Utiel—Requena
The wine country
The province’s great wine country — cellar tastings, nineteenth-century underground bodegas and harvests you can join, on the high plain of Bobal.
To do
Cellars, caves and the vine.
To see
The old town and what lies beneath it.
The Cuevas de la Villa (Requena) and the Redonda Wine Museum
The Utiel–Requena Wine Route
Requena’s underground heritage — a guided tour of the historic cellars beneath the town
Winery visits and tastings — Dominio de la Vega, Pago de Tharsys, Finca Casa Nueva, Finca Ardal, Hoya de Cadenas, Vegalfaro, Murviedro, Bodegas Rodeno and more
‘Wine Not?’ at Bodega Vilasira (Los Cojos) — dinner in the 19th-century Trullos cellars with a surprise staging guests call ‘truly magical’
Entreviñas — dinner, an overnight, a walk through the vines and a cellar visit
Harvest workshops in season, where some bodegas let you take part
T R U L L O S D E V I L A S I R A - C U E V A S D E L A V I L L A - R E Q U E N A O L D TO W N
V I Ñ E D O S D E L B O B A L - M U S E O D E L V I N O · L A R E D O N D A - R U T A D E L V I N O
The magic here is underground — the nineteenth-century Trullos and the town’s hidden cellars.
F i n c a C a l d e r o n a E n o r e s o r t
A wine estate with rooms and a serious kitchen.
D i e g o Á l v a r e z
The chef’s own restaurant, close to the vineyards.
A v i n e y a r d l u n c h
A long table among the vines, paired with local Bobal.
The vendimia (grape harvest) — late summer into autumn, when some bodegas open the harvest to guests
Winter truffle-and-wine pairings across the cellars
To eat
Tables built around the region’s Bobal.
When to go
Seasonal highlights worth timing a visit around.
