DO Penedes / DOQ PenedesCabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Garnatxa, Carinyena, Tempranillo, Parellada, Pinot Noir, Riesling2300 haFounded 1870Torres family (5th generation, Miguel A. Torres family)CCPAEPacs del Penedes
Founded in 1870 in Vilafranca del Penedes by Jaime Torres Vendrell. The Pacs del Penedes campus is the visitor headquarters. Mas La Plana, the 29-hectare Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard at Finca El Maset planted in the early 1970s, produced the 1970 vintage that famously beat Chateau Latour 1970 at the 1979 Gault-Millau Wine Olympiad. Listed in the 2022 World's Best Vineyards ranking. The family operates roughly 2,300 hectares across Penedes, Conca de Barbera, Priorat, Costers del Segre and beyond.
Tasting: Visit centre at Finca El Maset includes train tour through the vineyards and underground cellar, restaurant lunch pairing Familia Torres wines with Catalan menus, and a dedicated Mas La Plana single-vineyard flight.
Signature wines: torres-mas-la-plana, torres-grans-muralles, torres-mas-borras-pinot-noir, torres-milmanda-chardonnay, torres-fransola-sauvignon-blanc, torres-vina-sol, torres-sangre-de-toro, torres-coronas
Tip: The Vinedos Singulares train tour goes through the Mas La Plana plot; reserve the restaurant lunch for the pairing flight.
DO Penedes / Classic PenedesXarel-lo, Macabeo, Parellada, Tempranillo, Garnatxa, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah90 haFounded 1978Albet i Noya family (Josep Maria and Antoni Albet)CCPAESubirats
Founded in 1978 by Josep Maria Albet when a Danish importer requested organic wine; Albet i Noya sold the first bottle of 100 percent organic Spanish wine (Tempranillo) in 1979. CCPAE-certified in 1982. Long-standing Spanish organic-wine pioneer and reference. Pioneer of the Classic Penedes category (organic estate-grown traditional-method sparkling under DO Penedes). Vineyards on the Ordal mountains around Sant Pau d'Ordal.
Tasting: Multiple tour tiers including the Original 1978 historical visit, biodynamic vineyard walk, and a flight covering the Reserva 3 Xarel-lo, Col-leccio Single-Vineyard reds and Lignum still-wine range.
Signature wines: albet-i-noya-reserva-3-xarel-lo, albet-i-noya-lignum-blanc, albet-i-noya-pinot-noir-merce, albet-i-noya-blanc-de-blancs-classic-penedes, albet-i-noya-syrah-coleccio
Tip: Time the visit with the Vivencia organic-wine festival in late September if possible.
DO Penedes / DO CavaXarel-lo, Macabeo, Parellada, Chardonnay, Garnatxa, Carinyena, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Tempranillo, Syrah200 haFounded 1790Cusine family (Joan Cusine Carol; Joan and Josep Cusine sons)Demeter CertifiedCCPAEPacs del Penedes
Vineyards documented since 1790 at Masia Can Tutusaus. Modern winery developed by the Cusine family from the late 20th century. CCPAE-certified organic since 2002; Demeter-certified biodynamic since 2013 across all 200 hectares. Vineyards spread across five sites including the highest-altitude Foix Natural Park terraces (up to 750 metres). All wines are vegan; current winemaker Marta Casas was named Tim Atkin Best Winemaker of the Year 2024.
Tasting: Estate visit at Masia Can Tutusaus with vineyard walk through the Foix Natural Park terraces, biodynamic preparations demonstration and tasting of Indigena, Honeymoon Xarel-lo and Calcari single-vineyard wines.
Signature wines: pares-balta-indigena-tinto, pares-balta-calcari-xarel-lo, pares-balta-honeymoon-parellada, pares-balta-cava-brut, pares-balta-mas-elena-merlot, pares-balta-electio-xarel-lo
Tip: The Foix Natural Park terraces require the long-walk tier; the Calcari Xarel-lo is the best single grape expression.
