (Douro PDO), Buçaco Tinto Reservado 2015 (Dão-Bairrada PDO), Niepoort Projecto Pinot Noir 2022 (Douro PDO), Barbeito Sercial de Curtimenta 2015 (Madeira PDO) and Niepoort 10 Years Old (Port PDO)
