The tour shown on this post is one of the tours available in our Madrid winery tour section which you can find here. 

Most people know Madrid as the sprawling, bustling and amazing capitol city of Spain, filled with great food, art, nightlife and all those good things that make Spain so unique. It’s true that there are almost too many things to see and do within the city limits but something not many people know about is that Madrid has its own wine country as well. Rioja and Ribera del Duero might be more well-known, but just one hour outside of the city of Madrid you can find spectacular wineries making award-winning wines as well. So, you really can “have your cake and eat it to”: the exciting big city experience of Madrid and the secluded laid-back charm of wine country. If you are planning on staying in Madrid and want to play a small getaway this is definitely the plan for you.
At Wine Tourism Spain we offer different day tours to the Madrid wine country and in this article, we will go over a typical itinerary for one of those tours.

Here you will visit an ancient winery that has been producing wine since the 1800’s. When you pull into the winery, you almost won’t believe you are in the right place. The winery is located on an unassuming street in the center of the little town of Colmenar, but don’t let the exterior fool you. The winery prides itself on following traditional methods of production unique to the area, such as the “Sobre Madre” method with which they produce their white wine. The winery features an ancient cave style wine cellar where they age their wine, that winds deep bellow the winery. The cave creates the perfect conditions in which to mature the wine and it’s interesting and beautiful to see. They still conserve the old “tinajas”, giant clay pots, in which the first fermentation would take place. They were once made in a kiln outside of town and transported by hand to the winery. The wine was transported from the cellar to the bottling area, up until very recently, in goatskins that held up to 80 liters of wine, and two men were needed for the task working in a relay.