Ignacio Echapresto

Ignacio is a self-taught chef, who learned the secrets of cuisine from his mother. His style of cooking is connected with the flavours and the products of La Rioja.

Products from our field, game dishes, wild mushrooms and seafood products are part of the cuisine of Venta Moncalvillo.

The raw materials of the menu are seassonal products. Ignacio Echapresto brings his own style of cooking and adds the avant grade techniques to obtain a traditional but innovating kitchen. The simplicity is noticeable in every elaboration, respecting the original flavours and making the results surprising and whay more authentic.

• Best chef in La Rioja, year 2006.

• Michelin Guide brings his first star at 2010.

• Repsol guide brings one “sun” at 2010 and the second one in 2014.

• Best restaurant in Best of Wine Tourism Awards of 2014.

• Ambasador of La Rioja cuisin 2022

Carlos Echapresto

The perfect host and also the theo one who looks after the requests of the visitors. Carlos is Venta Moncalvillo’s sommelier and our guests adviser,

He takes care of Venta Moncalvillo’s cellar which has more than 1800 references in wine from the five continents. in order to achive the perfect pairing.

• Best sommelier in La Rioja 2008, given by Regulator Council of La Rioja’s Designation of Origin to: “Sommelier who best knows and transmits Rioja’s wine culture”.

• Best Habano sommelier in Spain in 2008 and one of the finalists in La Habana’s Best Habano Sommelier Award.

• Finalist in the National Award as Best Sommelier in Spain of 2013.

• International award to the best sommelier who has done the most about Rioja’s wine commercialization 2016.

• National Gastronomy Award to the best sommelier 2016.

• “wine challenge” best sommelier 2016

• “wine challenge” Wine list 2017

• Gourmet´s best sommelier 2022