A beautiful day visiting wineries in Rioja - I had such a beautiful day during this tour with my friend thanks to Matteo. Discovering the beautiful province of Rioja and learning many things about the winemaking process. Matteo was dedicated to make sure we spend the best day with professionalism and kindness.

A superb Rioja experience…. - We had a lovely day and what a privilege to have Matteo collect us directly from our hotel. He gave us some excellent insights into the Rioja region (our first time) and organised a couple of super visits to two bodegas followed by a lovely lunch in the heart of LaGuardia (a must see when in Rioja). He was very knowledgeable, flexible and really in it for us throughout the day. Well worth a little extra cost to get a great experience of what Rioja has to offer.

Rioja Valley Wine Tour - This tour with Matteo was amazing! We had a great time. Matteo picked us up and we drove through a very scenic route and into the Rioja vineyards. The two wine tasting experiences were truly amazing. Such good wine and people were lovely. Matteo told us all about the wines and the region. We had lunch at a lovely Tapas bar with the local drinks. Couldn’t have asked for a better way to explore the region! Thanks Matteo :)

Fabulous day in Rioja - Trip was more than expected. The drive was long but comfortable. We visited wineries and tasted excellent wines shown by friendly, professionals in lovely settings. We had ample time to capture scenes in Rioja at good viewing sites. Lunch was just right after the tastings (with snacks). Would highly recommend touring with Matteo as he was so friendly and helpful.

The best way to see Rioja - This was our second tour with Matteo and as good as the first. Our private tour started with an on-time pick up at our hotel, followed by a wonderful winery tour, a tasting at another great winery (we bought wine and had it shipped home), and a lovely lunch in Laguardia. He even made a special stop by the Hotel Marqués de Riscal in Elciego that we wanted to see. Matteo is so easy to talk to, professional, and knowledgeable about the area. We would have booked with him again if we were staying longer.

Great trip to Rioja and La Guardia! Highly recommend! - We had the most amazing trip with Matteo to the Rioja Valley! We visited two wineries. We were a family group of 6 and had my 9 year old with us. Matteo played cards with my daughter and kept her occupied! We also requested one quick extra stop on our way back and Matteo happily accommodated us!

10/10 Highly recommend! Learn about Rioja and their wines! Super easy and convenient! - Absolutely amazing! Matteo was an awesome tour guide and really helped us learn more about Rioja, San Sebastián, and Basque Country. We went to two very different wineries in Rioja, Bodegas Titrium and Luis Cañas. Both were great tastings where you learned about great family winery history and drank a variety of wine. We finished with lunch in a small town of La Guardia before heading back to San Sebastián. 10/10, highly recommend if you love wine and want to see Rioja. The region is beautiful and Matteo is a great driver, tour guide, and organizer!

10/10, Absolutely exceeded expectations! An easy and fun experience to learn about Rioja and family wineries! - My wife and I had an awesome tour with Matteo to Rioja Alavesa. Matteo picked us up perfectly from our hotel in San Sebastian and it was an easy 2hr ride to Rioja. The scenery on the drive is amazing and Matteo is one of the nicest and educated tour guides we have had. He took us to Tritium Bodega (winery) first and we joined a group tasting. Our wine educator there was absolutely amazing. She gave us a tour of their 14th century caves underground and really told a story about how they make their wine. You can definitely see the passion. They make special Riojas and push innovation at Tritium and pride themselves of wine outside of the classic rioja productions. Next, Matteo took us to Luis Canas, a very cool family winery that was more of a normal wine tasting you would expect. Our wine educator there was super thoughtful and we had a great time tasting their classic reservas and gran reservas. The landscaping of all the wineries are amazing to see and you can really feel the family feel out of these wineries in Rioja. We then finished in a small town of La Guardia to eat pinxtos before heading back to San Sebastián. The entire tour was 10/10 and exceeded our expectations. We loved learning about Rioja and definitely want to come back in the future. If you want a great tour guide for anywhere in San Sebastián/Bilbao/Rioja or anywhere near Basque Country, Matteo is your guy.

Best private tour of Rioja! - This wine tour was fantastic! Matteo was such an excellent guide and was so knowledgeable about the wine and area! The vineyards were exceptional and lunch could not have had a better view! 5 stars out of 5! Book with him, you won’t regret it!

Owner changed price, did not honor agreed upon price - Several months before my trip I made a booking with the owner, Matteo, at Azul Tours. He gave me several options and prices. I ultimately decided on tastings at 3 wineries with pinchos for 490 Euros. I paid a 20% deposit through the link he sent me. Every step of the process Matteo was communicative and the prices were very clear. I considered the emails and my deposit as a contract. I expected him to follow through on the tour and the price he quoted me. Two weeks before my tour Matteo emailed me and told me he had made a mistake and quoted me the wrong price, and that he had also recently raised his prices. Even though I had already paid a deposit, Matteo was only willing to take me to 2 wineries, and made it sound like he was giving me a discount and doing me a favor with this price. Matteo then told me if I wanted to have the same itinerary I had originally booked that I would have to pay an additional 120 Euros, and again, he was giving me a deal. I asked Matteo if he would be willing to honor our original agreement, as the tour I booked clearly stated 3 wineries were included, all of our communication was over email and I can easily scroll through and see where Matteo offered 3 wineries with pinchos for 490 Euros. He refused to honor our agreement and then said he would take us to a third winery at no extra transportation cost but we would have to pay for the tasting out of pocket. Matteo’s flip flopping was very off putting, and his refusal to honor our original agreement left me with zero confidence that he would follow through with the tour. I feel very uncomfortable with how he changed the terms of the tour three times. I ended up canceling the tour and made other arrangements. My experience was that Matteo does not honor the prices he quotes, even with written agreements and deposits made to him.