Founded in 1979 by Rene Barbier, Clos Mogador is one of the five estates that revived DOQ Priorat with the celebrated 1989 harvest. The estate's Manyetes plot holds Vinya Classificada status in the DOQ Priorat classification.
Tasting: Visits by appointment; contact the estate directly.
Signature wines: clos-mogador, manyetes, clos-nelin
Alvaro Palacios established his Priorat estate in 1989 as one of the five founding producers of modern Priorat. His L'Ermita vineyard in Bellmunt del Priorat holds Gran Vinya Classificada status, the highest tier of the DOQ Priorat classification.
Tasting: Visits strictly by appointment.
Signature wines: lermita, finca-dofi, gratallops-vi-de-vila, camins-del-priorat, manyetes
Founded in 1989 by Carles Pastrana as one of the five original Priorat pioneers. Winemaker Mariona Jarque leads production. Their fixed-coupage approach uses consistent vineyard parcels and blend percentages each vintage.
Tasting: Guided visits by arrangement; contact visits@obac.es.
Signature wines: clos-de-lobac, miserere, kyrie
Founded by Josep Lluis Perez in 1981 and now led by his daughter Sara Perez, Mas Martinet is one of the five founding estates of modern Priorat. The estate produces ecologically farmed wines from steep llicorella slate plots.
Tasting: Unique tasting experiences in the vineyard by appointment.
Signature wines: clos-martinet, martinet-bru, cami-pesseroles
Established in 1917, Vinicola del Priorat is the only cooperative managing the entire process from vine to commercialisation across Gratallops, El Lloar, La Vilella Alta and La Vilella Baixa.
Tasting: Wine and olive oil shop on site; cooperative welcomes visitors.
Signature wines: onix-classic, onix-evolucio, onix-fusio
Founded in 1996 by the Buil and Gine families, with roots six generations deep in Priorat. The first bodega in the region purposely built for wine tourism, featuring a hotel and restaurant Amics on the estate.
Tasting: First winery in Priorat built for tourism; wine experiences, 4-star hotel and restaurant Amics on site.
Signature wines: gine-gine, joan-gine, pleret
A pioneer of organic viticulture in Priorat since 1997, Mas Igneus operates a modern winery in Gratallops and produces a range from the entry-level FA 112 to the premium Costers de l'Ermita Carignan.
Tasting: Visits open 11:00 to 15:00; contact info@masigneus.com.
Signature wines: mas-igneus-fa-112, mas-igneus-ig
Established in 2004 in Gratallops, Sao del Coster is a biodynamic-practising estate working with old Garnacha and Cariñena vines, some over 100 years old, on steep llicorella terraces.
Tasting: Visits by arrangement; contact through website.
Signature wines: sao-roig, sao-blanco
Founded in 1989 by Daphne Glorian as one of the five founding estates of modern Priorat. Now operating as Clos i Terrasses, the estate produces the Erasmus and Laurel cuvees from terraced Garnacha plots in Gratallops.
Tasting: Visits by appointment only; very limited production boutique estate.
Signature wines: clos-erasmus, laurel
A Gratallops-based producer working old Garnacha and Cariñena vines on llicorella, listed in the DOQ Priorat winery directory with village tasting access.
Tasting: Village cellar visits and late-evening tastings by appointment.
Signature wines: cecilio-vi-de-vila-gratallops
The Catalan Torres family's DOQ Priorat project in Gratallops, producing Salmos and Perpetual from Garnacha and Cariñena alongside Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon.
Tasting: Visits by appointment; contact via Familia Torres website.
Signature wines: salmos-priorat, perpetual-priorat
A small Gratallops producer working old Garnacha and Cariñena vines, known locally for a Vi Ranci oxidative style and white Garnacha from llicorella soils.
Tasting: Village-based visits by arrangement; specialises in Vi Ranci and old-vine styles.
Signature wines: arrels-vi-ranci, arrels-garnatxa-blanca
The cellar door and tasting room of Cellers Cecilio, the oldest family winery in Gratallops, is the village's de-facto wine bar in the summer season, pouring Garnacha and Carinena from the family's century-old licorella plots.
