February 1 to 28 Km0 tapas treats at hostelries affiliated to the Jumilla Wine Route

A tapas route with a difference as Jumilla restaurants offer wine with their culinary snacks

This year’s annual KM0 tapas route is being held in the town of Jumilla and others in which wineries are affiliated to the Jumilla Wine Route, in the north of the Region of Murcia and also in the province of Albacete, from Friday February 2 to Saturday February 1 to Friday February 28.

This is a tapas route with a difference: whereas most events of this kind place more importance on the food on offer than on the accompanying liquid refreshments, in Jumilla the emphasis is also on the locally produced wines, which are exported not only to other regions of Spain but all over the world. The Denomination of Origin of Jumilla wines also extends to other wine-growing municipalities in the area, including Ontur and Hellín in the province of Albacete, and the list of participating restaurants reflects this geographical spread.

Each of those establishments will be offering sublime tapas, produced not for their cheapness but with the aim of achieving a quality matched by the accompanying DOP Jumilla wines. Scratch cards for on-the-spot prizes are given out, while those who complete the route will be eligible for a prize draw in which the winners receive trips for two to the wine producing areas of Bordeaux in France and Txakoli in the Basque Country, whole those with at least three stamps are guaranteed at least a small memento of their participation.

The restaurants and bars taking part are Casa Sebastián, La Macarena, Tu Rincón, San Agustín, Los Reyes Católicos, Los Tres Soles and Venecia in Jumilla and El Parque in Ontur. 

(Click here for addresses and contact details of the restaurants in Jumilla.)

A new introduction this year is a Saturday coach service taking diners from one town to the other, linking Jumilla with Hellín and Ontur with lunchtime departures and evening return journeys.

If visiting Jumilla don’t forget to make your first port of call the local tourist office (Plaza del Rollo, 1, telephone 968 780237 / 663 300779, email oficinaturismo@jumilla.org.

For more local events, news and visiting information go to the home page of Jumilla Today.