Surely you will wonder why, having a tour of Laurel Street, you can also take a tour of Logroño with wine as the protagonist, without passing through that street. One day out for a walk with my friends, I told them a story that caught their attention, about an event related to wine in the city. And then I thought: Why not tell my guests about it too?
It is easy to walk around Logroño telling stories and drinking wine, but my friends know them perfectly, and I had to draw on my knowledge about how the city has been transformed throughout its history and how it has created its own wine culture.
When I was young we went out for wine on Laurel Street, especially during the festivals of San Mateo and San Barnabas; Now, however, we tend to go further, as there are more options to drink good wine in specialized bars, wine bars, tasting clubs, events, and wineries in the city.
Our walks become a kind of marriage with history and culture. Many of the past and present episodes of the city have to do in some way with wine, starting with old Logroño, in whose old town we can find underground cellars, old wine centers such as communal winepresses, or the Golden Gate, where it began. the Marqués de Murrieta to make its wines.
The urban planning and construction of palatial houses are also defined by the economy associated with wine in Logroño, including the Camino de Santiago itself and the bridges of the Ebro River. On this tour you can appreciate the great variety of artistic expressions that wine inspires. These can be seen in the work of Jesús Rocandio at the Casa de la Imagen, the exhibition of sculptures by Miguel Ángel Sainz at Bodegas Ontañón, the exhibition of dancers’ costumes at the Casa de la Danza with an old fretwork, and in numerous activities cultural activities fostered by the Franco-Spanish Wineries, for example.
Wine is a way of living and being of the people of Logroño. My friends and I agree that our DNA is pure Tempranillo. Do you dare to take this walk through Logroño with me?