The list: Gratallops Vi de Vila wines from the oldest family winery in the village, sold by the glass and bottle
Tip: Cellers Cecilio is open in the evenings during summer season. The village of Gratallops has no other dedicated wine bar; the cellar door serves this function.
A small tasting room and wine bar in Gratallops operating in the evenings as a listening-bar atmosphere for Priorat wine flights. The stone-vaulted interior and candlelit evenings create the most intimate wine-tasting setting in the village.
The list: Curated flights of Gratallops and DOQ Priorat wines, served in a intimate stone-cellar setting with ambient music in the evening
Tip: La Vinicola is the most atmospheric tasting venue in the village of Gratallops, operating in a traditional stone building with low lighting in the evenings.
The bar of the Hostal del Priorat in Gratallops's central square serves wine by the glass in the evenings. In summer, tables spill onto the village square for an outdoor evening that combines the setting with the wines.
The list: Priorat wine list with ambient evening atmosphere in the village square
Tip: The village square of Gratallops on a summer evening, with wine by the glass from the hostal bar, is one of the most pleasant settings in the DOQ.
A restaurant with an extensive Priorat by-the-glass list in Gratallops, operating in a stone-vaulted room that becomes candlelit in the evenings. Local Catalan cooking pairs with Garnacha and Carinena from across the DOQ.
The list: By-the-glass Priorat selections paired with traditional Catalan mountain cooking in candlelit stone dining room
Tip: Els Cups is the best dinner venue in Gratallops and the most atmospheric setting in the village. Book a table for the candlelit stone room in advance during peak season.
The wine bar of Cal Llop boutique hotel in Gratallops offers candlelit evening tastings of DOQ Priorat wines in an intimate stone-room setting. The selection focuses on Gratallops Vi de Vila producers.
The list: Intimate candlelit Priorat wine flights in the small-hotel bar attached to Cal Llop boutique accommodation
Tip: Cal Llop is a boutique hotel and wine bar in the centre of Gratallops. Non-residents can use the bar for evening flights by reservation.
The lounge of Cal Llop boutique hotel in Gratallops is a relaxed salon setting for guests and pre-booked wine tastings, serving DOQ Priorat wines in a quiet stone-room environment.
The list: Hotel lounge for guests and pre-booked visitors, serving Priorat wines in a relaxed salon setting
Tip: Cal Llop is a small boutique hotel. Non-residents may use the salon by prior arrangement with the hotel.
The tasting lounge at Buil & Gine's winery between Gratallops and la Vilella Baixa offers the full range of estate wines including Gine Gine, Joan Gine, and premium single-plot bottlings in an estate setting.
The list: Estate lounge tasting the full Buil & Gine range from Gine Gine to premium single-parcel wines
Tip: Buil & Gine's tasting lounge is available for walk-in and booked visits. The estate sits between Gratallops and la Vilella Baixa with views over the licorella terraces.
Buil & Gine offers a sunset terrace tasting experience during the spring and summer season, pouring the estate range from Gine Gine through Joan Gine and premium bottlings as the sun sets over the Gratallops terraces.
The list: Sunset tasting of the Buil & Gine range on the estate terrace, available as a booked experience
Tip: Buil & Gine's sunset tasting is offered during spring and summer through the winery's website. The terrace overlooking the licorella slopes at dusk is the setting.
Clos Mogador, founded by Rene Barbier as one of the Cinc Pioners, certified its vineyards organic in 2012 and follows regenerative and biodynamic principles including lunar calendar farming and biochar composting with horse manure. A Regenerative Viticulture Alliance certification has been obtained though the bottles do not carry the Demeter seal.
Tip: Clos Mogador's organic certification began in 2012. The estate practices biodynamics without Demeter certification, following a regenerative approach adapted to the Mediterranean climate.
Clos Mogador's regenerative and biodynamic vineyard practices, combined with indigenous yeast fermentation and minimal cellar intervention, result in wines with low total sulfur additions.
Tip: Clos Mogador's low-intervention approach from certified-organic, biodynamic-practising vineyards produces wines with generally low added sulfite compared to conventional Priorat producers.