{"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>Nestled amongst the steep hills of the Basque Country, the vineyards of Iroul\u00e9guy offer a breathtaking sight. This small vineyard, the northernmost in the Basque Country, produces red, white and ros\u00e9 wines, renowned for their unique, fruity and slightly spicy character. \u00a0 A unique terroir for Iroul\u00e9guy wines The vineyards of Iroul\u00e9guy benefit from [\u2026]<\/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}]}}