The start of June is full of freshness and bubbles with the daily Champagne tastings available for madrileños and visitors at Enoteca Barolo during most of the summer. Wine lovers heading north can choose between two very different events: A Emoción dos Viños in Tui (Galicia) will gather leading vignerons and small producers from Spain’s northwest and beyond while Haro dresses in white to welcome thousands of visitors who are expected to arrive at the Rioja town for the infamous Wine Battle. 

Check below of the most interesting activities for wine lovers held in Spain throughout June. Come back to read further updates as the month progresses!

1 June - 15 August. Wine enthusiasts in Madrid who have to spend at least part of the summer in the city can get some welcome respite from the usual heat at Enoteca Barolo's daily Champagne tastings (Príncipe de Vergara, 211) with prices ranging between €7 and €10 for two glasses. Barolo’s Champagne Calendar will list the brands offered daily, which include names such as Tarlant and Bollinger, Pol Roger and Veuve Clicquot, Jacqueson 736 and Delamotte, and up to 70 combinations. Special bottlings will be reserved for Fridays. Bookings on +34 917 451 92

2 June. Rioja is undoubtedly Spain’s most famous wine region with new names gradually joining the list of producers who settled in the area over 100 years ago. La Vinacoteca de Barcelona (Valencia, 595) has prepared a tasting that combines traditional wines and old vintages with new style wines which are hard to taste for their price tag or unavailability. This is the line-up of DOCa Rioja wines set to be tasted: Marqués de Riscal Reserva 1960; Allende Blanco 2010;  Abel Mendoza Tempranillo Blanco 2014; Viña Albina Reserva 1975; Rioja Alta Viña Arana Reserva 70, Palacios Remondo Propiedad 2010; Sierra Cantabria Amancio 2010; Artadi El Carretil 2012 and Carmen Gran Reserva 2008. Time: 20:30 -22:00  Price: €59

4 June. Logroño holds the ninth edition of Riojano, Joven y Fresco (Young and Fresh Rioja) to encourage young people to drink responsibly. Over 30 producers will be present at the event. For €7, partygoers will receive a screen-printed wine glass and five tokens to exchange for wine as well as tapas and dishes made with local products. The party will travel to Santander on June 26 and to other cities across northern Spain during the summer. Tickets can be purchased on this link or on the day.  Hours: 19:00 - 21:30

4-14 June. Famous Wine Festival (FWF) links culture, art, artists and wine. It takes place in many shops and businesses around Avilés (Asturias) where wines from famous people such as Andrés Iniesta, Custo Dalmau, Fran Rivera, Leo Messi, David Bowie, AC/DC, George Clooney or Antonio Banderas can be tasted. Each tasting costs between two and five euros and they will be paired with local cheeses. Additionally, on June 9th there will be a free screening of Sideways, the world's most famous wine film.

5 June. For the second consecutive year, La Vinoteca in Mallorca holds La Magia del Bodeguero, a smaller version of Barcelona retailer Quim Vila’s tasting known as "La Música del vino”. This event, which will take place at Iberostar Son Antem Hotel in the town of Llucmajor (Mallorca), will gather 100 Spanish top producers such as Peter Sisseck, Telmo Rodríguez, Álvaro and Rafael Palacios, the Eguren brothers and wineries like Valenciso, Zárate, Rodríguez Mendez, Mauro, Finca Los Arandinos, AT Roca and Ossian among many others. Tickets cost €20 with a Riedel glass thrown in for the price. There will be a free bus service between Palma de Mallorca and the event. Time: 16:00 - 21:00

6-7 June. Palacio de Quintanar in Segovia hosts the Fiesta de los Champagnes Auténticos with the presence of some Spanish Champagne experts like Jordi Melendo and Joan Gómez Pallarés. Attendants will be able to able to take part in a vertical tasting of Terre Natale (Hure Freres) and two masterclasses as well as enjoy the Champagne Fiesta with live music and a cheese tasting led by Rubén Valvuena, cheese maker at Granja Cantagrullas. Each tasting or master class costs €30 and tickets can be purchased on this link.

