Private Wineries Tour from Valencia (morning tour)
Description
It's a morning trip to the Utiel-Requena wine region. Your guide is a sommelier specialised in Valencian wines, who will tell you about the history of wine, about the grape varieties, and a lot more! At 9:30 you will be picked up; we’ll first go to the picturesque village of Requena, where we’ll visit some 9th century caves that were used for storing grain, oil and wine - the old clay pots are still there. We’ll do a first wine tasting there... From here we go to a winery near Utiel; we’ll go into the vineyards and through the winery, and end with a wine tasting of some of their wines. After the wine tasting we go back to Valencia, where we should arrive at around 14:00. This tour can be made wheelchair accessible - only on request, and in advance! If you are 1-2 people, or more than 8, contact me directly! Up to 4 people: I use a small SUV MG ZS e-vehicle, comfortable for 4 normal-sized passengers. Let me know if you feel you need a larger vehicle (price will be different).
Tour Options
Itinerary
These are 9th century caves that were used for storing grain, meat and wine; the beautiful old clay pots are still there. The caves are under the houses in the old historical centre of the village. We’ll do a short guided tour and then a first wine tasting.
At this very authentic 19th century winery we'l do a guided tour, visiting the vineyards, the production areas and barrel room; after that we'll get to taste some of their wines.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
I will pick you up from any hotel or airbnb in Valencia city. After booking, I will contact you and we can agree on the best place to meet or pick up. If you're 1 or 2 people, or more than 8 people, NO PROBLEM - contact me directly.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Not recommended for child aged 16 and under
- No dress code
Reviews(28)
My wife and I had an amazing tour of wineries in Utiel-Requena with Johan, who provided door-to-door service from our hotel in Valencia. We started with a walking tour of La Villa de Requena (the Medieval Old Town of Requena), followed by a visit to Bodega Honda in the heart of La Villa. Our next stop was a fun tasting at Bodega Chozas Carrascal followed by lunch (and more wine of course) at Bodega Vera de Estenas. Johan, who is a sommelier, was incredibly knowledgeable about Utiel-Requena wines and provided very informative explanations of all the wines we drank, as well as the wine-making process. If you want to do a winery tour near Valencia, we highly recommend doing it with Johan!
Thanks for your kind review, Thomas! It was a fun day, and with a lot of good wine.... (I didn't drink, of course!) Always good to hear that people enjoyed the tour; thanks! For next time, there are plenty more good and interesting wineries in Valencia!
We had a great time with Johan! It was truly a highlight of the trip. My friends and I enjoy drinking wine, but don't know much about it. Johan was knowledgable without being intimidating and had a very good sense of humor about our lack of knowledge. He taught us a lot about the wines but also about the history of the vineyards/towns we visited. We'd do this again in a heart beat.
Thanks, Murphy, for your kind review. I'm glad you realised that you don't have to know anything about wine to be able to enjoy wine or to sign up for my wine tours... All the best!
This was a great experience for our family of 3 young adult sons. None of us are wine experts but we learned so much from our guide, Johan. He covered the basics of wine tasting, he shared his immense knowledge of wine making, and we enjoyed 8 tastings from 2 different wineries. It was a wonderful experience, and we found the history of winemaking in the Requena region fascinating! Again, Johan was fantastic!
Thanks for your nice review, Kyle. It's always a pleasure to have young people on a wine tour, and try to make them taste, drink and like wine, and I'm glad I was quite successful that day! Keep tasting...!
Great commitment, gave a lot of info and tips, prepared, nice and knowledgeable. Highly recommended! A great morning!
Thanks for your review, Camilla and Jonas! I hope you enjoyed your time in Valencia.
A wonderful experience for myself and wife meeting, and learning from the our sommelier Johan, as he described the history of València and the Requena wine region.
Thanks for your review, Mark! I always try to sneak in some interesting historical information, besides of course providing really good wines and a beautiful countryside with great views of the vineyards...
We really enjoyed our private wine tour with Johan. His vast knowledge of local wines was exceptional and we learned a great deal. Would highly recommend. A must for any wine lover.
Thanks for your review, Suzanne. Great that you enjoyed the tour, that is the most important thing!
Nice tour with interesting information about the wines! We were with a group of friends of four and it was very nice.
Bedankt voor je review, Indy, het was inderdaad heel gezellig met jullie! En gelukkig vonden jullie die ene rode wijn allemaal lekker! Tot een volgende keer...
Really a super fun trip! Johan was a really nice and friendly host with a lot of knowledge about wine. Highly recommended!!!
Bedankt voor je review, Alysha; het was een gezellige tour met jullie! Tot een volgende keer!
We had a great experience with our guide Johan! He was knowledgeable and fun to tour with. I would recommend him for anyone interested in wine tours!!
Thanks Lesa, it was fun wine touring with you, too! A pity there was no time to have lunch at the winery, maybe next time!
As a Sommelier, Johan, was extremely knowledgeable about the different wines as well as the complete wine making process. He was very friendly and seems to have great relationships with the winery and vineyard owners that we visited. If you’re looking to spend half a day learning about and tasting wine grown and made locally in Spain then I highly recommend this tour.
Thanks for your kind review, Kayla! I have been doing wine tours for the last 10 years, and know the wineries' owners and staff very well; I only take you to the wineries with great wines and nice owners! I'm glad you and your friends enjoyed the tour. Next time a wine tasting!
