Guide to the best wineries in Barcelona

WHICH ARE THE BEST VINEYARDS NEAR BARCELONA?

Did you know that the cava wineries in Barcelona are some of the best wineries in Spain? Yes! Because not all the Spanish wine is Rioja wine! There’s much more to discover and taste, and you don’t need to go too far from the city to experience it. There’s at least 3 wine country regions that you need to hear about: Penedes, Alella and Pla del Bages. Penedes, less than one hour drive from Barcelona, is probably the most famous one, being the craddle of “Cava”, the Spanish sparkling wine made following the French méthode champenois used for champagne. But the area has also beautiful still wines, mostly whites but those wineries that go for reds to exceptional ones.

Alella is actually the closest wine denomination near Barcelona, you can get to any of its wineries in 20 to 30 minutes drive. And while historically it was devoted to young whites, they are surprising us lately with award winning sparklings as well. Then Pla del Bages is the wine country beyond the Montserrat Mountain. More off the beaten path and just over one hour drive from Barcelona, it’s an area full of history worth discovering. I’ve only added one example of them in this list, enough to pick your curiosity.

Now a few more things before we get hands on on the subject. When choosing the right winery for you there’s a few things to take into account. Most cava wineries require private transportation (or to take a private wine tour) to get there, but a few ones are located close enough to larger towns where you can use public transportation to get there. But most of the time, the ones in urban areas won’t have the vineyards around them and their venue might be less scenic. Most wineries are nowadays organic, but not all of them. And only a few run wine bars, which are the fastest way to visit a winery, compared to taking a full tour of the venue (which can take 1 to 2 hours). We discuss all this points in today’s post!

Largest wineries near Barcelona

Freixenet

ADDRESS: C/ de Joan Sala, 2, 08770 Sant Sadurní d’Anoia
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: Hillsa Bus (45 minutes ride), R4 Rodalies trains (CURRENTLY OUT OF ORDER DUE TO REPAIR WORKS)
FOUNDED IN: 1914
YEARLY PRODUCTION: 114 million bottles per year.
ORIGIN DENOMINATION (DO): D.O. Cava for sparkling, D.O. Catalunya for still wines.
PRODUCTS: Mostly cava.
ORGANIC: No
TYPE OF VENUE: Modernist factory
IS IT BY THE VINEYARDS? No
IS THERE A WINE BAR? Yes, everyday from 10AM to 2.30PM. Reservation is recommended.
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Codorniu

The second largest producer of cava in Spain is also one of the oldest companies in Spain, as well: the Codormiu – Raventós family is documented to have produced wine since 1659. Then in 1872 they were the first to produce sparkling in this country. Their cellar was built in modernist style in the early 1900’s by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, a competitor of Antoni Gaudí, and the arches that give access to the oldest cellar are now used as the reception area for visitors.

The visit involves a short video about the company, explanations about sparkling wine making, a walk around the family gardens and the oldest parts of the winery, as well as a fun little train ride around the cellar tunnels. The visit ends with a tasting of 2 of their sparkling wines.

ADDRESS: Avda. Jaume Codorniu, s/n, 08770, Sant Sadurní d’Anoia
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: You better not… It’s a 30 minutes walk from the Sant Sadurní train station, following a busy road with little shade.
FOUNDED IN: 1659
YEARLY PRODUCTION: 45 million bottles per year.
ORIGIN DENOMINATION (DO): D.O. Cava for sparkling and D.O. Catalunya for wines, although they also produce in other Spanish D.O.’s.
PRODUCTS: Mostly cava.
ORGANIC: No.
TYPE OF VENUE: Modernist factory.
IS IT BY THE VINEYARDS? Yes, but the visit does not include them.
IS THERE A WINE BAR? There’s a wine restaurant serving tasting menus by reservation only.
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Bodegas Torres (Família Torres)

Torres is the third “monster winery” near Barcelona, speaking from the production level. But as opposed to Freixenet and Codorniu, Torres specializes in still wines. While they own vineyards and cellars around the world, their main headquarters are located in Pacs del Penedes, near Barcelona.

