Winery · Rioja

López de Heredia

Name: López de Heredia
Address: Rioja, ES

Founded 1877 by Rafael López de Heredia and still family-owned, the house calls itself the oldest in Haro and one of the first three bodegas in Rioja. Zaha Hadid Architects' pavilion (project dated 2001-2006) was built for the 125th anniversary, shown at the 2002 Alimentaria fair in Barcelona and afterwards relocated to Haro, where it encloses the restored 1910 Brussels stand.

What to do there

TourLópez de Heredia Viña Tondonia"The lights disturb the spiders." The cobwebs are not decoration - they are protected employees eating moths that would destroy corks on century-old bottles. Descend into horror-movie darkness where time stopped in 1877. María José carries "her whole family within her... like a Russian nesting doll."

Wineries nearby

Winery · Haro López de Heredia Viña Tondonia Haro's legendary 1877-founded bodega pioneering hand-fined, native-yeast wines aged decades in American oak—the birthplace of modern Rioja tradition.
Winery CVNE CVNE, founded 1879, runs three Rioja bodegas with 30km of underground cellars and trained staff offering tours in English, German, and Spanish for €6-plus per adult.
Winery La Rioja Wine Train The Rioja Wine Train runs a scenic roundtrip from Logroño to Haro's Barrio de la Estación, where seven centenary wineries—including López de Heredia (1877) and Rioja Alta (1890)—cluster near the historic station.