Eixample wine institution reopened after 2020 as a natural-wine and cheese bar with retail store, still pouring from the original Monvinic cellar focused on Catalan growers.
The list: Natural wine and cheese bar with the original Monvinic cellar of more than 4,000 references still standing behind the counter, by-the-glass programme rotating Penedes Xarel-lo, Corpinnat and Catalan natural wines
Address: Carrer de la Diputacio 249, 08007 Barcelona, Spain, Penedes
Eixample tapas-and-wine institution on Pau Claris, with bottle-lined walls and a sommelier-led glass programme of Penedes whites, Priorat reds and Champagne pours.
The list: Walls lined with hundreds of bottles, with a sommelier-driven glass list that weights Penedes, Catalonia and Iberian fine wine alongside seasonal Burgundy and Champagne pours, paired with high-end market tapas
Pours: Penedes Xarel-lo, Priorat Garnatxa, Champagne grower brut
Familia Torres's Passeig de Gracia glass bar and shop, pouring a thousand-strong list with sommelier tastings across the family's Penedes and Iberian estates.
The list: Flagship Familia Torres glass bar on Passeig de Gracia with a thousand references by the glass or bottle, sommelier-led tastings of Mas La Plana, Salmos and Grans Muralles among others
Pours: Mas La Plana Cabernet Sauvignon, Salmos Priorat, Reserva Real
Born wine bar facing Santa Maria del Mar since 1997, with a 3,000+ bottle cellar and a fortnightly rotating glass list of Penedes and Catalan growers.
The list: Cellar of more than 3,000 references with a fortnightly rotating by-the-glass list pouring Penedes whites, Corpinnat sparkling and broader Catalan and Iberian growers, paired with sherry-cured tapas
Pours: Penedes Xarel-lo, Corpinnat Reserva, Priorat Carinyena
Eixample tapas-and-wine institution on Pau Claris, with bottle-lined walls and a sommelier-led glass programme of Penedes whites, Priorat reds and Champagne pours.
The list: Walls lined with hundreds of bottles, with a sommelier-driven glass list that weights Penedes, Catalonia and Iberian fine wine alongside seasonal Burgundy and Champagne pours, paired with high-end market tapas
Pours: Penedes Xarel-lo, Priorat Garnatxa, Champagne grower brut
Family-run Poble Sec bodega operating since 1914 with bottle-lined walls, vermut on draft and a Penedes-anchored glass list served with house-made montaditos.
The list: Four-generation family bodega and stand-up bar with floor-to-ceiling bottle walls, vermut on draft and a deep Penedes and Catalan still-and-sparkling list poured with montaditos
Pours: House vermut blanc, Penedes Xarel-lo, Cava Reserva
Tiny no-reservation Gothic-quarter tapas bar near La Rambla, with a Tapas Surprise menu of eight plates paired against a rotating Penedes-anchored glass list.
The list: Cosy Gothic-quarter tapas bar with a Tapas Surprise format pairing eight courses with a curated rotating glass list weighting Catalan and Penedes references
Pours: Penedes white blend, Corpinnat Brut, Catalan Garnatxa
Familia Torres's Passeig de Gracia glass bar and shop, pouring a thousand-strong list with sommelier tastings across the family's Penedes and Iberian estates.
The list: Flagship Familia Torres glass bar on Passeig de Gracia with a thousand references by the glass or bottle, sommelier-led tastings of Mas La Plana, Salmos and Grans Muralles among others
Pours: Mas La Plana Cabernet Sauvignon, Salmos Priorat, Reserva Real
Vilafranca wine bar and bottle shop on Carrer de la Palma with a DO Penedes glass list and a deep Cava and Corpinnat shelf for in-store drinking or take-away.
The list: Vilafranca wine bar and shop on Carrer de la Palma with a Penedes-anchored by-the-glass list and DO Penedes plus DO Cava bottles for purchase or to drink in
Pours: DO Penedes Xarel-lo, DO Cava Reserva, Penedes red blend