ADDRESS: Finca el Maset, s/n, 08796 Pacs del Penedès
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: No.
FOUNDED IN: 1870
YEARLY PRODUCTION: 44 million bottles per year.
ORIGIN DENOMINATION (DO): D.O. Cava for sparkling and D.O. Catalunya for wines, although they also produce in other Spanish D.O.’s.
PRODUCTS: Mostly still wines.
ORGANIC: No.
TYPE OF VENUE: Modern visitors center and factory.
IS IT BY THE VINEYARDS? Yes.
IS THERE A WINE BAR? There’s a wine restaurant serving tasting lunch every day, and dinner only Friday and Saturday evenings.
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Sumarroca

The Sumarroca patriarch moved to the Penedes wine region from the Pyrenees where he already grew vineyards in the 1980's, and only a decade later he was able to purchase a cellar and start his own company. While not premium, their wines are often chosen as house wine of prestigious local restaurants for its great value for money.

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The visit starts with a welcome drink and an introduction to the family and company history, followed by a visit of the winery. The view of the steel tanks is quite impressive. The visit ends with a tasting of 3 of their products.

ADDRESS: Barri El Rebato, Crta. de Sant Sadurní a Gelida, km. 15, 08739 St Sadurní d’Anoia
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: No.
FOUNDED IN: 1999
YEARLY PRODUCTION: 2.5 million bottles per year.
ORIGIN DENOMINATION (DO): D.O. Cava for sparkling, D.O. Penedes for still wine.
PRODUCTS: Still wines and cava.
ORGANIC: Yes.
TYPE OF VENUE: Modernist vila
IS IT BY THE VINEYARDS? Yes.
IS THERE A WINE BAR? No.
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Albet i Noya

Albet i Noya were the pioneers of organic wine in Catalonia. In 1978 a group of Danish investors arrived to the Penedes wine region asking for organic producers when nobody was doing that yet. Not using chemicals sounded crazy! So somebody thought that the owner of Albet i Noya would be interested, since he was a vegetarian and back in thosee days that was seen as an extravagance in Spain. It was funily a perfect match!

ADDRESS: Can Vendrell, s/n, 08739 Sant Pau d’Ordal
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: No.
FOUNDED IN: 1903
YEARLY PRODUCTION: 1 million bottles per year.
ORIGIN DENOMINATION (DO): D.O. Penedes (their cavas are Classic Penedes)
PRODUCTS: Still wines and cava.
ORGANIC: Yes.
TYPE OF VENUE: Modernist vila, with some medieval parts
IS IT BY THE VINEYARDS? Yes.
IS THERE A WINE BAR? Yes, every day 10AM to 2.30PM, by reservation only.
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Caves Vilarnau

The Vilarnau family has been settled in the Penedes wine country since the 1100’s, known to grow vineyards for the Lord of Subirats. But it wasn’t until the mid 20th century that the family started producing their own cava wine, and in 1982 the winery was acquired by Bodegas Gonzalez Byass, who renovated the brand and the cellar. The visit starts with a welcome drink by the vineyards, followed by a walk through their aging premises, and it finishes with a lovely wine tasting with snacks.

ADDRESS: Carretera d’Espiells km 1,4, 08770, Espiells
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: No.
FOUNDED IN: 1949
YEARLY PRODUCTION: 1 million bottles per year.
ORIGIN DENOMINATION (DO): D.O. Cava for sparkling, D.O. Penedes for still wine.
PRODUCTS: Still wines and cava.
ORGANIC: Yes.
TYPE OF VENUE: Modern cellar
IS IT BY THE VINEYARDS? Yes.
IS THERE A WINE BAR? No.
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Gramona

Josep Batlle, ancestor of the current owners of Gramona, was already working in wine making in 1850, and in 1881 his son founded his own winery, Celler Batlle. But it'd be his daughter Pilar who married Bartomeu Gramona, and their kids started Gramona with the goal of creating long-aging sparkling wines. Their original cellar, where they still elaborate some of their premium sparklings, is located in the center of the town.

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Instead, their new cellar inaugurated in 2002 is located in the outskirts and equipped with state of the art sustainable technologies. Gramona was also one of the founders of the new Corpinnat quality label that was born to take cava to new levels of quality, sustainability and commitment with the land and its farmers. While it is possible to visit their modern facilities, we recommend to visit the historical cellar, which has much more charm. The modern cellar is best for people that are more into the wine making process than the history of the place (and who have their own means of transportation).

