Top Seville Wine Tasting Tours

I had booked with another wine tasting tour that cancelled on us with little time to rebook. We tend to shy away from tours in general because they can be led by overbearing tour guides or make you feel like herded cattle; nothing personal about them. Given the short notice, there was only a few options. This tour exceeded all expectations! Mercedes was the best guide. She is warm, knowledgeable, and very personable. Her passion and knowledge of Seville, along with the history, culture, and settings, makes her the perfect chaperone. We learned so much and indulged in local fine foods and spirits. Such an experience can only be had from someone who loves and knows her city and history and the influences that make it unique. We met some interesting people in our group and at the end of the day, we were super satisfied. Scheduled to stay another 3 days, we asked Mercedes for other recommendations (places to eat, thrift stores, places where few tourists go, must sees...). Everywhere she recommended was the best. We highly recommend this tour.

After a full day of walking around and exploring the monuments of Seville, this cruise was the perfect way to relax. Seeing both Seville and Triana from the river at night was really peaceful and pleasant. The city looks beautiful when it’s lit up, and the slow pace of the cruise makes it a great way to unwind after a busy day of sightseeing. For snacks, they normally serve ham and cheese, but since we are vegetarian they kindly gave us double portions of cheese instead. That was thoughtful, though I do feel they could add one more vegetarian option—because realistically, how much cheese can one person eat! 😄 For drinks, we were offered several choices including tinto de verano, white wine with Sprite, sodas, and beer, which was nice to have. The restrooms on board were also clean, which is always good to know on a cruise. One tip: bring a jacket, because it gets noticeably colder on the river at night. Overall, it was a really nice and relaxing experience and I would definitely recommend it to anyone visiting Seville.

Even as wine lovers, we knew very little about sherry. It is not a wine that we purchased other than occasionally for a specific dish we were serving… Our relative ignorance went away today thanks to Antonio, who was absolutely fabulous. The first-rate education that accompanied the five different types of sherry he poured for us (with olives, meat and cheese) helped us to more fully appreciate sherry as a fortified wine and be more adventuresome with it going forward. We also enjoyed meeting people from different parts of the world. It was just a memorable and really wonderful experience that we would highly recommend to anyone curious about sherry.

This was such a lovely evening! The location is beautiful with views overlooking the city (and sunset views at that!) and the four sangrias were delicious. My personal favorite was the white wine sangria, but they were all really good. Our host (I can’t remember her full name but I think she said we could call her Lucy, was awesome as well and gave us good background on the history of sangria.