{"id":2849,"date":"2026-01-20T13:18:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T12:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pelerinage-saint-jacques-compostelle.com\/?p=2849"},"modified":"2026-02-10T09:22:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T08:22:57","slug":"irouleguy-vineyards-basque-wines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pelerinage-saint-jacques-compostelle.com\/en\/irouleguy-vineyards-basque-wines\/","title":{"rendered":"Les Vignes d'Iroul\u00e9guy: a wine at the summit of the Basque Country"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Nestled in the steep hills of the <strong>Basque Country<\/strong>, the <strong>Iroul\u00e9guy vines<\/strong> offer a breathtaking spectacle. This small vineyard, the most northerly in the Basque Country, produces red, white and ros\u00e9 wines, renowned for their unique, fruity and slightly spicy character.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>A unique terroir for Iroul\u00e9guy wines<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>Iroul\u00e9guy vines<\/strong> benefit from a favourable microclimate, between the mountains and the ocean, and a granite and clay soil. These special conditions give the grapes an incomparable aromatic richness.<\/p>\n<h2>Wine tourism in the Basque Country: visits and tastings in the vineyards of Iroul\u00e9guy<\/h2>\n<p>Visit the <strong>Iroul\u00e9guy vines<\/strong>, Wine tasting is much more than just tasting wine. Many estates offer guided tours, tastings and even grape-picking workshops. You can discover the skills of the local winemakers and admire the rolling countryside that lends itself to great walks and cycle rides.<\/p>\n<h2>Practical tips for visiting the Iroul\u00e9guy vineyards<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The estates are often open from spring to autumn.<\/li>\n<li>Tastings available by appointment or at the times indicated on each estate.<\/li>\n<li>For a full day of adventure and nature at the <strong>Basque Country<\/strong>, You can also discover the <a href=\"https:\/\/pelerinage-saint-jacques-compostelle.com\/en\/canoe-kayak-iraty-pays-basque\/\">canoeing and kayaking at Iraty<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nich\u00e9es sur les collines escarp\u00e9es du Pays Basque, les vignes d\u2019Iroul\u00e9guy offrent un spectacle \u00e0 couper le souffle. Ce petit vignoble, le plus septentrional du Pays Basque, produit des vins rouges, blancs et ros\u00e9s, r\u00e9put\u00e9s pour leur caract\u00e8re unique, fruit\u00e9 et l\u00e9g\u00e8rement \u00e9pic\u00e9. &nbsp; Un terroir unique pour les vins d&rsquo;Iroul\u00e9guy Les vignes d\u2019Iroul\u00e9guy profitent [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2862,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-actualites"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pelerinage-saint-jacques-compostelle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pelerinage-saint-jacques-compostelle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pelerinage-saint-jacques-compostelle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pelerinage-saint-jacques-compostelle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pelerinage-saint-jacques-compostelle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2849"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pelerinage-saint-jacques-compostelle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2849\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pelerinage-saint-jacques-compostelle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pelerinage-saint-jacques-compostelle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pelerinage-saint-jacques-compostelle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pelerinage-saint-jacques-compostelle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}