ADDRESS: Carrer de la Indústria, 36, 08770 Sant Sadurní d’Anoia
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: It’s a 7 minute walk from the Hillsa stop in the town center (Ca l’Arseni bakery), or 20 minutes from the train station.
FOUNDED IN: 1881
YEARLY PRODUCTION: 1 million bottles per year.
ORIGIN DENOMINATION (DO): Corpinnat sparkling wines, D.O. Penedes (their cavas are Classic Penedes)
PRODUCTS: Still wines and cava.
ORGANIC: Yes.
TYPE OF VENUE: The historical cellar is a regular village house with a spectacular underground cellar, the modern facilities feel more like a factory.
IS IT BY THE VINEYARDS? Only the modern facilities.
IS THERE A WINE BAR? No.
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Medium-size Barcelona wineries

Agustí Torelló Mata (Celler Kripta)

We are jumping now to cellars producing between 100,000 and 1 million bottles per year. Mr. Agustí Torelló Mata was the first of his family to work in the wine industry, founding the first wine lab in the area at the young age of 18. Two years later he started producing his first cava bottles, and 20 years later he created Kripta, considered one of the best sparkling wines in the world. This two adult children will be the second generation in the company. The visit includes a guided tour of the cellar and a tasting of 3 of their premium cavas.

ADDRESS: La Serra, s/n, 08770, St. Sadurni d’Anoia
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: No.
FOUNDED IN: 1955
YEARLY PRODUCTION: 650 thousand bottles per year.
ORIGIN DENOMINATION (DO): D.O. Cava for sparkling and D.O. Penedes for still wines
PRODUCTS: Mostly cava.
ORGANIC: Yes.
TYPE OF VENUE: Modern villa with a countryside flair.
IS IT BY THE VINEYARDS? Yes.
IS THERE A WINE BAR? Yes, weekends and local holidays, from noon to 2.30PM.
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Torelló Viticultors

Another family of wine makers with the same last name, deeply rooted in the Penedes region. This family has been tied to the same state since 1395, and according to the records they already grew vineyards by then – 23 generations ago. In 1951 Francesc Torelló started bottling wine and cava, and the next generations followed through. Torelló was also one of the founding cellars of the Corpinnat label.

The visit starts by the vineyards in front of the farm house, then takes you into the underground cellars before finishing with a lovely glass of brut nature or a tasting of 3 of their products, depending on your chosen tour.

ADDRESS: C-243b, km 13, 5, 08790 Gelida
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: No.
FOUNDED IN: 1395
YEARLY PRODUCTION: 470 thousand bottles per year.
ORIGIN DENOMINATION (DO): Corpinnat for sparklings and D.O. Penedes for wines
PRODUCTS: Mostly Corpinnat.
ORGANIC: Yes.
TYPE OF VENUE: Handsome historical Catalan farm house.
IS IT BY THE VINEYARDS? Yes.
IS THERE A WINE BAR? No.
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Llopart

An old document from 1385 states that the Leopardi family (the family name in Latin) was given the state where the company has continued to produce wine ever since. A few centuries later, in 1887 they founded their own brand. And in the 1950's the family gave the company a new momentum. Also a founder member of Corpinnat, their location by the hill offers beautiful views over the Penedes valley and the Montserrat mountains in the distance.

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They have a large variety of tour options, from a quick wine tasting to a basic visit of their modern facilities, to a hike around the vineyards, to visits that also take you to the old family farmhouse.

ADDRESS: Carretera de Sant Sadurní a Ordal, Km 4, 08739 Els Casots
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: No.
FOUNDED IN: 1385
YEARLY PRODUCTION: 440 thousand bottles per year.
ORIGIN DENOMINATION (DO): Corpinat for sparkling, D.O: Penedes for still wines.
PRODUCTS: Mostly Corpinnat.
ORGANIC: Yes.
TYPE OF VENUE: Elegant modern cellar (the old farmhouse is only visited in some premium tours).
IS IT BY THE VINEYARDS? Yes.
IS THERE A WINE BAR? No.
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Caves Nadal

The Sumarroca patriarch moved to the Penedes wine region from the Pyrenees where he already grew vineyards in the 1980’s, and only a decade later he was able to purchase a cellar and start his own company. While not premium, their wines are often chosen as house wine of prestigious local restaurants for its great value for money. The visit starts with a welcome drink and an introduction to the family and company history, followed by a visit of the winery. The view of the steel tanks is quite impressive. The visit ends with a tasting of 3 of their products.

