DO CavaMacabeo, Xarel-lo, Parellada5 haFounded 2000Pere Mata CapdevilaCCPAESant Sadurni d'Anoia
Founded in 2000 by Pere Mata Capdevila after years consulting for larger Cava producers. Farms 5 hectares organically on the outskirts of Sant Sadurni d'Anoia, planted exclusively to the indigenous trio Xarel-lo, Macabeo and Parellada. All wines spend at least 24 months on lees; the Cupada library releases over 48 months.
Tasting: Small-group estate visit with vineyard walk and tasting of the L'Origen Brut Nature and Cupada Brut Nature Reserva. Reservation only.
Signature wines: L'Origen Brut Nature, Cupada Brut Nature Reserva, Mata I Coloma Pere Mata Cuvee Barcelona
Tip: Small-cellar tasting only - book at least three weeks ahead. The Cupada flight is the showcase.
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.
DO CavaXarel-lo, Macabeo, Parellada, Chardonnay15 haFounded 1988Jaume Sabate (took over from founder Julia Olivella circa 2020)El Vendrell
Founded by Julia Olivella in 1988 at L'Arboc in Baix Penedes; traditional method since the start. Production uses the indigenous trio plus Chardonnay.
Tasting: Small artisan cellar visits by reservation, focused on the Olivella i Bonet and Mont Caranac brands with traditional-method demonstration.
Signature wines: Brut Nature, Gran Reserva Brut Nature, Mont Caranac Brut Nature
Tip: Small artisanal stop on the south Penedes route; book directly via the website.
DO CavaMacabeo, Xarel-lo, Parellada, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir3245 haFounded 1551Raventos Codorniu (majority owned by The Carlyle Group since 2018)Sant Sadurni d'Anoia
Founded in 1551 by the Codorniu family in Sant Sadurni d'Anoia. The 1872 first traditional-method Spanish sparkling vintage is credited to Josep Raventos i Fatjo.
Tasting: Cellar tours of the modernist Cathedral of Cava designed by Josep Puig i Cadafalch (1898-1915), including 33 km of underground galleries up to 22 metres deep. Train ride through the galleries, museum visit and tasting flight. Reservation required.
Signature wines: Anna De Codorniu, Reina Maria Cristina Blanc de Noirs, Ars Collecta Paraje Calificado Finca el Tros Nou, Ars Collecta Paraje Calificado La Pleta, Ars Collecta Paraje Calificado Finca la Fideuera
Tip: Book the Ars Collecta library flight to taste the three single-vineyard Paraje Calificado cuvees side by side.
DO CavaMacabeo, Xarel-lo, Parellada, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Trepat700 haFounded 1861Henkell Freixenet (Oetker-Gruppe)Sant Sadurni d'Anoia
Founded in 1861 by Pedro Ferrer Bosch (the Ferrer family had been making wine at the Freixenet estate in Mediona since the 13th century). The current cellars in Sant Sadurni were built between 1920 and 1929 and inscribed in the BCIN heritage register. Cordon Negro launched in 1974 in the black frosted bottle that became the global Cava reference. The Casa Sala paraje is part of the Cava de Paraje Calificado category.
Tasting: Multilingual 90-minute tours of the 1920s cellar by the Sant Sadurni train station, with a tourist-train ride around the property and a tasting of Carta Nevada, Cordon Negro and a Reserva. Reservation required for tours; the modern tasting room is walk-in.
Signature wines: Cordon Negro Brut, Carta Nevada Semi-Seco, Elyssia Pinot Noir Brut Rose, Elyssia Gran Cuvee Brut, Casa Sala Gran Reserva
Tip: The shop and tasting room are walk-in; for the cellar tour book at least a week ahead in autumn, when harvest tours fill quickly.
CorpinnatXarel-lo, Macabeo, Parellada, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir472 haFounded 1921Juve i Camps family (4th generation)CCPAESant Sadurni d'Anoia
Founded in 1921 by Joan Juve Baques and Teresa Camps Farre, now in its fourth family generation. Juve y Camps is the producer behind La Capella, the single-vineyard 100 percent Xarel-lo Cava de Paraje Calificado from a 7-hectare plot planted in 1972 on calcareous soils, aged 108 months on lees. In April 2026 the estate left DO Cava to become the 22nd Corpinnat member and the brand's largest producer, adding over 2.5 million bottles to the collective.
Tasting: Guided cellar tour with vertical tastings of Reserva de la Familia, Milesime Chardonnay and La Capella. The La Capella tasting takes place in the estate's namesake chapel space. Reservation required.
Signature wines: Reserva de la Familia Gran Reserva Brut Nature, Gran Juve Brut Nature, La Capella Brut Nature, Milesime Chardonnay Brut Nature
Tip: La Capella's chapel tasting is the headline experience; book the long-lees library flight to compare the 2008-2015 disgorgements.
