Wine Focus: Hacienda Zorita Hotel

Hacienda Zorita 5* Wine Hotel & Spa treasures a long cultural and historical background. It dates back to 1185 in the form of a set of documents about one of the quarrels between the former monks on ownership rights. Back then the Hacienda belonged to Dña Inés de Limoges, close-friend to Dña Constanza (D. Fernando IV’s fiancee), which motivated King Alfonso XI (her son) to spend summer time here with her.

1487 marks the paramount moment for the Hacienda to treasure as this was when Christopher Columbus himself stayed here during a long and proliferous season to hold the Conferences of Valcuevo. This turning point celebrates his success in convincing Prior Fray Diego de Deza -the Queen’s personal confessor- to gather the funds and permission needed to start his journey to the Indians thus revealing a whole new world as he came down in history: America was waiting to be discovered.

Later on, the Desamortización of Mendizábal -a movement of mandatory confiscation of religious properties- in the XIXth century led Hacienda Zorita to be ruled by civil hands after having witnessed centuries of glory. After long periods of belonging to literally no one. The Haciendas Company finally started the engine in its quest to endow this emblematic place with its ancient history by bringing back the old tradition of wine estates and farms.

Little by little, with extra care and effort, beauty soaked this now unparalleled hotel with over 700
hundred years of timeline written on its stones: Hacienda Zorita Wine Hotel & Spa came to life. Its gorgeous gardens, its impressive wine-cellar, the old chapel, its unique rooms… they are all pieces full of hidden details and mysticism where past, present and future clash and become one.

This is the gateway to the Tierra del Pan y del Vino, the land of bread and wine. Vines have been growing here since 1366. This is also Spain’s first small luxury wine hotel

Arguably one of the most beautiful patches of the world, the Duero valley is crossed by Europe’s longest “wine river”: the Duero. Sitting on the riverbank, a few minutes away from the monumental Plaza Mayor. The lively city is undisputedly the Valley’s city of Culture: a UNESCO World Heritage site populated with some 35,000 students and an endless number of monumental palaces, cathedrals, churches, museums, restaurants and what not. It also houses Europe’s 3rd oldest University, only comparable to Oxford and Bologna.

The Hacienda Zorita is part of one of the largest wine companies in the world. It produces gold standard award-winning wines year on year. The group boasts three wine hotels and four wine labels under the umbrella of “Marqués de la Concordia”. They also produce some of Spain’s Jamon Serrano
and cheeses.

The main labels are:

• Rioja and cava
• Duero Valley
• Rioja
• Rioja Alta

Included in their portfolio is also the Berberana wine brand. This wine is available in most supermarkets in Spain and England from as little as 2 Euros.

For several years, the Hacienda Zorita has been offering free holidays via the “One cork one Point“ scheme.

Basically, each bottle of Berberana wine has a special code found inside the foil. From as little as 50 foils you can stay at the 5* Hacienda Zorita hotel for free. The stay includes some meals and a free wine tasting experience.

Simply visit:

Please remember its the foils, not the cork, for this amazing offer.