Wine in Vilafranca del Penedes, Penedes

Caves Mascaro ★ 4.4

Founded in 1946 by Narcis Mascaro and Maria Carbonell in the modernist Casa Galtes i Maine building in central Vilafranca, designed by Santiago Guell i Grau in 1912. Three-generation family business producing Cava plus the Mascaro brandy line. The distillery is one of three operating wine distilleries in Catalonia. Brandy grapes include Ugni Blanc, Folle Blanche and Colombard.

Tasting: Tour of the modernist Casa Galtes i Maine (1912) building, distillery and cellars; tasting of Cava Pure Brut Nature, Pure Rose and the Mascaro brandy lineup. Visit hours 9-13:00 and 15-19:00 Monday to Friday.

Signature wines: mascaro-cava-pure-brut-nature, mascaro-pure-rose-reserva, mascaro-nigrum-brandy, mascaro-narcis-brandy

Tip: The brandy tour is the differentiator from neighbouring Cava-only houses; sample Narcis aged in barrel.

Pinord ★ 4.4

Founded 1942 in Vilafranca del Penedes by Don Jose Maria Tetas. The original modernist buildings remain in operation in the historic centre next to the train station; a new estate cellar at Mas Muntanyans, 10 km west, opened in 2019 with biodynamic vineyards and experimental vessels (granite eggs, amphoras, ceramic barrels).

Tasting: Two cellars open to visitors: the original modernist 1942 winery in the historic centre of Vilafranca by the train station, plus the modern Mas Muntanyans estate 10 km away with biodynamic vineyards, granite eggs, amphoras and ceramic barrels.

Signature wines: pinord-clos-torribas, pinord-chateldon-cuvee-louis-philippe, pinord-mireia-xarel-lo, pinord-mas-muntanyans-pinot-noir

Tip: The Mas Muntanyans visit includes the amphora and granite-egg cellar room; book separately from the Vilafranca old-cellar tour.

Mastinell Cellar Tasting Room ★ 4.5

Mastinell tasting room beneath the cava-bottle-shaped hotel on the Vilafranca to Sant Marti road, with cava and still-wine flights against the trencadis mosaic roof.

Vinateria Inzolia ★ 4.5

Vilafranca wine bar and bottle shop on Carrer de la Palma with a DO Penedes glass list and a deep Cava and Corpinnat shelf for in-store drinking or take-away.

The list: Vilafranca wine bar and shop on Carrer de la Palma with a Penedes-anchored by-the-glass list and DO Penedes plus DO Cava bottles for purchase or to drink in

Pours: DO Penedes Xarel-lo, DO Cava Reserva, Penedes red blend

En Rima Wine Bar at Cava Mastinell ★ 4.4

Wine bar at the Cava and Hotel Mastinell complex on the Vilafranca-Sant Marti road, pairing the family Brut Nature Reserva and Cuvee Real with En Rima km0 plates.

The list: Wine bar at Cava and Hotel Mastinell pairing Mastinell cavas and DO Penedes still wines with km0 small plates from the En Rima Culinary Space

Pours: Mastinell Brut Nature Reserva, Mastinell Cuvee Real, Mastinell Xarel-lo

Cal Ton ★ 4.5

Vilafranca Catalan classic on Carrer del Casal, with a cellar of DO Penedes and DO Cava bottles built up across decades and seasonal Catalan tasting menus.

Awards: Penedes Wine Route restaurant member (Penedes Turisme) 2026

En Rima Culinary Space ★ 4.5

Show-cooking restaurant inside the Cava and Hotel Mastinell complex, pairing km0 slow-food menus with the family's Brut Nature Reserva and DO Penedes still wines.

Awards: International Slow Food Network member, Mastinell Hotel restaurant 2026

Vinateria Inzolia Bottle Shop ★ 4.5

Vilafranca wine shop on Carrer de la Palma listed on the Penedes Wine Route, with DO Penedes and DO Cava stock plus broader Catalan and Spanish references.

Escola d'Enoturisme de Catalunya ★ 4.6

Municipal Vilafranca wine-tourism and sommelier school since 2014, hosting WSET Level 1 and 2 courses with Wine Courses Barcelona on the Vilafranca campus.

Penedes Ecotours ★ 4.6

Vilafranca bike and minibus operator on Carrer de Montserrat, running organic-focused Penedes tours with daily Barcelona departures and two-winery routes.

Wine Pleasures ★ 4.5

Vilafranca tour and event operator founded 2003 by Anthony Swift, running tailor-made boutique-producer tours and the IWINETC and 50 Great Cavas programmes.

Top Wine Experience Penedes Tour ★ 4.5

Sitges half-day operator running 5-hour boutique two-winery visits in Penedes, including bespoke cellar tastings and a private gourmet lunch at one of the estates.