Jean Leon

Angel Ceferino Carrion was a poor boy from the North of Spain that emigrated to the USA in 1949. He lived a tourtuous life changing names to avoid being arrested, running away to scape military obligations and finally working in exclusive Hollywood restaurants where he met Sinatra, James Dean and Grace Kelly. And with James Dean he partnered to found a restaurant together. Unfortunately the actor died in accident before they were able to start it, but a few months later Mr. Carrion, now legally known as Jean Leon, inaugurated La Scala in Beverly Hills, which he run for over 30 years.

In 1962, while traveling in Italy, he managed to located one of his sisters and reconnect with this family, who thought him dead after so many years of no contact. He travels to Barcelona to visit them, and decides to purchase vineyards in Penedes to grow the excellent wines he needed for La Scala. He got rid of the local vines and planted French varieties known in the area so far. His first bottles were ready in 1971. Before he died in 1994, Jean Leon reached an agreement with the Torres family so they could continue running his winery after he’d pass away.

ADDRESS: Château Leon, s/n, 08775 Torrelavit
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: No.
FOUNDED IN: 1962.
YEARLY PRODUCTION: 350 thousand bottles per year.
ORIGIN DENOMINATION (DO): D.O. Penedes
PRODUCTS: Still wines.
ORGANIC: Yes.
TYPE OF VENUE: Modern venue.
IS IT BY THE VINEYARDS? Yes.
IS THERE A WINE BAR? Yes, weekends from noon to 3PM.
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Alta Alella - Celler de les Aus

Alella is the closest wine region to Barcelona, even more than Penedes: just a 20-30 minutes drive. And Alta Alella is a winery started by a couple of wine professionals, where their two daughters are taking the project to new levels. They've won for two years in a row the award to the best Cava in Spain (they can't be Corpinnat because they aren't located in the Penedes area!). Celler de les Aus is his newest project, dedicated to ancestral sparklings and natural wines.

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ADDRESS: Camí Baix de Tiana, s/n, 08328 Alella
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: It’s a 20 minute walk from the E19 bus from Ronda St. Pere to Pg. de la Verge de Nuria (3 stops, 35 minutes). The walk goes mostly through a quiet residential suburb and only the last 6 minutes are along a narrow road between the vineyards.
FOUNDED IN: 1991
YEARLY PRODUCTION: 300 thousand bottles per year.
ORIGIN DENOMINATION (DO): D.O. Cava for sparkling, D.O. Alella and D.O. Catalonia for still wines.
PRODUCTS: Still wines and cava.
ORGANIC: Yes.
TYPE OF VENUE: Modern winery.
IS IT BY THE VINEYARDS? Yes.
IS THERE A WINE BAR? Yes, by reservation on selected dates only.
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Rovellats

A lovely winery founded in the early 1900’s in an old “masia” (Catalan farmhouse) from the 1400’s from which you can still see part of the structure and a small chapel. The winery is nowadays run by the third generation of the same family. We love visiting this cellar in the spring and early Summer, when its romantic garden is full of flowers and lush greenery.

ADDRESS: Ctra. de la Bleda, 08731, St. Martí Sarroca
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: No.
FOUNDED IN: Early 1900’s.
YEARLY PRODUCTION: 300 thousand bottles per year.
ORIGIN DENOMINATION (DO): D.O. Cava for sparkling, D.O. Penedes for still wine.
PRODUCTS: Mostly cava.
ORGANIC: Yes.
TYPE OF VENUE: Countryside farmhouse with medieval and modernist elements.
IS IT BY THE VINEYARDS? Yes.
IS THERE A WINE BAR? Yes, weekends from noon to 2.30PM (except August).
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Can Rafols dels Caus

In 1979, Carlos Esteva decided to restore his grandfather state in Garraf and recover its vineyards. The excellence of his wines got him many awards, and in the early 2000 he decided it was time to expand his winery and build a new cellar that would seamlessly integrate with the local landscape. The result is a striking underground cellar with natural light and excavated in the rock of a local hill.

ADDRESS: Masia Can Ràfols dels Caus, 08793 Avinyonet del Penedes
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: No.
FOUNDED IN: 1979
YEARLY PRODUCTION: 300 thousand bottles per year.
ORIGIN DENOMINATION (DO): D.O. Cava for sparkling and D.O. Penedes for still wines
PRODUCTS: Mostly still wines.
ORGANIC: Yes.
TYPE OF VENUE: Old farmhouse, contemporary cellar.
IS IT BY THE VINEYARDS? Yes.
IS THERE A WINE BAR? No.
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Finca Ca n'Estella - Rabetllats

This hidden gem is located in a strange place: right behind the large car factory in Catalonia. But they are rebels: they are proud to have been there before the factory was built, and they are here to vindicate the landscape and the land. Right in the edge of the Penedes wine region, they are also the smallest winery with the most awards in the area. But despite their location: the state is surrounded by whitewashed walls and it faces the vineyards and the pine woods.

