Enoturisme a Catalunya: descobreix les rutes del vi

DO Empordà Wine Route

Starting in the north, between the Pyrenees of Catalonia and the Costa Brava, open to the sea and always caressed by the temperamental character of the Tramuntana, you will find the Wine Route DO Empordà. In this region with a thousand-year wine tradition, you can take a journey through history. Its white, red and sweet wines full of genius, together with impressive landscapes, dream restaurants and wineries for all tastes offer you a unique experience. Gaze at the immensity of the sea while you enjoy a picnic washed down with a good garnatxa in a secluded cove surrounded by vineyards and forests.

DO Pla de Bages Wine Route

The persistence and tenacity of some intrepid winegrowers have recovered the heritage of what was one of the most important wine-growing areas in the country. At the foot of Montserrat and near Manresa, you will find the DO Pla de Bages Route. Vineyards protected by forests, dry stone constructions, small cellars and unique projects, offer very personal wines and cavas with picapoll as the emblematic variety. Come and immerse yourself in the history of Catalan wine, discovering vats, cups and dry stone huts among abandoned beams and terraces in the middle of the woods and vineyards.

DO Alella Wine Route

Alella wines have been produced close to Barcelona since Roman times. Today they are the result of the smallest Denomination of Origin in Catalonia. In this Alella Wine Route they suggest you explore the imprint of Laietan wines, the birth of cooperativeism and the aroma of old rural life. Alella wines were the emblem of the powerful Catalan bourgeoisie. The salinity and minerality of its white raisin wines, light reds, long-aged sparkling wines and persistent sweets will surely attract you. See how the vineyards go down the Serralada Litoral and visit the modernist cooperative.

Priorat Wine Route

The austere and demanding land of Licorella gives life to wines with a lot of personality. Garnatxa and carinyena have brought the names of Priorat and Montsant to tables around the world and have become two of the most interesting denominations of origin to visit, the DOQ Priorat and the DO Montsant. Its landscape of cliffs and steep coasts has been preserved by the revolutionary spirit of winegrowers aware of the heritage they had in hand. In the Priorat Wine Route you will be able to cycle the roads and paths of the Priorat, practice hiking surrounded by cliffs and vineyard terraces and contemplate the sunset in a viewpoint of spectacular beauty.

Penedès Wine Route

Halfway between Barcelona and Tarragona, the Penedès is a territory with diverse landscapes and is also the denomination of origin with the highest production in Catalonia. The Penedès Wine Route invites you to enjoy quiet villages, small family wineries and a wide and generous collection of wines and sparkling wines. Stroll between vineyards on foot or by bike, do a tasting in a wine bar or watch the sunset from one of the five Miravinyas in the area. The Penedès is a quiet territory, which combines the countryside with the sea. Take it easy and make your own route to discover it town by town.

Lleida Wine Route

Retrace the Lleida Wine Route you will discover one of the most original and surprising expressions of Catalan wine. Taste the high-altitude wines of the Pyrenees of Catalonia and discover the small winery projects that are reviving an extinct tradition, those that value viticulture in dryland or at the foot of snow-capped mountains. Without a doubt, they are wines with character, defined by the variety of landscapes, which pair with popular rural cuisine and postcard towns.

Trepat Route

Not much further, the lightness of the Trepat variety has built the new voice of the DO Conca de Barberà wines. The Cistercian monks introduced the culture of wine to the area, which witnessed the boom of cooperativism. The agricultural cooperatives built the “cathedrals of wine”, examples of modernist architecture of great beauty. On the Trepat route you will find a large number of initiatives from a lot of wineries that want to modernize the wine landscape. Take part in the Festa del Trepat, a cultural festival where winegrowers, creators, musicians and wine lovers show the vitality of this DO.

DO Terra Alta Wine Route

The Mediterranean spirit of the Terra Alta made Picasso fall in love. Discover the homeland of the best white garnatxas through the DO Terra Alta Wine Route. It is a land of trenches and memorials, but also of almond trees, vineyards and cereals, where you can enjoy the charm of rural life. The Ports Natural Park is the symbol of the area, where you can taste fruity, full-bodied, unctuous and pleasant wines. Get close to wine tourism in Terra Alta and relive the war scene of the greatest battle of the Civil War in the territory of the white Grenache. In addition, savour the gastronomy of the area, combined with active tourism activities.

DO Tarragona Wine Route

The DO Tarragona Wine Route holds unexpected surprises for you. Its wines tell you about ancient history, a glorious past, a powerful industry, vermouths, cooperatives, the great river of life that is the Ebre and a cuisine of quality products, which looks out to sea and inland. The live flame, the embers, the brotherhood, the tied sauce, a copious meal and the best wines of Tarragona are the key to understanding the spirit of the authentic calçotada. All this combines with a range of sporting, cultural, family and natural activities, which, like their wines, you cannot miss!

Whether you are a wine lover, an expert sommelier or simply an aficionado, we invite you to immerse yourself in the exciting world of Catalan wine. Discover these nine routes, nine paths to happiness for all those who enjoy wine tourism in Catalonia!