Passing From Navarre to La Rioja!

Land of the delicious-est wines.

It's been interesting to see that different vineyards have very different cultivation practices. Some use wires to train the vines, others leave them as a bush. The rows are often toughly N/S but sometimes oriented differently... I'm ignorant of the motives for these differences but welcome any information. To my eyes, the vines themselves (trunk/leaf and young berry clusters) appear to be very similar.... Just different strategies?

Other than that, the Camino today was notable for being.... Gentle. No significant altitude, generally smooth surfaces, not much roadway. Good walking!

Granted, 10km is pretty darn light compared to 20 or 30 so that plays into my impression.Read more