Sampling some excellent Rioja wines in the British Airways Galleries First Lounge

Rioja wines at the Gold Bar in the British Airways Galleries First Lounge at London Heathrow
Rioja wines at the Gold Bar in the British Airways Galleries First Lounge at London Heathrow

Following the tradition from 2017 and 2018 there are some very nice Rioja wines to try at the Gold Bar in the British Airways Galleries First Lounge at London Heathrow terminal 5, which seems to have become a tradition at the end of June every year. Rioja is a famous Spanish wine region located in north-eastern Spain.

Rioja wines at the Gold Bar in the British Airways Galleries First Lounge at London Heathrow
The Rioja wines beautifully presented at the Gold Bar

The selection is just as good as last year with what must be at least a dozen different wines, but in contrast to previous years, when there were only red wines to try, this year there are also white wines and Rose wines.

Rioja wines at the Gold Bar in the British Airways Galleries First Lounge at London Heathrow
The chance to win a trip to the Rioja region

But of course Rioja is perhaps most famous for their red wines, which are not very different from wines made with Cabernet Sauvignon.

A very nice initiative from British Airways, which I hope will be back also in 2020. Of course there was no way I had the time or the capacity to try all the 12 something wines, but I tried a very small glass of three different wines, and they were excellent.

Rioja wines at the Gold Bar in the British Airways Galleries First Lounge at London Heathrow
Red Rioja wines
Rioja wines at the Gold Bar in the British Airways Galleries First Lounge at London Heathrow
Rose wines
Rioja wines at the Gold Bar in the British Airways Galleries First Lounge at London Heathrow
White wines
Rioja wines at the Gold Bar in the British Airways Galleries First Lounge at London Heathrow
And some more Rioja white wines
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