8 June. Under the heading “Wine’s Capital Sins”, Barcelona’s Outlook Wine school organises a seminar focused on identifying wine faults, as well as recognising them during tastings. Antonio Palacios, winemaking professor at La Rioja’s University, will lead the workshop. He will review which faults originate in the vineyard, during alcoholic and malolactic fermentation and during oak maturation, with a wine tasting exam at the end. The seminar will be held at Catalonia Barcelona Plaza Hotel (Plaza de España 6 and 8). Hours: 10:30 - 18:00 Price: €245 Further information on +34 672 411 474

8 June. Alicante's Archaeology Museum holds the Winecanting Summer Festival, an event organised by the Alicante Appellation. There will be around 25 local wineries presenting their wines such as the new Monastrell varietals by El Sequé (Rioja producer Artadi's project in the Mediterranean) or those from Vins del Comtat. Wines will be paired with some food brought by local shops. Entrance is free but €5 tickets are on sale and include a glass and three tastings. Tickets can be purchased at the Museum or at the CRDOP Alicante headquarters in calle Monjas de Alicante.

8 June. Fritz Michael Wöhr is founding partner at Vins Alemanys and one of the leading importers of German wines in Spain. He will travel to Pontevedra (northwestern Spain) today to present at Vinoteca Bagos (Michelena, 20) a small selection of wines from the 2012 vintage with different producers and vilification methods. Price: €20 Time: 21:00 Bookings on +34 655 497616 

11 June. Laura Carrera, former researcher at Spain's Centre of Scientific Investigations (CSIC), presents a tasting at Bodega Urbana in Bilbao which will be paired with an unusual ingredient: flowers. Eadable fresh and crystalized flowers will be paired with red and white wines selected by Ana Martín, winemaker at Bodega Urbana (Gran Vía, 66). The range goes from garden aromas (basil flowers), to roses, citrus, aniseed, geranium, liquorice, fennel, celery, orange blossom, spray carnations and the mysterious electric flower. Time: 20:00 Price: €25 Bookings by phone + 34 94 441 61 81 or e-mail info@bodegaurbana.com

11 June. The second activity of Enocións by Ribeiro aims to establish links between the wines of Galicia’s oldest appellation and the Camino de Santiago (Pilgrims’ Way). At Centro Gaiás de la Cidade da Cultura de Galicia, Pepe Solla, owner of Casa Solla restaurant (1 Michelin star), will cook some tapas to transport diners to the Camino’s aromas, colors and flavours. The food will be paired with Ribeiro wines and the music of DJ Analis. Time: 19:00 Price: €12. Tickets can be purchased at www.ataquilla.com and at the headquarters of the Appellation in Ribadavia  (Galicia).

12 June. Barcelona's Santa Caterina market in the Born district organizes a  tasting with six wines by Cavas Recaredo paired with several products from the market. Further information and bookings on the market's website. Price: €27  Time: 19:00 - 21:00 

12 June. The recently launched Centro de la Cultura del Rioja in Logroño (Mercaderes, 9) has prepared a series of special activities to celebrate San Bernabé, the city's local fiesta. The day will commence at 13:30 with a tasting of four Rioja wines from consecutive vintages (€12) and will be followed by two free sessions of wine and chillout music with DJ Félix Ramírez and the short film La Cúpula del Rioja. Further information on +34 941 124 820

12-14 June. La Calle en Rosa travels to Málaga to promote rosé wines from DO Navarra, which are made by bleeding the must. Over 60 bars in the centre of the city will be decorated in pink and will serve rosés from Navarra. the launch of La Calle en Rosa will take place on June 12 on Larios street, and there will be music on the street. Time: from 20:30

12-14 June. This weekend the DO Tarragona organizes Tarragona's 17th Wine Fair (Fira del Vi), with the presence of around twenty wineries such as   Adernats, De Muller or Celler Suñer, among others, and vermouth producers of famous brands like Yzaguirre and Miró. The event will take place at the city's Rambla Nova and there will be wine tasting courses for beginners as well as bands playing jazz. Tickets cost €10 and include a tasting of six wines and a glass.

