Attention, Enolovers! If you thought wine tourism was just about tasting wines and strolling through vineyards, get ready for an experience that will look after your body and your spirit. In the world of wine, wellness is booming and Spanish wineries are leading the trend with ideas that go beyond traditional tastings.
Many wineries, aware of how important wellbeing and health are, are expanding their wine tourism offering to include wellness and wine-based cosmetics options. The idea is to offer a complete wine experience that reaches all your senses and leaves you completely refreshed, inside and out.
Imagine relaxing in a spa overlooking the vineyards, enjoying vinotherapy treatments that rejuvenate your skin and revitalise your body. Sounds tempting? Of course it does! And more and more wineries are joining this trend, turning their facilities into true oases of calm away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
And since we want you to start putting together your winery ‘wishlist’ with these ideas, here are some of the ones that are betting on wellness in wine tourism:
1. Bodega Valbusenda (Zamora):
This winery will not only surprise you with its excellent wines, it also invites you to enjoy its luxurious spa, where you can soak in wine baths and treat yourself to wine-based beauty treatments that will leave you feeling brand new. It's an experience that perfectly combines sensory pleasure with self-care.
Photo: Bodega Valbusenda
2. Marqués de Riscal (La Rioja):
As well as its cutting-edge architecture, which you could read about in our previous post, this winery has a spectacular spa where you can unwind with massages and treatments inspired by the world of wine.
Photo: Marqués de Riscal
3. Abadía Retuerta LeDomaine (Valladolid):
Set in a restored former monastery, this winery offers a unique wellness experience that combines the tranquillity of its surroundings with vinotherapy treatments of the highest quality.
Photo: Abadía Retuerta LeDomaine
4. Bodegas Arzuaga (Valladolid):
Nestled in the heart of Ribera del Duero, this winery has a spectacular five-star hotel that is a perfect wellness oasis where, after an exhausting day of vineyard visits and tastings, you can enjoy its many wellness treatments based on vinotherapy and wine cosmetics.
Photo: Bodegas Arzuaga
5. Hacienda Zorita Wine Hotel & Spa (Salamanca):
Housed in a former 14th-century monastery, this winery offers a luxury wine tourism experience that includes a first-class spa and vinotherapy treatments tailored to you.
So get ready for a unique 360 wellness experience at these Spanish wineries. Step into a world of aromas, flavours and sensations that will leave you completely refreshed. Because in wine tourism, wellness is just as important as the wine!
Photo: Hacienda Zorita Wine Hotel & Spa
Header photo: Bodega Valbusenda (Zamora)