Corpinnat / DO PenedesXarel-lo, Macabeo, Garnatxa Blanca, Garnatxa Tinta, Sumoll, Cabernet Franc40 haFounded 2006Mas Candi partners (Toni Carbo, Ramon Jane, Mireia Torres-Maczassek, Marta Casas)CCPAEAvinyonet del Penedes
Founded in 2006 by a partnership of growers in Les Gunyoles d'Avinyonet at the gates of the Garraf Natural Park. 40 hectares of organically farmed vineyards (13 at Les Gunyoles, 27 in higher-altitude Guardiola de Font-Rubi, Pla del Penedes and Torrelavit). Annual production roughly 60,000 bottles. Corpinnat member since 2019.
Tasting: Small-group estate visit at Les Gunyoles d'Avinyonet plus a tasting flight of MC Brut Nature, Desig Xarel-lo and the experimental indigenous-grape range.
Signature wines: MC Brut Nature Corpinnat, Desig Xarel-lo, Mas Candi Quatre Xarel Los, Mas Candi Sumoll, Mas Candi Pecat Noble
Tip: Ask for the experimental Sumoll alongside the Quatre Xarel-los flight to see Penedes's heritage red revival.
DO PenedesXarel-lo, Sumoll, Garnatxa, Carinyena, Macabeo, Parellada60 haFounded 1984Peris family (Javier Peris Musso)CCPAEPenedes Superior
Founded in 1984 in Font-Rubi at the western edge of Alt Penedes. The estate's 60 hectares sit between 500 and 800 metres at 500 to 800 metres in Penedes Superior.
Tasting: Estate tour through the 19th-century cellar at Font-Rubi, vineyard walk through the high-altitude Sumoll plots, and tasting of Maria del Caus single-vineyard Xarel-lo, Black old-vine Sumoll and the sweet long-mature Xarel-lo / Sumoll dessert wines.
Signature wines: Maria del Caus Xarel-lo, Mont-Rubi Black, Heretat Mont Rubi White, Heretat Mont Rubi Finca Fonda Pinot Noir, Gaintus Rare Sumoll
Tip: The Gaintus Rare Sumoll is the showcase wine; pair with cabra-and-fig if the cellar offers it.
Corpinnat / DO PenedesXarel-lo, Malvasia de Sitges, Sumoll, Cabernet Franc, Garnatxa60 haFounded 1996Ramon Parera and Jordi ArnanCCPAETorrelavit
Founded in 1996 by oenologist Ramon Parera and agronomist Jordi Arnan at Finca Can Comas in the Bitlles river valley (Alt Penedes). The 60-hectare property comprises Mediterranean forest, cereal crops, pasture and barren land around a medieval farmhouse. Labels carry a wild-boar print (Sus Scrofa). Corpinnat member since 2018.
Tasting: Small-group estate tour at Finca Can Comas including the medieval farmhouse cellar, Mediterranean forest reserve and tasting of Sus Scrofa Xarel-lo, Aspriu single-vineyard and the indigenous-grape reds.
Signature wines: Sus Scrofa, Aspriu, Pardas Xarel-lo, Pardas Rupestris, Pardas Collita Roja
Tip: Sus Scrofa is the entry-level Xarel-lo; ask for the Aspriu vertical to see the single-vineyard ageing potential.
CorpinnatMacabeo, Xarel-lo, Sumoll, Pinot Noir42 haFounded 2013Agusti Torello Sibill and familyCCPAEAvinyonet del Penedes
Founded in 2013 by Agusti Torello Sibill and his family at the historic Monastery of Sant Sebastia dels Gorgs site. Dry-farmed organic viticulture, regenerative practices and hand harvest from the outset.
Tasting: Tour of the modern Sant Sebastia dels Gorgs winery (inaugurated March 2023), the dry-farmed vineyards and a flight of AT Roca Reserva and Rosat Reserva Brut Nature Corpinnat.
Signature wines: Reserva Brut Nature, Rosat Reserva Brut Nature, Floral Brut Nature, At Roca Fenicis
Tip: The Sant Sebastia dels Gorgs monastery is right beside the cellar; combine the tour with the historic walk.
DO Cava / DO PenedesXarel-lo, Macabeo, Parellada, Garnatxa, Sumoll, Cabernet Sauvignon12 haFounded 1914Jane Ventura family (Gemma Jane, 4th generation)CCPAEEl Vendrell
Family wine business since 1914 in Baix Penedes (12 hectares). The historic cellar is in El Vendrell. Cava production from 1990, 100 percent indigenous-variety from the 1988 first vintage.
Tasting: Two cellars: the historic Cava cellar at El Vendrell and Mas Vilella in the hills for still wines. Tour covers both with comparative tasting of indigenous-variety Cavas and Garnatxa-Sumoll reds.
Signature wines: Mareny Blanc, Finca Mas Vilella, Rosat Garnatxa Cava, Jane Ventura Do Re Mi Pere Jane
Tip: The Mas Vilella still-wine cellar is in the hills - the rose Garnatxa Cava is the local-pride bottle.
Xarel-lo, Sumoll, Macabeo, ParelladaAppointment onlySant Sadurni d'Anoia
Mas Bertran tasting room on the Gelida road outside Sant Sadurni, with six-wine flights focused on the native Sumoll grape and the Balma cava range.
Corpinnat and DO PenedesXarel-lo, Sumoll, Cabernet Franc, Malvasia de SitgesFounded 1996Ramon Parera and Jordi ArnanWinemaker Jordi ArnanCCPAETorrelavit
Organic-certified Corpinnat producer at Torrelavit producing small-volume Xarel-lo and recovered-variety still wines from a single estate.
Tip: Pardas keeps a small reserve of older Xarel-lo Vermell on the cellar list; ask whether any bottles are available on the day.
