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© LLUÍS CARRO The Catalan history of vines and wines is a Travel Priorat www.travelpriorat.com described some of the most outstanding ones here for you. Viemocions www.viemocions.com constellation of enterprises both big and small april D.O. Empordà which, besides the great wines, have been aCTiviTies Vivíd – Wine Festival vivid.costabrava.org constantly and silently moulding the landscape Alella Wine Tours www.alellawinetours.com experiences amongst the vines may Q.D.O. Priorat - D.O. Montsant into what it is today. There Bikemotions www.bikemotions.es Take part in the grape harvest, crush the grapes, prune the vines, Falset Wine Fair www.firadelvi.org is not one single wine Castlexperience www.castlexperience.com taste wine at the same vineyard, take a stroll amongst the vines... Penedès Ecotours www.penedesecotours.com June D.O. Catalunya whatever the season, there are many ways to enjoy a vineyard! landscape, but one Venivinum Enoturisme Conscient www.venivinum.cat Temps de vi wine festival www.tempsdevi.cat modernist Wineries for each of the D.O. Conca de Barberà twelve different Real jewels of 20th century modernism. Wine cathedrals, some aCCommodaTion Trepat Festival www.festadeltrepat.cat designed by disciples of Gaudí such as Cesar Martinell, which designation of origin Cava & Hotel Mastinell www.hotelmastinell.com D.O. Tarragona gave rise to a cooperative movement that you can discover (D.O. or Q.D.O.) Wine fair www.tarragonaturisme.cat Hotel Celler La Boella www.laboella.com during your visit. wine appellations © MARC CASTELLET Hotel Gran Claustre www.granclaustre.com July D.O. Penedès across the Catalan © MARC CASTELLET Hotel – Hostal Sport www.hotelpriorat-hostalsport.com Vi Jazz: Wine & Jazz Festival territory. Landscapes Le Meridien Ra Beach Hotel&Spa www.lemeridienra.com www.vijazzpenedes.com which we urge you Mas Llagostera www.masllagostera.com september D.O. Alella Terra Dominicata Hotel&Winery www.terradominicata.com to explore, making the
Verema d’Alella Festival www.alella.cat/verema © MARC CASTELLET Barcelona most of the variety of wine Wineries Catalan wine and cava show tourism opportunities on offer from Adernats – Vinícola de Nulles www.adernats.cat www.incavi.gencat.cat gastronomy over 300 wineries that are open to visitors. Bodegas Abadal www.abadal.net october D.O. Cava – D.O. Penedès Catalan gastronomy is much more than simply eating well; it is a Castell de Grabuac-Can Suriol www.suriol.com Cavatast www.santsadurnicat/cavatast mark of distinction which the wineries demonstrate through incredible Castell del Remei www.castelldelremei.com D.O. Costers del Segre gastronomic experiences fusing the traditional and the avant-garde. Why choose Catalonia Celler Clos Pons www.clospons.com Lleida Wine Festival www.turismedelleida.cat accessible Wine Tourism Celler de Capçanes www.cellercapcanes.com for wine tourism? D.O. Pla de Bages Celler La Vinyeta www.lavinyeta.es Some wineries and winegrowing territories have adapted themselves Bages Vintage Festival and Wine Show Celler Masroig www.cellermasroig.com and continue to evolve their enotourism services, so that wine www.festaveremabages.cat 1 Celler Mas Vicenç www.masvicens.com tourism is accessible to all those who love the world of wine. Codorníu www.visitascodorniu.com november D.O. Terra Alta MORE THAN TWO THOuSAND yEARS © MARC CASTELLET Finca Viladellops www.viladellops.com Gandesa Wine Festival www.festadelvi.cat OF WiNEMAkiNG HiSTORy Grupo Freixenet www.grupofreixenet.com 2 Família Torres www.torres.es Montesquius www.montesquius.com iNFiNiTE WiNEGROWiNG
Oller del Mas www.ollerdelmas.com © JOAN REVILLAS GZ MiCROCOSMS Terra Remota www.terraremota.com Bike and wine 3 Tourism promotion organisations museums and interpretation centres Ideas for cycling enthusiasts or for those who might want MORE THAN 300 WiNERiES FOR to acquaint themselves with vineyard landscapes and their DiSCOVERiNG WiNES AND CAVAS Tarragona Provincial authority Tourist Board Teià Tourist office-vallmora archaeological Park winegrowing culture in a sustainable way. Wine tourism experiences which combine both passions. www.costadaurada.info www.terresdelebre.travel Teià. D.O. Alella sustainable wine tourism 4 The Patronat de Turisme Costa Brava girona www.tanitdifusio.cat/ca/visita-grup-cella-vinaria A commitment to sustainability and the environment are some of MODERNiST WiNERiES, www.costabrava.org the values espoused by the wineries using organic winegrowing CiC Fassina, Cava interpretation Centre AuTHENTiC CATHEDRALS OF WiNE The Patronat de Turisme (regional Tourist Board) Sant Sadurní d’Anoia. D.O. Penedès methods. Their passion for the environment is evident in the wine tourism activities they offer. © IMAGEN MAS of the diputació de lleida www.santsadurni.cat/turisme www.aralleida.cat 5 Cork museum The Barcelona Provincial Council Palafrugell. D.O. Empordà PRESTiGiOuS, www.barcelonaesmoltmes.cat www.museudelsuro.cat iNTERNATiONALLy-ACCLAiMED WiNES The Turisme de Barcelona Consortium
