Rioja and Ribera del Duero review: John Mulgrew visits top Spanish wine regions with Lidl

A tasting of some of Lidl’s wines produced at Bodegas Campoameno

As the swathes of jade vineyards, picturesque villages and mountainous landscapes pass us by in the evening sun, the grand, avant-garde purple waves of arguably Rioja’s most stunning and famous hotel come into focus.

The Frank Gehry-designed Marques de Riscal is unlike any other — a bastion of both wine and architecture in the Basque County.