Standing-only Cava bar near the Barceloneta market with a continuous pour of the house Brut and Brut Rosado, paired with small tapas. Cash only.
The list: Standing Cava bar with house Brut and Brut Rosado poured by the glass alongside small tapas; a long-established Cava-focused bar in Barcelona.
Tip: Can Paixano is cash-only and standing-only; arrive before 20:00 to get a counter spot before the queue forms.
Address: Carrer de la Reina Cristina 7, 08003 Barcelona, Spain, Penedes
Dedicated sparkling-wine bar on Gran Via with a deep Cava, Corpinnat and Conca del Riu Anoia list alongside Champagne. Open until 01:30 on weekends.
The list: Dedicated Cava and Champagne bar with around 80 sparkling references including Penedes Cava, Corpinnat and Conca del Riu Anoia bottles. Open late.
Tip: Xampu Xampany's by-the-glass selection rotates weekly; ask for the producer-comparison flight to taste a DO Cava, a Corpinnat and a Conca del Riu Anoia side by side.
Tasting room in the centre of Vilafranca del Penedes pouring Penedes Cava, Corpinnat and Conca del Riu Anoia bottles by the glass. Charcuterie menu and Friday-and-Saturday late hours.
The list: Vilafranca tasting room with a Penedes Cava, Corpinnat and still-wine list by the glass and bottle; small charcuterie menu accompanies the pour.
Tip: Ask for the Brut Nature flight comparing a DO Cava, a Corpinnat and a Conca del Riu Anoia bottle side by side.
Gramona's tasting room at the cellar in Sant Sadurni with the Imperial, La Cuvee, Celler Batlle and Enoteca historic releases poured during the visit. Reservation required.
The list: Gramona producer tasting room with Imperial, La Cuvee, Celler Batlle and Enoteca verticals available by the glass during the visit.
Tip: The Gramona Enoteca vertical (rare extended-lees Cavas) is occasionally available at the tasting room; check when booking.
Recaredo's tasting room at the Sant Sadurni cellar pouring the Brut Nature Gran Reserva, Subtil and Turo d'en Mota single-vineyard bottlings. Booking required.
The list: Recaredo producer tasting room with the Brut Nature, Subtil and Turo d'en Mota Brut Nature Gran Reserva bottlings poured during the visit. Hand disgorgement demo on request.
Tip: Ask for the hand-disgorgement demonstration when booking; not every visit includes it.
Raventos i Blanc tasting room at the Sant Sadurni estate pouring the de Nit, de Blancs and Manuel Raventos bottlings under the Conca del Riu Anoia designation.
The list: Raventos i Blanc tasting room with the de Nit, de Blancs, Manuel Raventos and Textures de Pedra bottlings poured during the visit. Conca del Riu Anoia designation.
Tip: Raventos i Blanc left DO Cava in 2012; the bottles carry the Conca del Riu Anoia designation. The visit explains the family's quality reform stance.
Monvinic on Diputacio is a 3,000-reference cellar and wine bar in central Barcelona, opened in 2008 by Sergi Ferrer-Salat. The list balances classical reserva-tier Cava, Corpinnat and natural Penedes whites with Catalan still wines.
The list: Wine bar and cellar with over 3,000 references including a deep selection of Penedes and Cava producers; by-the-glass program rotates 50 wines weekly.
Tip: The cellar room behind the entrance bar holds the older Penedes vintages; ask to taste from the reserve list. Closed Sundays and Mondays.