Cellers de Scala Dei

Tarragona · Priorat

Clos Mogador

Clos Mogador is René Barbier's project (another of the five founders of modern Priorat). Clos Mogador is a Vino de Pago — the highest classification in the Spanish system, equivalent to a French Grand Cru — and the wine that best represents Priorat's slate minerality. Manyetes (the other estate) and Nelin (a Priorat white from white Garnacha and other varieties) round out the offering. Very small group visits, by appointment only.

Guided visit
Wine tasting
Premium

€50–200More info →

Tarragona · Priorat

Bodegas Álvaro Palacios

Álvaro Palacios is the flagship winery of modern Priorat. Álvaro Palacios, son of the founder of Bodegas Palacios Remondo in Rioja, settled in Gratallops in 1989 and, alongside René Barbier, Carles Pastrana, Daphne Glorian, and Josep Lluís Pérez, founded the generation that reactivated the region. L'Ermita (from the same-named vineyard, planted in 1940 on a brutal slate slope) is among the most expensive and coveted Spanish wines. Finca Dofí and Les Terrasses round out the offering. Very hard to visit, minimum-size groups.

Guided visit
Wine tasting
Premium

€60–300More info →

Sant Sadurní d'Anoia · Penedès

Bodegas Jean Leon

Jean Leon is a particular story: Ceferino Carrión, son of a Santander baker who emigrated to the US in the 1950s, opened La Scala restaurant in Hollywood (Marilyn Monroe, Sinatra, Streisand) and in 1963 bought the Torrelavid estate to make quality wine for his tables — the first Cabernet Sauvignon planted in Spain. Today it's part of the Torres group but keeps its own identity. The visit combines the museum (with Hollywood-era photos), the winery, and the tasting. Wines: Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot.

Guided visit
Wine tasting
Restaurant
Museum
+1

€18–60More info →

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Other wineries to visit

Clos Mogador

Bodegas Álvaro Palacios

Bodegas Jean Leon