13 June. A good opportunity to try some Oloroso wines which are not usually available in large stores or restaurants is brought to you by Jerez restaurant Tapaolé, which hosts a tasting with the following Oloroso sherries: La Cigarrera from Bodegas La Cigarrera (Sanlúcar de Barrameda); La Garrocha from Bodegas Grant (El Puerto de Santa María); Sangre y Trabajadero from Bodegas Gutiérrez Colosía (El Puerto de Sta. María); Classic from Bodegas Rey Fernando de Castilla (Jerez) and Pata de Gallina from Bodegas Lustau, Gama Almacenista J. Garcia Jarana (Jerez). The tasting will be led by Priscilla Lozano, official sherry educator, and it will be paired with almonds, Bolognese bombs with spicy sauce and a potato, egg and Serrano ham fritters. Price: €15. Bookings on info@sherrylife.com or call +34 653 876 741

15 June. Andrés Conde, owner of restaurant La Cigaleña in Santander, boasts one of the best wine lists in that northern Spanish city. He travels to Barcelona to present a tasting with old wines brought from his own cellar at Bar Brutal (Barra de Ferro, 1), a popular place specialized in natural wines. "Free wine travels well, ages well and grows next to the sea", says Andrés, who will uncork bottles from the Loire, Alsace, Jura, Saboye and will challenge attendants to guess the vintage of a Clos Rougeard!. Limited spaces. Price: €35 To sign up for the tasting or find out more information call +34 93 295 4797 or email: cancisa@cancisa.cat

16 June. Basque distributor Mikel Foronda (Portal de Arriaga, 50, Vitoria) presents a vertical tasting of manzanilla en rama Sacristía AB led by Antonio Barbadillo Mateos. Aged for 8-10 years under flor, this manzanilla comes from six different sacas (drawing the wine off the cask). There will also be a chance to taste three criaderas of this wine, stored at Bodegas Francisco Yuste in the town of Sanlúcar de Barrameda. An aperitif will be served after the tasting. Time: 20:00 Price: €25  Bookings on: +34 945 289791

17 June. Fernando Mora is a young producer from Zaragoza who is also studying to become Master of Wine. He started to work with wine about a decade ago, making his own artisan wines in Valdejalón, a little known region between Cariñena, Campo de Borja and Calatayud. The tasting of Valdejalón wines will be held at Essencia Wine Bar in San Sebastián (Zabaleta, 42) and will end with some nibbles being served to pair with the wines. Time: 19:15 Price: €20 Booking is recommended. Telephone: +34 943 326 915

17 June. Gregorio Martínez is a relatively new winery located in Nalda (Rioja Alta). The estate, at 626 metrres above sea level, has around 32 hectares planted with Tempranillo, Mazuelo and a little bit of Viura. Ricardo Cantera and Mónica Martínez, winemaker and manager at the winery respectively, will present at wine bar Velo de Flor (Artebizkarra, 17, Zalla, Vizcaya) a tasting with the following wines: GM Fincas Blanco 2013; Blanco Selección Mónica Martínez 2011; GM Fincas Rosado 2013; GM Fincas Mazuelo 2013; GM Fincas Tempranillo 2013 and Tinto Selección Mónica Martínez 2013. Time: 20:00 Price: €50 Bookings on +34 696 126202

