DO Cava / DO PenedesXarel-lo, Macabeo, Parellada, Muscat, Pinot Noir40 haFounded 1979Esteve family (Joan Esteve Nadal)CCPAEAvinyonet del Penedes
First Avinyo-labelled Cava produced 1979 in small quantities. Cellars in the 16th-century Can Fontanals farmhouse, with vines on four parcels totalling about 40 hectares.
Tasting: Visit to the old Can Fontanals farmhouse, cellar tour and tasting of La Ticota Gran Reserva, Petillant and the Avinyo Cava Brut.
Signature wines: La Ticota Gran Reserva, Avinyo Cava Brut, Avinyo Petillant, Avinyo Rose Reserva Cava
Tip: Petillant is the off-piste discovery, an ancestral-method Muscat that drinks like a cleaner Moscato d'Asti.
DO Cava / DO PenedesMacabeo, Xarel-lo, Parellada, Chardonnay, Muscat, Gewuerztraminer, Pinot Noir66 haFounded 1619Bolet family (7th generation)CCPAESant Marti Sarroca
Bolet family farmhouse dates to 1619 and the family has cultivated vines for seven generations. CCPAE-certified organic since 2003. 66 hectares across three farms in Castellvi de la Marca: Mas Lluet, Can Planes d'en Perull and Les Conilleres. Bolet has bottled estate wines since 1982.
Tasting: ECOTAST guided tour through the family farmhouse-museum, historic and modern cellars, and tasting of Bolet wines and Cavas. Premium tier includes food pairing.
Signature wines: Bolet Brut Nature Reserva, Bolet Classic Brut, Bolet Xarel-lo, Bolet Gran Reserva
Tip: The 1619 farmhouse-museum tour is included in standard visits; ask for the Gewuerztraminer single-vineyard pour.
