We are in spring, this is the best time of the year to enjoy and get to know all the towns along the left bank of the Douro River that are attached to the Rueda Designation of Origin and actively participate in the wine tourism activity of the Rueda Wine Route, where you can live different unique experiences or discover the aromas and flavors of the land.
13 municipalities in the provinces of Valladolid, Ávila and Segovia, offer a clear sample of their historical heritage perfectly fused with the wine culture.
Specifically, these are two very interesting events that bring together the culture and good trade of the Castilian towns attached to the Wine Route, with the celebrations of the second edition of the Wine Tourism Fair, y forest I. Gastronomic Days Pairing and Wine Tourism.
The region has already left us excellent memories of its festive activities such as the Fiesta del Verdejo, which arrives every spring with the new bottled vintage of the magnificent broth from local wineries.
During the days of May 26 to 29, visits to wineries, guided tastings of wines, cheeses and oils, workshops for children, conferences and professional conferences, will meet in the Tierra del Vino de Rueda to attract visitors all kinds of public in different activities of music, leisure and gastronomy.
In the town of Medina del Campo, the first International Congress of Tourist Routes and Local Development will be held at the Isabel La Católica Integrated Center, where experts in the field will address issues such as heritage conservation and local development or Tourism Marketing and the promotion of destinations.
With regard to the Rueda Wine Route Wine Tourism Fair itself, the activities will begin with the 2016 Villa de Serrada Racimo Prize Award Gala, where the celebrations will be accompanied by the area of tasting and stands of wines from wineries associated with the Route.
Throughout the other days you can attend the gastronomic presentation of the Hotel Balneario Palacio de las Salinas, the Pastry show cooking for the whole family, or the Viejo Rock Festival.
In the wine sector, the different participating wineries will offer tasting sessions and the winning wines of the 2015 Sarmiento Awards for the best Verdejo wine of the DO Rueda will be presented in society.
The First Gastronomic Days of Pairing and Wine Tourism
The basis of these days are the menus that the hotel businessmen are already preparing to offer to the visitors of the Route throughout the month, more specifically from June 3 to 26.
This initiative, boosting the sector and attracting wine tourism, has the participation of restaurants and wineries, where you can taste a closed menu, paired with three wines belonging to a winery attached to the Rueda Wine Route.
Winemakers and chefs will explain the culinary proposals and the wines that accompany them, as well as the activities and visits that are offered in it, in order to facilitate the visitor of the days the visit to the wine-growing facilities with offers of 2 × 1 for the visit Guided tasting at its facilities.
Among the collaborations and groups of restaurants and wineries that already elaborate and decorate their dishes and facilities, are those of La Tapería La Fragua with Finca Montepedroso Winery, El Balneario Castilla Termal de Olmedo with Javier Sanz Viticultor, the Hotel Villa de Ferias with Bodegas Emina , the Hotel Balneario Palacio de Las Salinas with the Reina de Castilla Winery or the La Botica Restaurant with the Menade Wineries.
We will leave you linked here on the Rueda Wine Route website for all the tourist, media and communication activities of the Fair and the Gastronomic Days.