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A truck loaded with freshly harvested
Tempranilla grapes passes by the
Roman-Gothic Bridge over the Ebro River.

An appropriately dressed participant on the path to the San Felices chapel.

Two wine warriors drench
each other as a
tanker truck loaded with
wine is dispensed.

Pour

Crowds

The parade to the bull ring
lead by the Alguacil or bailiff
on horse back followed by the
mule-skinners and the band.

Jorge Muga demonstrating the techniques for making oak wine barrels. the barrels are made in-house at the Muga winery to insure quality. American and French oak is the most prized oak for making wine barrels.

The author (right) and Jorge Muga (left) examining corks while tasting wine at the Muga Bodegas winery.

Matador facing his enemy before the moment of truth.

The dining room and tasting hall of the
Muga Winery, in the
Barrio Estacion, Haro.

On a corner at Haro's Plaza de Paz,
señoritas await the parade to the bull ring.

A five kilometer line of white and red dressed wine warriors
snakes its way along the road from Haro up the hill to the
chapel dedicated to San Felices, the patron saint of Haro.

 

 


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