18 June. The association of independent producers Roca Madre organizes a small fair in Lavinia (Ortega y Gasset, 16, Madrid). There will be a chance to taste wines from small vignerons such as Albamar (Rías Baixas), Akilia (Bierzo), Almaroja (Arribes del Duero), Altos de San Esteban (V.T. Castilla y León), Alvar de Dios Hernández (Toro), Barco de Corneta (Rueda), Casa Aurora (Bierzo), Clos Lestinscus (Penedés), Goyo García Viadero (Ribera del Duero), Maldivinas (Cebreros), Matías y Torres (La Palma), Quinta Milú (Ribera del Duoro), Sao del Coster (Priorat) and Viña Zorzal (Navarra). Tickets cost €10 but the price will be refunded for purchases over €50 on the night of the event. Time: 19:00

18 June. TomeVinos store in Alcobendas (Paseo de la Chopera, 194) near Madrid will hold a tasting led by Kasia Romanska, somelier at Bodegas Juan Gil. There will be wines from several appellations across Spain such as Juan Gil Blanco, Shaya, Laya, Tridente Tempranillo and Juan Gil 12 Meses. The event is free but bookings are required on +34 91 490 4052 or via email: alcobendas@tomevinos.com Time: 19:30

19 June. A popular tasting of the winners in the sixth Ecovino Awards, which aim to encourage organic wine consumption, will take place at Riojaforum Logroño (San Millán, 25). The winning wines will be revealed on 3 June and will be available for tasting at the event. Tickets cost €10 and include a glass, five wine servings and three pintxos prepared by local chef Ventura Martínez. Time: 19:30 

19 June. Retailer Tiza y Flor (César Elguezábal, 31) in Alicante has planned a sherry en rama tasting, which are bottled directly from the cask and do not undergo any filtering or clarification. These are some of the wines available for tasting: Fino La Panesa, Tio Pepe en Rama 2015, manzanilla Sacristía AB, Gutiérrez Colosía fino en rama and Urium Fino en rama. Time: 20:00 - 22:30 Bookings and information on +34 96 514 20 03

19-20 June. Bilbao hosts this weekend Rioja Alavesa Ardo Koloreak, a showroom with wineries from the subarea with free access for the general public and guided tastings with wine producers. Tickets for the tastings cost €5 and include a glass and vouchers for wine and pintxo tasting. 

20 June. The glass lookout with spectacular views of the vineyards surrounding Bodegas Baigorri in Samaniego (Rioja Alavesa) will hold several yoga sessions in the morning to welcome the summer solstice. As well as yoga, there is the opportunity to enjoy breakfast at the winery followed by a guided tour of the winery and a tasting of two wines and two pintxos. Price: €35 Further information and bookings on +34 945 609 420

22 June. Francisco del Castillo, master in viticulture and winemaking and an expert in sherry, presents a spectacular tasting at Vintage bar in Vitoria (Ramiro de Maeztu, 5). There will be wines from the Sherry Triangle and from Montilla-Moriles: Fino Gran Barquero, Amontillado Gran Barquero, PX Toro Albalá GR 1986, PX Tres Pasas Selección 1906, Oloroso Viejo Delgado 1874, Fino Tradición, Fino Inocente, Manzanilla Pasada San León Reserva de la Familia, Amontillado VORS Tradición, Amontillado Viejo VORS Argüeso, Oloroso VOS Don Gonzalo, Palo Cortado VORS Capuchino and PX VORS Harveys. Price: €50 Time: 20:00 Bookings on  +34 659 428062

24 June. Conca del Barberá has led the way in recovering and planting Trepat. Unión Española de Catadores (Lope de Vega, 27, Madrid) has organized a tasting of wines made with this variety, both sparkling -as it is better known- and red styles. Led by Juanma Ruiz Casado, the tasting will include wines from producers such as Agustí Torelló Mata, Castillo Perelada, Mas Tinell, Sánstrave, Adernats, Molí del Capellanes, Gran Clos Montblanc and Succes La Cuca de Llum. Time: 19:00 Price: €35 (€20 for members)

