A view from the old castle at Peñafiel.
A couple weeks ago, our program took a trip to Peñafiel, a small town outside of Valladolid—an hour and a half from Salamanca. Here we took a wine tour of Protos, the first Ribera del Duero winery (bodega in Spanish). While in the town we went to the Peñafiel Castle. The castle was built in the shape of a boat and thus is very long with one end tapering to a point.
While at the Protos winery, we tried a white and a red wine. I now know to drink plenty of water to balance it out!
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| Protos wine barrel (barrica). |
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| View of the cellar—going about 2km total underground. |
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| We saw the plaza de toros in Peñafiel. This plaza is built into the town, with houses surrounding the square. |
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| Here is a view of Peñafiel from the castle. |
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