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As soon as you enter the winery, you forget about its industrial neighbors and are immediately enchanted by the Mediterranean vibe of the place.

ADDRESS: Ca N’Estella, 0 S N, 08635 Sant Esteve Sesrovires
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: No.
FOUNDED IN: 1992
YEARLY PRODUCTION: 300 thousand bottles per year.
ORIGIN DENOMINATION (DO): D.O. Cava for sparklings and D.O. Penedes for still wines
PRODUCTS: Wine and Cava (but the visit focusses in their still wine production even if the tasting includes both).
ORGANIC: Yes.
TYPE OF VENUE: Handsome historical Catalan farm house.
IS IT BY THE VINEYARDS? Yes.
IS THERE A WINE BAR? No.

Recaredo

This family-owned winery was founded in 1924 by Josep Mata in the heart of Sant Sadurní d’Anoia. He excavated the cellar under their family home and started elaborating cava, and he named his brand after his father’s last name. He was a pioneer of brut nature in the area, and after 1955 the winery specialized in long aging and manual disgorging. In 2006 the third generation of the family started the transformation of Recaredo into a pioneer of biodynamic agriculture in the Penedes wine country. They won the award to the best winery in Catalonia, and were founding members of Corpinnat.

ADDRESS: Carrer de Tamarit, 10, 08770 Sant Sadurní d’Anoia
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: R4 Rodalies trains to St. Sadurní, then 13 minutes walk from the station OR Hillsa bus from Urgell to Ca l’Arseni bakery, then 6 minutes walk.
FOUNDED IN: 1924
YEARLY PRODUCTION: 300 thousand bottles per year.
ORIGIN DENOMINATION (DO): Corpinat for sparkling, D.O: Penedes for still wines.
PRODUCTS: Corpinnat. They also produce wines under the Celler Credo brand.
ORGANIC: Better: biodynamic.
TYPE OF VENUE: Modern cellar.
IS IT BY THE VINEYARDS? No.
IS THERE A WINE BAR? No.
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Parés Baltà

The first vineyards around the farmhouse where Parés Baltà is located were planted in the late 1700’s. But the Cusiné family wine story starts in the mid XXth century with Joan Cusiné, who together with his wife Rosa started a saga of wine makers. Today, the third generation is composed by two ladies, Maria Elena and Marta – the wives of Joan’s grandchildren and now the winery enologists. They brought experimentation and new ideas, while their husbands Joan and Josep take care of their vineyards following organic and biodynamic principles.

ADDRESS: Masia Can Balta, S/N, 08796 Pacs del Penedès
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: No.
FOUNDED IN: 1790
YEARLY PRODUCTION: 250 thousand bottles per year.
ORIGIN DENOMINATION (DO): D.O. Cava for sparkling, D.O. Penedes for still wine.
PRODUCTS: Still wines and cava.
ORGANIC: Yes (also biodynamic).
TYPE OF VENUE: Modernist cellar.
IS IT BY THE VINEYARDS? Yes.
IS THERE A WINE BAR? No.
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Miquel Jané

Four generations of the Jané-Miquel family have grown vineyards and produced wine in this state, sold in bulk at first, then bottled after 2002 when the father of the current owners decided to take the quality of their wines to the next level. While the architecture of the cellar might be one of the most humble, we love the large variety of activities they offer, including the possibility of sleeping inside a traditional shepherd's stone hut.

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ADDRESS: Masia Cal Costas, S/N, 08736 Guardiola de Font-Rubí
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: No.
FOUNDED IN: Late 1800’s.
YEARLY PRODUCTION: 200 thousand bottles per year.
ORIGIN DENOMINATION (DO): D.O. Penedes and D.O. Catalunya.
PRODUCTS: Still wines.
ORGANIC: No.
TYPE OF VENUE: Simple countryside buildings.
IS IT BY THE VINEYARDS? It’s on top of a small hill surrounded by vineyards, but they aren’t next to the cellar.
IS THERE A WINE BAR? There’s a restaurant serving a set menu on the weekends at 2PM (reservation only), and on week days for groups of 8 or more, also by reservation.

