Last weekend we took a bus on a 2 hour ride to Aranda del Duero to do a complete wine tour experience, cleverly coined TinTour. Tinto refers to red wine in Spanish. The day was set for exciting things as it started out sunny and warm. The tour we were going on, TinTour,is organized by Bodega Histórica Don Carlos S. XV. The winery is located about a 10 minute walk from the busstation of Aranda del Duero. Upon arriving at the winery, we collected our TinTour Programme, consisting of a lunch, a historical winemaker´s tour,CIAVIN, and then later a visit of the Don Carlos winery accompanied by a theatrical act and to conclude the day a wine tasting session at the venue. Bring a jersey to the tour as the temperature of the cellars is consistently cool or even chilly depending on personal comfort conditions.
Now starting with the town: Aranda del Duero is a pleasant town to visit. It was surprisingly alive and buzzing with coffee and bar life, al fresco, and the towering church, La Iglesia Santa Maria la Real, is a must see attraction.
The other key advantage is the fact that the town is small, so quick sightseeing is not an exhausting affair, especially in light of tasting 4 wines from the region later in the day. READ MORE »

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