Take everything you learned about drinking wine, and throw it out of the window: the ‘swishing-around before you drink’ motion, the ‘enhaling the aroma’ motion, the ‘pinky-up as I sip’ motion . . . toss it out now. Now fly 6,000 miles overseas, and begin your real lessons on the art of cultivating and drinking wine in Madrid.
Here are some of the top wineries, bars, and restaurants located around Madrid that are sure to give you the wine-tasting experience of a lifetime. Because no matter where you are, it’s 5 o’clock somewhere.
Ecolicor
Plaza de la Prosperidad
28002 Madrid
Spain
9:30 AM – 2 PM, 5 PM – 8:30 PM
34 914 156 989
Bordino
Calle de Azcona 13
28028 Madrid
Spain
10 AM – 2 PM, 5 PM – 9 PM
34 916 955 989
Lavinia
Calle de José Ortega y Gasset 16
28006 Madrid
Spain
10 AM – 9 PM
34 914 260 604
El Singular
Calle de Don Ramón de la Cruz 50
28001 Madrid
Spain
12 PM – 12 AM
34 913 090 807
In Spain, the minimum purchasing and drinking age for alcohol is 16. However, those under the age of 16 may purchase beer or wine if accompanied by their parents.
Bodeboca
Calle de Gustavo Fernández Balbuena 11
28002 Madrid
Spain
34 902 702 153
La Ardosa
Calle de Santa Engracia 70
28010 Madrid
Spain
34 914 465 894
LaTintoreria
Paseo de Marques de Zafra 35
28028 Madrid
Spain
34 910 005 834
La Carta de Vinos
Calle de Fernando ‘El Santo’ 21
28010 Madrid
Spain
10 AM – 9 PM
34 913 105 213
If you want to drive in Madrid, then your blood alcohol content must be under 0.05.
Casa Gonzalez
Calle de León 12
28014 Madrid
Spain
34 914 295 618
La Joya del Vino
Calle de Alonso Cano 62
28003 Madrid
Spain
34 915 987 546