Codorníu

Sant Sadurní d'Anoia · Penedès

Freixenet

Freixenet is the other great cava house — the historic counterweight to Codorníu, also based in Sant Sadurní. Founded in 1861, its black Carta Nevada and Cordón Negro bottles are probably the most internationally recognized image of Spanish cava. The visit includes a small-train tour through the underground cellars (yes, another one), a walk through the bottling line, and a final tasting. It's touristy and efficient — not where you go for artisanal craft, but where you understand how Spanish cava industrialized at scale.

Guided visit
Wine tasting
Store
Museum
+2

Sant Sadurní d'Anoia · Penedès

Recaredo

Recaredo is probably the most respected sparkling wine producer in Catalonia among serious critics. Mata family, fourth generation, certified biodynamic, every vineyard worked entirely by hand (no tractors), manual disgorgement, no dosage. In 2019 they left D.O. Cava together with other historic producers to found Corpinnat — a more demanding seal. The visit is intimate, in small groups, with a tasting that includes long-aged Brut Nature and Turó d'en Mota (decades on lees). A masterclass.

Guided visit
Wine tasting
Premium

€30–120More info →

Barcelona · Penedès

Bodegas Torres

Torres is the most internationally recognized Spanish wine family. Five generations, operations in California, Chile, and China, but the heart is still Vilafranca del Penedès. The visit combines an introductory audiovisual, a tour through the vineyard on a small train, and a tasting in the restored 19th-century cellar. You can add a meal at El Tast — their own restaurant — worth booking separately. A classic serious-enotourism stop in Catalonia, professionally run with no fluff.

Guided visit
Wine tasting
Store
Museum
+3

€20–120More info →

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Other wineries to visit

Freixenet

Recaredo

Bodegas Torres