24 June. Roberto Oliván is a thirty-something winegrower who works with 7.5 hectares of vines in Viñaspre in Rioja Alavesa. Vineyards are located at high altitude with distinctive limestone and sandstone soils which provide a unique character to his Tentenublo wines. Today he will travel to Bilbao to present his project and wines at Cork (Licenciado Poza, 45), where wine lovers will have a chance to taste his new and rare txakoli from Álava called Udico 2014 as well as his Rioja range which includes Tentenublo Blanco 2014, Xerico 2014, Tentenublo 2013, Escondite del Ardacho 2013 and El Abundillano. After the tasting punters can enjoy something to eat while they chat with Roberto. Time: 20:00 Price: €25 Bookings: +34 944 42 50 05

25 June. Summer sales have also arrived at Lavinia (Ortega y Gasset, 16) in Madrid with discounts between 10% and 40% in more than 100 wines. Tickets for the showroom cost €10. Time: 19:00

26 June. In 1999 Javier Zaccagnini set up Bodegas Aalto along with Mariano García with the aim to make a great wine coming from old vines and old Tinta Fina clones aided by the experience accumulated by both winemakers during their careers. To explain the project and talk about the wines they make in Ribera del Duero, Bodega Santa Cecilia in Madrid (Blasco de Garay, 74) has organized a tasting and workshop with Javier Zaccagnini with a chance to taste the following wines: PS 2006, 2009, 2010 and Aalto 2007, 2009, 2010 and as a novelty Zaccagnini will bring Aalto 2014 straight from the barrel. Price: €24 (€19 for members). Time: 19:00 - 21:00

26 June. Wine retailer DeVinum (Avenida de Portugal, 183) in Salamanca presents a wine tasting with Altolandón led by winemaker Rosalía Molina. The winery, part of the DO Manchuela, makes organic wines and is located at an altitude of around 1.,000 metres on the Cuenca mountains. This is the list of wines available to taste on the day:  CF de Altolandón, Altolandón, Irrepetible, L’Ame Malbec, Rayuela and White Chardonnay. The tasting will be followed by some artisan cheese from Zamora made by  Vicente Pastor. Price: €20 Time: 19:00 Bookings on +34 923 626 598 or via email: devinumsalamanca@gmail.com

27 June. DO Txakoli de Getaria moves away for a few kilometres to Boulevard Donostia in San Sebastian, the capital of Gipuzkoa, to present wines from 27 wineries in the appellation. Being in the Basque Country, pintxos are almost compulsory so there will be a chance to try one made with anchovies and another one with Idiazabal cheese. Time: 11:30 - 14:30

27-28 June. A Emoción dos Viños is a fair where small producers from different Spanish regions gather to show their wines, which transmit their origin and are grown with a sustainable philosophy both in the vineyards and in the way they are marketed. It is a great opportunity to know the producers behind these wines, men and women who are at the forefront of small projects in Galicia, and different regions of Spain and Portugal such as Xose Lois Sebio, Bernardo Estévez, Alberto Nanclares, Dominique Roujou, Ramiro Ibáñez or Fredi Torres, among others. The event will be held at the Cathedral Cloisters in Tui, Pontevedra. Time: 11.00-14.00 and 17.00-21.00 on Saturday and 11.00-14.00 on Sunday. Tickets cost €20 for the two days. Venta anticipada a través del correo electrónico emociondosvinhos@gmail.com

29 June. Every year on this date Haro holds its traditional Battle of Wine with around 10,000 people marching up to the fields of San Felices, on the outskirts of this Rioja town, with one thing in mind: to throw as much wine to each other as possible -130,000 litres last year. The Battle of Wine, as it is known, starts with a mass early in the morning and finishes with a popular lunch. Thousands of young locals attend but the fiesta is increasingly enjoyed by foreign tourists, mostly from Australia and the US. Further details about the fiesta on this link.

Do you know of any interesting wine events which are not on this list? Are you a restaurateur or retailer who organises tastings or wine events for the general public? Send us your calendar to info@spanishwinelover.com