Bodega El Fabulista — Attraction in Laguardia

I don’t care how many recommendations there are this place was unprofessional. My wife walked in at 532pm for a 530 tour. We were the only ones scheduled and the host Raquel said “no tour. You were late. Only tasting” She did not say one word to us except that we were late and she would not give a tour. It was a Wednesday at 530pm. She tried to pour the wine into dirty glasses until I protested. She had to smell each bottle of wine and realized it was no good and had to open 2 other bottles! So she wasn’t even ready for any tastings! Dirty glasses, sour wine. After pouring the sour tasting wine she walked away and huffed at the desk (we were the only people there). Did not want to talk about the wine, winery, processing - nothing. Pouted like a child. We did not drink the wine - we each had 3 to taste - not our style, paid and left. I don’t think we stepped 3 feet out the door and she locked up.

And we weren’t the only ones she was rude to - a group walked in right after my wife for a tasting (spanish speaking trio) and she told them in no uncertain terms that they could not have a tasting!!

Strongly advise anyone to not consider this place. It was highly recommended by several wineries and our hotel. Poor service, poor hosts, poor wine.

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We did a guided tour and wine tasting of the El Fabulista winery in Laguardia. Our guide was Antonio. He took us through the whole process of how the wines are made in this historic winery in the old town. He showed us all the caves and tunnels, explained the different types of wood barrels and what they are for, how the wines are bottled and tested for quality, and so much more. In the end we got to taste 4 wines in the beautiful cellar and had some Spanish cheese and chorizo to accompany the experience. We would highly recommend this tour with Antonio. Good value for money and a wonderful place to visit. We treated ourselves to 2 bottles from their...

My husband and I absolutely loved this tour! We did about 3 wine tours around La Rioja and I think this one was my favorite one. Francesca the tour guide was just fabulous! Her vibrant energy just made the tour so enjoyable. This tour seemed more personal and I felt comfortable asking her all of my questions. I also enjoyed the wine and the tapas that came with the tasting. I loved that we were able to taste the wine underground in the caves. Book this tour you...