Cava Bertha

Pep and Gemma, the couple that founded Bertha, started their project in the village of Sant Sadurní, until they were able to move to a new cellar surrounded by vineyards in 2014. They are passionate about cava and their passion and personality are as bubbly as their sparkling wines. Emotion, terroir and quality define what they do, and one example of that is their defense of a local variety of grapes, Xarel·lo Vermell, that they use to make a wine that serves to rise money for breast cancer research.

ADDRESS: Carretera de Sant Sadurní, a, KM 2,4, 08739 Subirats
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: No.
FOUNDED IN: 1989
YEARLY PRODUCTION: 200 thousand bottles per year.
ORIGIN DENOMINATION (DO): D.O. Cava for sparkling, D.O. Penedes for still wines.
PRODUCTS: Mostly cava, with some still wines.
ORGANIC: Yes.
TYPE OF VENUE: Modern winery.
IS IT BY THE VINEYARDS? Yes.
IS THERE A WINE BAR? Yes, weekends from noon to 3PM, by reservation only.
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Sabaté i Coca / Castellroig

Their first family vinyards were planted 4 generations ago, but it was the fourth generation who found what made them really unique: the special characteristics of 18 different types of soils within their state. Nowadays, each terroir is harvested and vinified separately to put in value the personality of each one of their vineyards.

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ADDRESS: C-243a, Km 1, 08739 Subirats
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: No.
FOUNDED IN: Late 1800’s.
YEARLY PRODUCTION: 190 thousand bottles per year.
ORIGIN DENOMINATION (DO): Corpinnat for sparkling, D.O. Penedes for still wine.
PRODUCTS: Mostly sparkling, with some still wines.
ORGANIC: Yes (biodynamic).
TYPE OF VENUE: Modernist farmhouse.
IS IT BY THE VINEYARDS? Yes.
IS THERE A WINE BAR? No.
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Huguet de Can Feixes

In the 1400’s the Lord of Cabrera assigned to the Feixes family this farmhouse and the state around it. The property was passed down for 5 centuries until the last Feixes died without children and his widows sold it to the Huguet family, how the third generation running the winery. The beautiful manor and the views over the Montserrat Mountain are plus. They also produce olive oil.

ADDRESS: Finca, Carrer Can Feixes, 1, 08718, Cabrera d’Anoia
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: No.
FOUNDED IN: 1400’s.
YEARLY PRODUCTION: 180 thousand bottles per year.
ORIGIN DENOMINATION (DO): Corpinnat for sparkling, D.O. Penedes for still wine.
PRODUCTS: Mostly still wine.
ORGANIC: Yes (biodynamic).
TYPE OF VENUE: Modernist farmhouse.
IS IT BY THE VINEYARDS? Yes.
IS THERE A WINE BAR? No.
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Oller del Mas

For 1000 years, 26 generations, the same family has taken care of this state, presided by a restored medieval fortress. It’s not easy to maintain such an old infrastructure, so thanks to their good business eye they’ve expanded from a lovely winery producing “chateau” wines, to glamping lodges, to a spa, a sport club with pool, horses, golf courts and paddle, and even a wine restaurant.

ADDRESS: Carretera de Igualada C37Z, km 91, 08241 Manresa
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: It can take you a couple of hours, but it’s doable: R5 FGC trains from Pl. Espanya to Manresa Baixador, then T5 bus to Salelles, then it’s a 15 minutes walk on a dirth road across the vineyards.
FOUNDED IN: 1989
YEARLY PRODUCTION: 180 thousand bottles per year.
ORIGIN DENOMINATION (DO): D.O. Pla del Bages.
PRODUCTS: Still wine.
ORGANIC: Yes.
TYPE OF VENUE: Medieval chateau.
IS IT BY THE VINEYARDS? Yes.
IS THERE A WINE BAR? The wine bar is open for lunch Mon-Wed and for dinner Sun-Thur. The restaurant serves dinner Thur-Sun, and dinner Friday and Saturday.
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Finca Viladellops

Their concept is quite unique: not a wine cellar, but an entire wine village made of 18 countryside houses and a chapel. Its story starts with the construction of a watch tower in 930, and a small village popped up around it with the years. De Desvalls family was already linked to it from the beginning, and their heirs have been the ones to take the self-consumption wine making to a well stablished winery since 1999.

