ClassificationCorpinnat / DO Penedes
VarietalsXarel-lo, Macabeo, Garnatxa Blanca, Garnatxa Tinta, Sumoll, Cabernet Franc
Hectares40 ha
OwnerMas Candi partners (Toni Carbo, Ramon Jane, Mireia Torres-Maczassek, Marta Casas)
BiodynamicBiodynamic Practicing
OrganicCCPAE
NeighbourhoodAvinyonet del Penedes

Tip: Mas Candi runs a small visitor programme; ask in advance whether the cellar visit is available, as the team is sometimes in the field.

Location

Address: BV-2412 km 2, Les Gunyoles, 08793 Avinyonet del Penedes, Barcelona, Spain

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Albet i Noya ★ 4.7

CCPAESant Pau d'Ordal

Albet i Noya farms the home Can Vendrell vineyard at Sant Pau d'Ordal organically. The estate sold the first 100 percent organic Spanish wine (a Tempranillo) in 1979 and was CCPAE-certified in 1982. The range runs from the Petit Albet entry-tier to the Reserva 3 Cabernet Sauvignon and El Fanio Xarel-lo.

Tip: Albet i Noya's vintage records since 1978 are kept in the visitor centre; the historic timeline is part of the cellar tour.

Gramona ★ 4.7

Demeter CertifiedCCPAESant Sadurni d'Anoia

Gramona is a founding Corpinnat producer with organic-certified estate vineyards (CCPAE) and Demeter biodynamic certification on the home vineyards.

Tip: Gramona's Enoteca historic releases are very limited; ask whether any vertical is available at the tasting room.

Celler Pardas ★ 4.5

CCPAENaturalTorrelavit

Celler Pardas farms 30 hectares of certified-organic vineyards at Finca Can Comas in Torrelavit and produces low-intervention still wines under the Sus Generis Xarel-lo and Aspriu Sumoll labels.

Tip: The Sus Generis Xarel-lo is the bottle to look for; it is widely listed in Catalan natural-wine bars and at Raisin app venues.

Familia Torres ★ 4.4

Pacs del Penedes

Familia Torres documents that several of its core Penedes bottlings, including Vina Sol, Vina Esmeralda and Mas La Plana, are produced without animal-derived fining agents.

Tip: Confirm vegan status on the back label or on the Torres website per cuvée; not every bottling in the broader range is vegan-certified.

Celler Pardas low-sulfite range ★ 4.4

Torrelavit

Celler Pardas documents minimal sulfite additions across the Sus Generis Xarel-lo, Aspriu Sumoll and Rupestris natural-wine range. The CCPAE organic certification limits total sulfite levels, and the cellar additions are kept below the organic regulatory cap.

Tip: Look for the Rupestris label specifically; it carries the most explicit low-sulfite claim in the Pardas range.

Pares Balta ★ 4.5

Biodynamic PracticingCCPAEPacs del Penedes

The Cusine-Carol family farms the Pacs del Penedes estate organically and uses biodynamic methods including a horse-and-livestock farmyard, lunar calendar work and on-site preparation of biodynamic compost.

Tip: The Pares Balta visitor walk includes the farmyard livestock that are part of the biodynamic system; ask the host to show the compost preparation area.

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