Corpinnat / DO PenedesMacabeo, Parellada, Xarel-lo, Malvasia de Sitges, Chardonnay, Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Pinot Noir70 haFounded 1768Huguet familyCCPAEPenedes Superior
Estate founded in 1768 by Don Jaime Feixes, acquired by the Huguet family in the late 19th century. Located on the northern slopes between Alt Penedes and Anoia at Cabrera de Mediona, these are the farthest Penedes vineyards from the Mediterranean with extreme continental temperature variation. 70 hectares producing roughly 200,000 bottles per year. Corpinnat member since 2019; still wines under DO Penedes.
Tasting: Visit to the historic Can Feixes farmhouse covering the 13th-century chapel, the working cellar and a tasting of the Huguet de Can Feixes Corpinnat plus Selecio still wines.
Signature wines: huguet-de-can-feixes-brut-nature-corpinnat, huguet-de-can-feixes-reserva-7-anys, can-feixes-blanc-seleccio, can-feixes-negre-seleccio, huguet-malvasia
Tip: Ask for the Huguet Malvasia rose with sweet plums - it is the cellar's quietest surprise.
DO Penedes / DO CavaXarel-lo, Macabeo, Parellada, Chardonnay, Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Trepat400 haFounded 1980Sumarroca family (Carlos and Nuria Sumarroca)CCPAESubirats
Founded in 1980 by Carlos Sumarroca and his wife Nuria at the 40-hectare Finca Moli Coloma estate in Subirats. A CCPAE-certified estate-grown organic Cava producer that has grown to 400 hectares. In March 2026 three Sumarroca paraje sites were added to the Cava de Paraje Calificado expansion.
Tasting: Visit at Finca Moli Coloma includes vineyard walk through the certified-organic plots, the modern winery and a tasting flight covering the Nuria Claverol Cava range and Temps de Flors whites.
Signature wines: sumarroca-nuria-claverol-gran-reserva, sumarroca-temps-de-flors, sumarroca-in-situ-paraje-calificado, sumarroca-pinot-noir-rosado
Tip: The In Situ Paraje Calificado flight is the new headline experience following the March 2026 expansion.
DO Penedes / DO CavaMacabeo, Xarel-lo, Parellada, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Tempranillo94 haFounded 1975Elias family (Josep, Montse, Esther and Jordi Elias Terns, 4 siblings)CCPAEEl Pla del Penedes
The wine tradition at Parato dates to the 17th century; modern Parato Vinicola founded in 1975 by Josep Elias Andreu, current winery building from 1977. 94-hectare family estate in Alt Penedes producing both DO Penedes still wines and DO Cava. Four-sibling family operation.
Tasting: Visit at Can Respall de Renardes covering the 1977 cellar facilities, the 94-hectare estate vineyards and a tasting of Atica Brut Nature and Pinot Noir Cava cuvees.
Signature wines: parato-atica-brut-nature, parato-pinot-noir-brut-nature, parato-millesime-brut, parato-elias-classic
Tip: Pinot Noir Brut Nature is the cellar's defining bottle; ask for the magnum format.
DO Cava / DO PenedesXarel-lo, Macabeo, Parellada, Chardonnay, Garnatxa, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Tempranillo90 haFounded 1942Tetas family (3rd generation)Biodynamic PracticingCCPAEVilafranca del Penedes
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.
Cabernet Sauvignon, Garnatxa, Carinyena, Parellada, TempranilloAppointment onlyPacs del Penedes
Familia Torres tasting room at the Pacs del Penedes estate where Mas La Plana Cabernet, Grans Muralles and Mas Borras Pinot Noir are poured against vineyard views.
Xarel-lo, Garnatxa, Cabernet Sauvignon, Tempranillo, Garnatxa BlancaAppointment onlyPacs del Penedes
Parés Baltà tasting room at the family Can Balta masia in Pacs, pouring organic and biodynamic Xarel-lo whites and Cuvee de Carol cavas in the courtyard.