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ADDRESS: Carretera de Igualada C37Z, km 91, 08241 Manresa
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: No.
FOUNDED IN: 1999
YEARLY PRODUCTION: 120 thousand bottles per year.
ORIGIN DENOMINATION (DO): D.O. Penedes.
PRODUCTS: Mostly still wine.
ORGANIC: Yes.
TYPE OF VENUE: Picturesque village.
IS IT BY THE VINEYARDS? Yes.
IS THERE A WINE BAR? No, but there’s a restaurant in the village that you can book here.
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Small wineries in Barcelona wine region

Alella Vinicola - Bodega Marfil

In 1906 was founded a farming cooperative with some 50 partners who were to provide grapes to produce white wine. The cellar was built the next year by Jeroni Martorell, a student of Antoni Gaudi, and 1910 the first bottles entered the market. The winery is located in the heart of the village of Alella, while its vineyards are spread around the nearby valleys and hills. Nowadays a family-owned company, they continue to be a referent of the D.O. Alella soul and its star grape, the Pansa Blanca. But they have also recovered old techniques for sweet and fortified wines, as well as betting for premium sparklings, never before seen in this area.

ADDRESS: Rambla Àngel Guimerà, 64, 08328 Alella
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: No.
FOUNDED IN: 1906
YEARLY PRODUCTION: 90 thousand bottles per year.
ORIGIN DENOMINATION (DO): D.O. Cava for sparklings and D.O. Alella for still wines
PRODUCTS: Mostly still wine.
ORGANIC: Yes.
TYPE OF VENUE: Modernist industrial facility.
IS IT BY THE VINEYARDS? No.
IS THERE A WINE BAR? No (they used to have a restaurant, but it closed).
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Torre del Veguer

The origins of this cellar go back to 1359, when it’s first documented a fortified farmhouse surrounded by vineyards. In 1878 the Ferrer-Vidal family, the current owners, purchased the property, and by 1888 their wines were already receiving prestigious awards and in 1995 the premises were renovated and the production went organic. This handsome historical manor is located in the Garraf hills.

ADDRESS: Camí del Corral de L’Apotecari, 08810, Sant Pere de Ribes
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: No.
FOUNDED IN: 1359
YEARLY PRODUCTION: 70 thousand bottles per year.
ORIGIN DENOMINATION (DO): D.O. Cava for sparkling, D.O: Penedes for still wines.
PRODUCTS: Mostly still wine.
ORGANIC: Yes.
TYPE OF VENUE: Handsome manor with medieval and modernist elements.
IS IT BY THE VINEYARDS? Yes.
IS THERE A WINE BAR? No.
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Can Calopa - L'Olivera

Did you know there's a winery not near Barcelona, but within the Barcelona city limits? I'm kidding you not! In the mid 1800's the city started expanding beyond its medieval walls, first occupying the fields around it with the new Eixample district, then absorbing the villages around, many of them of a rural origin. That's how in some of those neighborhoods you can see farmhouse buildings surrounded by city...

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And then the Barcelona continued to grow up the Collserola Hills and beyond. It’s there where the historical farmhouse of Can Calopa de Dalt has become the one and only Barcelona winery. Since 2010 the cellar is run by L’Olivera, a social cooperative that uses farming as a way to integrate people with difficulties and providing them with job opportunities. Their wines are unpretentious, but do show a commitment with the local territory. Their Barcelona vineyards produce mostly young wines, but there’s also some space for some experimenting and longer aging.

ADDRESS: BV-1468, Km 4, 8, Distrito de Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, 08017 Barcelona
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: No.
FOUNDED IN: 2010
YEARLY PRODUCTION: 25 thousand bottles per year.
ORIGIN DENOMINATION (DO): D.O. Catalunya. They also produce D.O. Costers del Segre in their venue in Vallbona de les Monges.
PRODUCTS: Still wines (their sparkling is produced in their other venue).
ORGANIC: Yes.
TYPE OF VENUE: Traditional “Masia” Catalan farmhouse.
IS IT BY THE VINEYARDS? Yes.
IS THERE A WINE BAR? No.

Heretat Montrubí

This winery started out as the village’s cooperative, where they made wine and oil that was exported to Cuba in the late 1700’s. During the XXth century the cellar was abandoned, but the vineyards continued to be taken care of by the tenant farmers until in 1984 the Peris family purchased the property and started producing cava there. In the early 2000, they decided to turn the local grape variety Sumoll into their hallmark. The company grew and in 2018 they modernized their premises. After 2020 they entered the hospitality business, first with a restaurant and wine bar, then with a boutique hotel.

