A FEW DAYS SPENT IN AND AROUND HARO IN LA RIOJA We arrived from Bilbao airport and checked into our hotel in Haro, the splendid HOTEL LOS AGUSTINOS Calle San Agustín 2, 26200 Haro, La Rioja +34 941 31 13 08 Founded as a convent in 1373, the building has been through various guises, including a 1809 Guarnición Militar (Military Garrison). 1811 Hospital Militar (Military hospital). 1839 Carcel (Prison). 1989 Hotel. It is a beautiful building steeped in history. It include

I had been searching for an occasion to enjoy this special old Rioja for quite some time. A few months ago, while I was sorting through some of my old wines with my friend Mark Walsh, he mentioned that 1942 was the year my dad, John, was born. That settled it for me, so we arranged a visit to Medlar in Chelsea, where you can pay a corkage fee to drink your own wine. You can find Mark here, on Instagram @walshjewellery, and at www.walshjewellery.com John was born in 1942, so t

We visited the Bar Rioja in the Regent’s Quarter in King’s Cross, London. It is part of the Camino group, which has a significant presence in this area. This bar is dedicated to some of our favourite Spanish wines from the Rioja region of northern Spain. La Rioja, Spain’s largest and most popular wine region, was the first to become internationally famous. It is also one of the 17 provinces of Spain, and the smallest. . It lies in the country’s north, approximately 120km from

LA RIOJA - LOGROÑO PINCHO BAR CRAWL On our recent trip to La Rioja, we decided to take a pinchos bar crawl down the famous Calle Laurel in Logroño. These were our favourite bars and bites on this hectic but pleasant November evening. BAR CID Travesía de Laurel, 1, 26001 Logroño, La Rioja It's truly a hole in the wall and easy to overlook. Traditional Bar Cid features vines and grapes hanging from the wooden beam ceiling above the same pair of men who frequent the bar every ni