Cava tour to 3 family wineries with hotel pick-up
Description
Full-day experience with a local guide to three small family wineries. You will learn all about cava, eat fresh Spanish food, and taste some exquisite wine. Every stop is carefully chosen to make this experience unique.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Your guide will send you a message the day before to organize the pickup (a nearby location will be sent if the hotel is in a challenging parking spot). The ride to the first winery is an hour long, starting from Barcelona, and the pickup is usually at 9 am. But this might vary depending on other pickups and the tour program.
We will start the tour with a visit to Artcava Winery. A small winery located in an old Catalan farmhouse. Where you will learn the elaboration of cava in Penedés, and you will get to taste 3 of their main wine and cavas.
The second stop will be at only 5 minutes from the first winery. There, you will visit a 5 century-old cellar. Owned by 2 brother & sister part of the same family since the 1800's. Here you will have a wine pairing of 3 different cavas and still wines and local food. At the beautiful garden over looking the vineyards of the winery. The lunch includes local products such as Spanish Omelette, Catalan bread and tomato, Virgin Olive Oil, local cheese and cold meat...
Vins el Cep is a beautiful winery surrounded by nature. Its peaceful environment is perfect for a relaxing cava tasting. Here, we will taste a Pet-nat and a Cava Gran Reserva.
Finally, the drop-off will be done in Barcelona at around 4 pm. Please note that this program might change depending on the wineries availability.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Pick-up Policy: Service is available within Barcelona city. While we prefer hotel pick-up, you may be asked to meet at a nearby location (max 10-15 min walk) to ensure the tour stays on schedule. For the fastest updates and direct contact with your guide, we highly recommend using WhatsApp.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Important to inform dietary restrictions.
- Kids under 12 are not allowed on this tour.
Reviews(248)
Very easy to book. Communication was clear and timely via What's App and email. The tour guide Joan was extremely knowledgable and gave us great details about the process of making Cava and how it is different from other wines. We had a wonderful relaxed day enjoying good wine, the beautiful catalan countryside and locally made cheese and sausage for lunch. Would definitely come again and highly recommend.
Thank you very much for your great review and pictures!
Joan is an excellent guide. Very knowledgeable about wine and Catalonia. Fluent English. Great relationships with the people at the wineries. The three wineries (Art Cava, Giro del Gorner, Vins el Cep) included a range of Cavas and some still wines with lunch at Giro del Gorner. Lunch was excellent. In summary it felt like an authentic experience of the region.
Fantastic at all places. Ivan is excellent on knowledge and friendly
You can write: "An incredible experience!" We took a beautiful horseback ride and visited two spectacular wineries. Our guide was very kind, attentive, and friendly throughout the day, making the experience even more special. The wineries are impressive, with excellent wines and wonderful landscapes. Without a doubt, one of the best experiences of our trip. We recommend it 100%! If you want something warmer: We loved this tour! The horseback ride was wonderful, and the two wineries we visited were simply incredible. Our guide was extremely friendly, kind, and knowledgeable, always willing to help us and share interesting information. The wines, the food, and the landscapes were spectacular. An unforgettable experience that we totally recommend!
This was a great tour. Very informative and the hosts were all fabulous. Our tour guide (Ari) was fabulous, too! And of course the wine was fantastic as was the lunch at one of the wineries. Wonderful experience!
Great experience. Ivan was knowledgeable and very entertaining. The Cava was great and enhanced by the food pairings offered. It was a great day, well worth the money
Great tour! Ivan knows his wine and the area well. Food and wine was fantastic!!
Such a wonderful experience! Our guide Ivan was fantastic. The 3 wineries we went to were a great mix of different places all with fabulous cava and some still wines. Lunch was lovely sitting under the olive trees over looking the vines. The first place Artcava with Marti was our favorite. It's also easy to ship wine home now which was a plus. Definitely ready to book another wine experience!
What a wonderful experience. Our guide, Joan “El Viajero del Cartón,” is an inspiring personality and a walking encyclopedia. His knowledge of Spanish history and winemaking is simply amazing. - We visited 3 wineries and enjoyed a typical Spanish lunch. - Thank you, Joan, and your team for this unforgettable trip. We highly recommend it. It’s well worth the money.
My husband and I visited Europe in May with an emphasis on learning a bit about the wines of the regions we visited. During our stay in Barcelona I came across WinoTours and am so happy I did! We booked the private tour directly through the WinoTours website - they offer all different types of tours of varying group sizes and at different locations. I communicated directly with Ivan who was super responsive and was able to quickly customize our three wineries. We were picked up in a personal car just one block from our hotel and within an hour were at the incredible Llopart vineyards where we had a wonderful tour with a formal tasting and learned so much about corpinnat and cava from Ramon! Next was a lovingly crafted lunch and casual format tasting at Giró de Gorner family winery. Ivan works closely with the family and really made us feel welcome. The views of the valley and jagged Monserrat were unbeatable. Our final stop was ArtCava boutique winery, it's difficult to describe how wonderful this little place given how much history, passion, and personality is packed into the space - truly an unforgettable visit. Ivan of course was the perfect guide! He kept the whole day running smoothly, was very knowledgable about the region, and is clearly respected by the wineries he frequents!
Hi Katie, Thank you very much for your review! It was a pleasure taking you to the Penedés, and I hope you can come again to have another wine tour in Barcelona. All the best Ivan