Most Festival Internacional de Cinema del Vi i del Cava ★ 4.4

Most Festival is the Penedes international wine-and-Cava cinema festival, held in early-to-mid November across cinemas and tasting venues in Vilafranca del Penedes (Penedes leg) and the Priorat region (late-November Priorat leg). Screenings of wine-themed films are paired with producer tastings each evening. The festival has run since 2011 and combines a juried documentary competition with public tasting programmes.

Tip: Festival passes include the film screenings plus tasting flights at partner cellars and restaurants. Buy the multi-day pass for the cellar pairing dinners.

Fira de la Candelera de Vilafranca ★ 4.2

The Fira de la Candelera is a centuries-old multi-disciplinary market and trade fair held in Vilafranca del Penedes around the Candlemas feast day in early February. It runs across Plaça Jaume I and the surrounding streets with a wine pavilion that hosts the early-February tastings from DO Penedes producers. The fair traces its origins to the 12th century and is one of the oldest in Catalonia.

Tip: Entry to the fair grounds is free; tasting flights at the wine pavilion require a Vinkit tasting glass purchased on site.

Vijazz Penedes ★ 4.6

Vijazz Penedes is the regional wine-and-jazz festival held in Vilafranca del Penedes across four days in late June or early July. Around 50 Penedes wineries pour current-release Cava, still whites and reds in a tasting marquee beside the Vinseum wine museum, with concert programming on three stages each evening. The festival has run since 2007.

Tip: The standard tasting pass covers wine plus general admission to the jazz concerts. The premium pass adds reserved seating at the main stage.

Destilerias Mascaró ★ 4.7

Three-generation Vilafranca distillery and cava cellar at the modernist Casa Mascaro, producing Brandy de Penedes plus London Dry Gin since 2007 and Cuvee Antonio cava.

Mascaró London Dry Gin Distillery Programme ★ 4.5

Mascaró's gin and vermouth programme in the Vilafranca distillery, launched 2007 around a botanical London Dry Gin, the Siset vermut and Aiguardent aperitifs.

VINSEUM - Museum of the Wine Cultures of Catalonia ★ 4.6

Vilafranca's Museum of the Wine Cultures of Catalonia, founded 1943 in the old Royal Palace, with archaeological collections and 100,000+ wine labels.

Mastinell Cava & Boutique Hotel by Olivia Hotels Collection ★ 4.6

Award-winning 5-star Vilafranca wine hotel with architecture stacked like cava bottles on a riddling rack, a trencadis roof and the En Rima km0 culinary space below.

The list: Cellar visits and tastings of Mastinell Brut Nature Reserva, Cuvee Real and DO Penedes still wines; in-house show-cooking tasting menus paired by the hotel sommelier; wine-therapy spa with grape treatments

Hotel Air Penedes ★ 4.2

Four-star Hotel Air Penedes at AP-7 exit 30, with an outdoor pool and a front-desk concierge booking cellar tours across Vilafranca and Sant Sadurni.

The list: Front-desk wine-tour booking across DO Penedes and DO Cava cellars; in-house restaurant pours regional wines

Hotel Sercotel Pere III El Gran ★ 4.1

Hotel Sercotel Pere III El Gran on Placa del Penedes in Vilafranca, 30 min from Sitges and an hour from Barcelona, with concierge DO Penedes cellar tours.

The list: Sercotel concierge books DO Penedes and DO Cava cellar visits; lobby bar pours regional wines

Penedes Ecotours Classic Cava Bike Day ★ 4.6

Penedes Ecotours full-day cava bike route from Vilafranca, riding SCOTT bikes or e-bikes through vineyards to two organic-focused estate tastings.

Mastinell Wine Lounge ★ 4.3

Bottle-shaped hotel and winery on the outskirts of Vilafranca del Penedes with a wine lounge serving the Mastinell house Cava range and a Penedes by-the-glass list.

The list: Hotel and winery wine lounge with the Mastinell house Cava range and a Penedes-led by-the-glass list. Open daily for hotel guests and visitors.

Tip: Non-guests can book the Mastinell lounge by reservation; the bottle-shaped hotel architecture is itself part of the visit.

Vinseum Friday night tasting ★ 4.4

Vinseum on Plaça Jaume I runs a Friday-night producer tasting until 22:00 with a different Penedes producer hosting each week. Reservation required.

The list: The Catalan wine museum's Friday-evening tasting programme, with a guest producer hosting a flight of three or four wines until 22:00. Rotates weekly.

Tip: Check the Vinseum agenda the week before; the Friday night sessions are themed and only one producer is poured each week.

El Tast de la Vinya ★ 4.4

Tasting room in the centre of Vilafranca del Penedes pouring Penedes Cava, Corpinnat and Conca del Riu Anoia bottles by the glass. Charcuterie menu and Friday-and-Saturday late hours.

The list: Vilafranca tasting room with a Penedes Cava, Corpinnat and still-wine list by the glass and bottle; small charcuterie menu accompanies the pour.

Tip: Ask for the Brut Nature flight comparing a DO Cava, a Corpinnat and a Conca del Riu Anoia bottle side by side.