museum of wine © MARC CASTELLET www.barcelonaturisme.com Castell de Perelada, Perelada. D.O. Empordà 6 www.museucastellperalada.com For further information Premium wine tourism WiNE PAiRiNG WiTH TRADiTiONAL vinseum AND AVANT-GARDE CuiSiNE www.catalunya.com Vilafranca del Penedès. D.O. Penedès Contemplate vineyards from a helicopter, exclusive visits, @catalunyaexperience www.vinseum.cat gourmet wine pairing... Catalonia has experts who pull out all the stops to ensure that you have an exquisite experience. 7 www.facebook.com/catalunyaexperience els Cups wine museum Wine tourism with the family Montbrió del Camp. D.O. Tarragona BARCELONA AS THE EPiCENTRE @catexperience OF WiNE TOuRiSM twitter.com/catexperience www.costadaurada.info With theatrical visits, grape harvest festivals you can enjoy with children and educational activities at vineyards... all this and much @catalunyaexperience #catalunyaexperience more to help you learn about the world of wine with your family. 8 www.instagram.com/catalunyaexperience partners © MARC CASTELLET HiGH quALiTy ACCOMMODATiON AND www.youtube.com/Catalunyaexperience SPECiALiSED SERViCES www.pinterest.com/catexperience/ 9
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Mapa guia ENOTURISME ENG OK_ 4set.indd 1 Wine and Cava designations of origin d.o. alella d.o. Catalunya D.O. Alella The wines of the Barcelona court The omnipresent vine D.O. Conca de Barberà Very close to Barcelona and the Mediterranean Sea, this is The D.O. Catalunya appellation is a designation which the smallest D.O. in Catalonia. Alella boasts an exceptional covers the whole of Catalonia, existing alongside all the D.O. Costers del Segre winegrowing tradition: its wines were appreciated in other designations, with vineyards in more than VAL D’ARAN FRANCE Roman times, they were the stars of the Barcelona’s 400 districts, from north to south and east to west. D.O. Empordà Medieval Court and prized elements on the tables of the Creativity and freedom are its mottos, directly linked to modernist bourgeoisie. Today, its wineries continue to the longstanding winegrowing tradition of this country, D.O. Montsant keep this exceptional agricultural heritage alive. with a history which runs through its veins. www.enoturismedoalella.cat www.doalella.com www.docat.cat D.O. Penedès aigÜesTorTes i esTanY de sanT maUriCi D.O. Pla de Bages Tempranillo, merlot, red and naTional ParK white grenache, parellada, ANDORRA muscat of Alexandria, Q.D.O. Priorat Pansa blanca macabeo © MARIA ROSA FERRÉ © MARC CASTELLET D.O. Tarragona ROMANESquE CHuRCHES VALL DE BOÍ d.o. Cava d.o. Conca de Barberà D.O. Terra Alta el Pont The dream of Catalan sparkling wine Heritage, modernism and trepat Its history is one of vertiginous effervescence, which La Conca de Barberà has transformed its native variety, special nature started in the 19th century with a group of dreamers trepat, into the ensign of this designation area, with its protection areas who were determined to perfect the champagne rich architectural heritage boasting up to six modernist UnesCO Andorra - method. A tour of the subterranean caves takes us from wineries and a monastery, in Poblet, which played a La Seu World Heritage 5 the origins of this sparkling wine to the new concerns fundamental role in the expansion of grape cultivation in Figueres of the 21st century. With Penedès as its epicentre, its the Middle Ages. Today it is considered World Heritage. remarkable monument 8 ODES history has always been linked to modernism and its www.concadebarbera.info www.doconcadebarbera.com heritage. PIRINEUS www.enoturismepenedes.com www.docava.es port DALÍ THEATRE-M airport Macabeu, xarel·lo, parellada Trepat aVe stations Berga © MARC CASTELLET © MARC CASTELLET Banyoles D.O. EMPORDÀ d.o. Costers del segre d.o. empordà EMPÚR Main varieties The beauty of inland areas The Mediterranean, the Greeks of red and COSTA BRAVA For centuries, this inland winegrowing territory and the Tramontane wind white grapes was a patchwork quilt of vineyards. It has made a In the 6th century BC, Greek and Phoenician traders Girona