Bottle-shaped hotel and winery on the outskirts of Vilafranca del Penedes with a wine lounge serving the Mastinell house Cava range and a Penedes by-the-glass list.
The list: Hotel and winery wine lounge with the Mastinell house Cava range and a Penedes-led by-the-glass list. Open daily for hotel guests and visitors.
Tip: Non-guests can book the Mastinell lounge by reservation; the bottle-shaped hotel architecture is itself part of the visit.
Address: Carretera de Vilafranca a Sant Marti Sarroca km 0.5, 08720 Vilafranca del Penedes, Barcelona, Spain
Vinseum on Plaça Jaume I runs a Friday-night producer tasting until 22:00 with a different Penedes producer hosting each week. Reservation required.
The list: The Catalan wine museum's Friday-evening tasting programme, with a guest producer hosting a flight of three or four wines until 22:00. Rotates weekly.
Tip: Check the Vinseum agenda the week before; the Friday night sessions are themed and only one producer is poured each week.
Sitges fortified-wine bodega serving the locally recovered Malvasia de Sitges sweet white and Subirat Parent late-harvest styles. Open evenings.
The list: Sitges fortified-wine bodega and bar with a focus on Malvasia de Sitges and Subirat Parent late-harvest styles; small still-wine and Cava list as a sidebar.
Tip: Bodega Electrica is one of the few bars in Catalonia where Malvasia de Sitges is poured by the glass continuously; ask for the comparison flight.
Wine and tapas bar in Eixample with a strong Spanish fortified-wine list including Catalan rancio and Penedes-style mistelas alongside the Cava programme. Open late.
The list: Wine and tapas bar with a Spanish-focused fortified list (Cataluña vi ranci, Andalusian sherry and Catalan mistela) and a deep Cava selection by the bottle.
Tip: Bar Mut pours Catalan rancios and mistelas by the glass; ask the bartender for the Penedes Garnacha-based rancio if available.
Familia Torres operates evening tasting slots at the Pacs del Penedes visitor centre through the summer, with extended hours to 19:30 from May to September.
The list: Evening tastings at the Torres visitor centre, with timed slots ending after 19:00 in summer. The flight covers the Vina Sol, Salmos and Mas La Plana.
Tip: Book the summer evening slot rather than the morning visit if the day is hot; the cellar visitor centre is air-conditioned.
Codorniu runs extended evening visits at the Puig i Cadafalch cellar through the summer, with the last group entry at 18:00 and the visit ending around 19:30.
The list: Seasonal evening visits at the Puig i Cadafalch cellar complex, with last entry at 18:00 in summer and 16:00 in winter; flight covers Anna de Codorniu and Reina Maria Cristina.
Tip: Codorniu's summer evening slot is the longest published; book on the Codorniu website at least one week in advance.
Freixenet runs a shorter evening cellar visit through the summer, with the last entry around 18:00 and a flight of the main Cava range. Closed Sunday afternoons.
The list: Evening cellar visit with a tasting flight covering Carta Nevada, Cordon Negro and the Cuvee D.S. range. Last entry around 18:00 in summer.
Tip: Freixenet's evening tour is shorter than the morning version and skips the cellar mini-train; choose the morning visit for the full programme.
Vinseum on Plaça Jaume I runs a Friday-night producer tasting until 22:00 with a different Penedes producer hosting each week. Reservation required.
The list: The Catalan wine museum's Friday-evening tasting programme, with a guest producer hosting a flight of three or four wines until 22:00. Rotates weekly.
Tip: Check the Vinseum agenda the week before; the Friday night sessions are themed and only one producer is poured each week.