The passion for wine tourism has maximum prominence in Zorita Hacienda, a five-star rural hacienda-type hotel that you find in the town of Valverdon, very close to the city of Salamanca.
This hotel is the main country house in a group of six farms located in the Douro Valley, like the villas of Hacienda Zorita Natural Reserve, all of them designed to enjoy good wine and natural gastronomy, within the concept Slow Food, always surrounded by vineyard landscapes. Zorita Hacienda It is the name of the hotel, but it is also the brand of an excellent wine from the company Marquis of Concord, whose vineyards are located near the Arrives del Duero,
And the best example of this combination is that when you stay in this wine hotel You will sleep surrounded by vineyards and next to an aging winery.
Zorita Hacienda It has a long history dating back to the time when the King Alfonso XI He spent summers on said farm. In 1366, Zorita became a monastery of Dominican friars, who cultivated fields of wheat and vines.
Professors of the Dominican Republic used to stay in this Dominican monastery. University of Salamanca, and in 1487 it was the residence of Christopher Columbus during his trip to seek financing for the Catholic kings for the journey that took him to discover the indies.
After Confiscation of Mendizabal, next to the main building, on the banks of the River Tormes, the most modern flour mill in the Duero Valley was built (now occupied by the spa of the hotel), but over time the Zorita Hacienda went into decline, until 2001 Marquis of Concord He acquired the building that was almost in ruins.
Wine tourism at Hacienda Zorita
Since 2004 Zorita Hacienda houses the aforementioned five-star hotel, whose main building, the Casa Grande, has 20 rooms and 3 suites. Likewise, next to the aging winery Marquis of Concord There are 17 villa-type rooms, with their private gardens.
Although the proximity of Salamanca, about 12 kilometers, can make it a starting point to visit the historic university city, in reality, your stay in Zorita Hacienda acquires all its differential value with the enjoyment of wine tourism experiences.
Thus, during the weekends, your stay includes participation in a wine and cheese tasting which takes place in the excellent location of the aging winery.
In it you will taste the excellent wine directly from the barrel. Master, but you will also taste the specialties Vega de la Reina, recently considered the best white wine in the world, and red wines made from grapes Tempranillo y syrah.
But also, in the Zorita's Kitchen restaurantDirected by Víctor Gutiérrez, chef with a Michelin star, you can enjoy a wine pairing dinner (80 euros), presented by the sommelier Ramon Martin.
And if you wish, you can also sign up for an excursion to the nearby Cheese factory Organic Farm, where surrounded by a beautiful pasture landscape, you can, in addition to learning how cheeses are made, participate in a tasting of them (price, 45 euros, including food).
The prices of the stay at Hacienda Zorita, in Salamanca, start at 129 euros, and vary depending on the type of room and the time of year.
Photos of Hacienda Zorita
Here you have a large gallery of photos of this enclave of wine tourism in Salamanca.
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