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I was just in Rioja this weekend over the "Semana Santa" holiday and went to the Museo de la cultura del Vino at Dinastia vivanco and I must say that it is truly worth it. However, I must note that the exhibit descriptions are entirely in Spanish, except most of the names of objects are translated into English, if you want to know what the thing does you have to read it in Spanish. Fortunately I speak Spanish. The museum is facinating, we went thinking we could see it in about an hour. NOT so. We were there at least 3.5 hours going through the different exhibits seeing how wine was made throughout history, how barrels were made by hand and corks, and bottles. Watching cinema which relates to wine, seeing roman mosaics and other artwork from ages past reflecting wine, grapes, and vines. They have several antique machines and different wine presses on exhibit, the one that floored me was the stone wine press which was taken from 20 meters underground in Zamora, Spain and has the trunk of a tree about 10 meters long. We humans are really very ingenious when we want to be! And of course the whole area, and the town of Briones where the Museum is located, is so beautiful, with vinyards everywhere and romanesque churches dotting the countryside and their spires standing over the villages. A great experience, and a fun way to learn about the culture, process and history of winemaking.
Saludos ,
Janelle
Ps. it was cold drizzling which was turning to snow when I was there so I left the visiting of the gardens for another day.
I was just in Rioja this weekend over the "Semana Santa" holiday and went to the Museo de la cultura del Vino at Dinastia vivanco and I must say that it is truly worth it. However, I must note that the exhibit descriptions are entirely in Spanish, except most of the names of objects are translated into English, if you want to know what the thing does you have to read it in Spanish. Fortunately I speak Spanish. The museum is facinating, we went thinking we could see it in about an hour. NOT so. We were there at least 3.5 hours going through the different exhibits seeing how wine was made throughout history, how barrels were made by hand and corks, and bottles. Watching cinema which relates to wine, seeing roman mosaics and other artwork from ages past reflecting wine, grapes, and vines. They have several antique machines and different wine presses on exhibit, the one that floored me was the stone wine press which was taken from 20 meters underground in Zamora, Spain and has the trunk of a tree about 10 meters long. We humans are really very ingenious when we want to be! And of course the whole area, and the town of Briones where the Museum is located, is so beautiful, with vinyards everywhere and romanesque churches dotting the countryside and their spires standing over the villages. A great experience, and a fun way to learn about the culture, process and history of winemaking.
Saludos ,
Janelle
Ps. it was cold drizzling which was turning to snow when I was there so I left the visiting of the gardens for another day.
Thanks so much for sharing your adventures with us!!! Question however, did you use the audio guide? I ask because there is an English option that describes each piece for you. Additionally, did you see the time-lapse video of the vineyard over the course of the year? This was one of my favorite exhibits, because on three screens butted up to one another, you fully experience the life of a vineyard from bud break to its final pruning. It's absolutely incredible!
Thanks so much for sharing your adventures with us!!! Question however, did you use the audio guide? I ask because there is an English option that describes each piece for you. Additionally, did you see the time-lapse video of the vineyard over the course of the year? This was one of my favorite exhibits, because on three screens butted up to one another, you fully experience the life of a vineyard from bud break to its final pruning. It's absolutely incredible!