Visit and Tasting at the Bodega del Nero

A winery founded in 1870 in the very heart of Chinchón, at Calle Don Ramiro Ortiz de Zárate 6. It has been run by the same family for five generations, and today the house is shown by Álvaro or Roberto, of the fifth. The building is more than 150 years old and, thanks to its thick walls and orientation, naturally maintains a stable temperature and humidity all year, which is what wine needs to keep and age.

What you see and what you taste

The visit tells the story of the winery and its anecdotes, and explains how they make their wines. Madrid Region Tourism presents it as the oldest winery in the region and one of the few in the area that still keeps its wines in clay tinajas. Its vineyards, about 40 hectares according to the winery, are dry-farmed and in the Tajuña plain, with centuries-old vines, organic cultivation and non-mechanised work; the varieties are tempranillo, tinto fino, airén and malvar. The wines fall within the Vinos de Madrid DO.

On the standard visit two are tasted: the young Neri and the Trapisondero, accompanied by Chinchón cheese. The winery also makes Neri white, Neri Cepas Viejas, Valdeliceda and Trajín, which can be bought there or in its online shop.

Types of visit and prices

• Standard, €15: one hour, tasting of two wines and cheese. Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays at 12:00 and 13:00. Under-18s, €6, with a soft drink and cheese.
• Premium, €20: the same plus the town's tourist train, an hour and a half. Same days and times. Under-18s, €11.
• Different, €23: visit and tasting with a historical walk through Chinchón; an hour in the winery and another on the walk, some Saturdays at 13:00 according to the calendar.
• Weekday, €18: for groups of at least 8 people, with four wines, cheese and organic oil, at a time to be agreed.

All prices include VAT. Book on the winery's website; if you have a gift box or a voucher from another platform, the code must be entered when booking and brought on the day of the visit. For questions and tailor-made visits write to [email protected].

Who it is for and how to get there

It is an activity for adults, but under-18s can join with their soft drink, so it works on a family getaway. You don't need to know about wine: the explanation is for all audiences.

The winery is a few minutes' walk from the Plaza Mayor. If you come by car, park at the approaches to the town and walk in; by bus, line 337 runs from Madrid almost hourly. The Sunday tasting at 12:00 fits after the municipal guided tour, and to continue with wine, the Mesón Cuevas del Vino shows its caves and winepress at weekends.