ADDRESS: 08736 L’Avellà
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: No.
FOUNDED IN: 1771.
YEARLY PRODUCTION: 20 thousand bottles per year.
ORIGIN DENOMINATION (DO): D.O. Penedes
PRODUCTS: Still wines.
ORGANIC: Yes.
TYPE OF VENUE: Modernist villa.
IS IT BY THE VINEYARDS? Yes.
IS THERE A WINE BAR? Yes, everyday from 11AM to 8PM by reservation only. There’s also a fine dining restaurant open for lunch and dinner, also by reservation only.

ArtCava - Masia Can Batlle

In 2004 two friends, an enologist and a businessman, were sharing some drinks when they came up with the idea of creating a winery. One of them came from a family of wine makers since 1730, but their cellar had been abandoned for decades. They took the challenge of refurbishing it and going back to making craft natural cava. Wine tourism has helped them keeping their project up, and they are warm an enthusiast hosts for their visitors, that quickly become friends. They will even teach you how to make your own cava!

ADDRESS: Masia Can Batlle, s/n, 08793 Avinyó Nou
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: If navigating buses doesn’t scare you, you’ll need to take the E8 to N340 – Granja Carcía (a turnabout in the middle of nothing), then switch to the L50 to Av. Barcelona Progrés in the village of Avinyó Nou. Then it’s a 10 minutes walk on a countryside road across the vineyards without sidewalks. Quite an adventure!
FOUNDED IN: 2004.
YEARLY PRODUCTION: 18 thousand bottles per year.
ORIGIN DENOMINATION (DO): D.O. Cava
PRODUCTS: Cava.
ORGANIC: No.
TYPE OF VENUE: Restored medieval farmhouse.
IS IT BY THE VINEYARDS? Yes.
IS THERE A WINE BAR? Yes (Thu-Sun from 7PM to midnight – dinner served 8.30PM to 11PM).

Bouquet d'Alella

During over 5 centuries, 14 generations of the Boquet family have lived in this state. Their main cellar is located in one of the medieval farmhouses of the property, right outside the village of Alella. The family is since 2010 committed to producing beautiful wines that speak of the local land, its Mediterranean character and its local grape varieties.

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ADDRESS: Av. Sant Josep de Calassanç, 8, 08328 Alella
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: E19 bus departing from Ronda St. Pere drops you off 10 minutes walk from the winery. The walk is up a village road with sidewalks lined up with trees, until you reach the dirt path that takes you to the winery.
FOUNDED IN: 2010
YEARLY PRODUCTION: 18 thousand bottles per year.
ORIGIN DENOMINATION (DO): D.O. Alella
PRODUCTS: Mostly still wines.
ORGANIC: Yes.
TYPE OF VENUE: Traditional farmhouse with medieval elements.
IS IT BY THE VINEYARDS? Yes.
IS THERE A WINE BAR? Yes, weekends from 11AM to 2PM, by reservation only.

FAQ

What is the largest winery near Barcelona?

Freixenet is the largest Barcelona winery, closely followed by Codorniu and Torres.

Where can I see vineyards near Barcelona?

The Penedes region and the Alella county are the best areas to see vineyards close to Barcelona. Most wineries are located in the middle of the vineyards.

Do I need private transportation to visit the Barcelona wineries?

Most wineries are in the middle of the countryside, and you’ll require private transportation (your own car or a rental one) to visit them.

What cava wineries near Barcelona can be accessed by public transportation?

Freixenet is the easiest winery to visit if you don’t have your own car or don’t want to rent one. Other cellars located within a urban setting, such as Gramona and Recaredo and Bouquet d’Alella are also doable and they don’t require as much walk from the bus stop as other.

Which wineries in Barcelona have a wine bar?

Quite a lot of wineries in the area have a wine bar, but most of them only open in the weekends. Freixenet, Albet i Noya and Oller del Mas open every day, but reservation need to be made in advance.

Are there any organic wineries in Barcelona?

Organic and biodynamic wineries are more and more common nowadays, and most of them except the largest ones have already turned into organic agriculture.

Are there any winery hotels?

Yes! Some cava wineries run their own tourist accommodations:

Have fun visiting the best vineyards in Barcelona!

Marta

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