comeback thanks to the perseverance of a handful introduced wine and winegrowing culture to Catalonia La Bisbal d’Empordà of visionaries. Testament to this rebirth is the Raimat through the Greek colony at Empúries, one of the main 7 wine cathedral, an exceptional winegrowing force, with archaeological sites on the peninsula. With coastal vineyards PAISATGES vineyards at a thousand metres above sea level and which are aired by the Tramontane wind, this land of genii, D.O. COSTERS offering experiences which incorporate wine science, DEL SEGRE BARCELONA Palamós such as Josep Pla and Salvador Dalí, makes great wines 4 gastronomy, the countryside and heritage. which extol the virtues of its typical grenache variety. www.rutadelvidelleida.cat www.costersdelsegre.es D.O. PLA DE BAGES www.costabrava.org www.doemporda.cat Lleida-Alguaire monTsenY Red and white TERRES DE LLEIDA naTUral ParK Grenache, cabernet, cariñena, red, white BiosPHere reserve chardonnay, macabeu and ruby grenache © MARC CASTELLET © MARC CASTELLET COSTA Tàrrega d.o. montsant d.o. Penedès Lleida Mollerussa BARCELONA Legacy and revelation Historical benchmark Its wines enchant both specialist critics and of Catalan wine consumers. Despite its youth, it has an ancient Historically-speaking, Penedès is one of the original winegrowing heritage, which is kept alive by hundred- designations in Catalonia. Located just 30 minutes les Borges D.O. CONCA year-old wineries and cooperatives. Enveloped in a halo outside of Barcelona, it is a winegrowing area with a very Blanques DE BARBERÀ D.O. ALELLA of spirituality, the Montsant (“Holy Mountain”) mountain diverse landscape and rich architectural and historical range rises majestically to the north of this winegrowing heritage. A land of farming entrepreneurs, which can be BARCELONA area and lends its name to this great wine territory. explored in all manner of ways thanks to the complete Montblanc D.O. PENEDÈS e a www.turismepriorat.org www.domontsant.com wine tourism package it offers. CARTHuSiAN MONASTERy Barcelona www.prioratenoturisme.com s www.enoturismepenedes.cat www.dopenedes.cat OF ESCALADEi MONASTERy OF Barcelona SANTES CREuS Grenache, MONASTERy OF POBLET Barcelona cariñena Xarel·lo 2 8 © MARC CASTELLET © NURIA PUENTES Airport D.O. TARRAGONA d.o. Pla de Bages Q.d.o. Priorat Q.D.O. PRIORAT COSTA Camp de A unique winegrowing heritage DAURADA Tarragona Prestige and heroic winegrowing distance between It has a unique winegrowing heritage in Europe. It In this land of impossibly steep slopes, ever since the Vilanova provincial capitals Falset Reus i la Geltrú involves thousands of beautiful and simple dry stone arrival in Escaladei of the Carthusian monks in the 8th BarcelonaGirona Lleida Tarragona huts and vats, which farmers built in times gone by to century, grape cultivation has always been somewhat D.O. TERRA ALTA Km tread grapes by foot. Proof of the vigour of this wine heroic. Thirty years ago, a wine making revolution which Tarragona Barcelona 107 162 99 region’s grape cultivation, which today is a small area started here sparked the renaissance of Spanish wines. r r a n e a n Girona 107 255 197 Lleida 162 255 101 producing some great wines. These days, small wineries keep taking a chance on the D.O. MONTSANT e Tarragona 99 197 101 www.bagesterradevins.cat www.dopladebages.com singularity of the shale terrain to make high-profile wines. D.O. TARRAGONA www.turismepriorat.org www.doqpriorat.org T www.prioratenoturisme.com
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The wine of the Roman Empire Temple of white grenache Terres de GIRONA The cultivation of grapes in this area takes us right back to A land of Picasso-esque landscapes with Mediterranean l’eBre BiosPHere Amposta reserve the era in which Tarragona was one of the most important and interior terrains, where Templar monks were already LLEIDA cities in the Roman Empire and its wine was one of the busy cultivating vines in the 8th century. Conditions here 1 most acclaimed. Declared a World Heritage Site by are particularly suitable for growing the white grenache BARCELONA UNESCO, it is an excellent starting point for exploring a variety, whose characteristics are preserved in high quality CaTalonia D.O. which harmonises tradition with innovation, from the wines. There is an interesting variety of wine tourism Mediterranean to the rural inland areas. options here, with two spectacular wine cathedrals. TARRAGONA www.costadaurada.info www.dotarragona.cat www.terra-alta.org www.doterraalta.com
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