The Hostal Sport bar in Falset offers Penedes Cava by the glass as an aperitif alongside its DOQ Priorat list, providing the sparkling option for visitors in a region that produces no sparkling wine of its own.
The list: Penedes Cava by the glass alongside the Priorat wine list at Hostal Sport, covering Brut Nature and Reserva styles
Tip: Hostal Sport maintains a small Cava selection from Penedes producers alongside its Priorat wine list. An aperitif glass of Brut Nature Cava before dinner is the local habit.
Address: Carrer Miquel Barcelo 4-6, 43730 Falset, Tarragona, Spain, Priorat
The wine shop and bar Vinum Priorat in Falset stocks a selection of Penedes Cava from artisan producers including biodynamic estates, available by the glass in the evening alongside the main Priorat wine selection.
The list: Selection of Penedes Cava available by the glass at Vinum Priorat wine shop and bar
Tip: Vinum Priorat stocks Recaredo and smaller artisan Cava producers alongside its main Priorat selection.
The bar and restaurant at the Hostal Sport in Falset is the most reliable late-opening wine venue in Priorat. Open 365 days and staffed until late, it pours current DOQ Priorat and DO Montsant wines alongside traditional Catalan food.
The list: Full Priorat and Montsant wine list by the glass and bottle, covering the main estates and cooperatives of the comarca
Tip: The Hostal Sport bar is the social anchor of Falset on weekend evenings, frequented by local winemakers and trade visitors alike.
A local bar on the Carrer de la Bassa, Falset's informal evening wine street, pouring Priorat and Montsant wines by the glass alongside Catalan vermut and craft beer for the local crowd.
The list: Local Priorat and Montsant wines by the glass, focused on cooperatives and entry-level estates
Tip: The Carrer de la Bassa strip in Falset is where locals drink on weekend evenings. Bar de la Bassa stays open later than the hotel bars.
The wine shop and bar Vinum Priorat in Falset stocks a selection of Penedes Cava from artisan producers including biodynamic estates, available by the glass in the evening alongside the main Priorat wine selection.
The list: Selection of Penedes Cava available by the glass at Vinum Priorat wine shop and bar
Tip: Vinum Priorat stocks Recaredo and smaller artisan Cava producers alongside its main Priorat selection.
Recaredo in Sant Sadurni d'Anoia is a certified biodynamic Cava producer making single-estate sparkling wines from old Xarel-lo, Macabeu and Parellada vines. The underground cellar visit is reachable from Priorat as a day trip.
The list: Single-estate certified biodynamic Cava from Xarel-lo, Macabeu, and Parellada, tasted in the underground galleries of Recaredo's historic cellar
Tip: Recaredo is 1 hour 30 minutes from Falset. Book visits at recaredo.com. The Terrers Brut Nature Gran Reserva is their single-estate prestige Cava, aged a minimum of 3 years.
The bar and restaurant at the Hostal Sport in Falset is the most reliable late-opening wine venue in Priorat. Open 365 days and staffed until late, it pours current DOQ Priorat and DO Montsant wines alongside traditional Catalan food.
The list: Full Priorat and Montsant wine list by the glass and bottle, covering the main estates and cooperatives of the comarca
Tip: The Hostal Sport bar is the social anchor of Falset on weekend evenings, frequented by local winemakers and trade visitors alike.
A local bar on the Carrer de la Bassa, Falset's informal evening wine street, pouring Priorat and Montsant wines by the glass alongside Catalan vermut and craft beer for the local crowd.
The list: Local Priorat and Montsant wines by the glass, focused on cooperatives and entry-level estates
Tip: The Carrer de la Bassa strip in Falset is where locals drink on weekend evenings. Bar de la Bassa stays open later than the hotel bars.
The cellar door and tasting room of Cellers Cecilio, the oldest family winery in Gratallops, is the village's de-facto wine bar in the summer season, pouring Garnacha and Carinena from the family's century-old licorella plots.
The list: Gratallops Vi de Vila wines from the oldest family winery in the village, sold by the glass and bottle
Tip: Cellers Cecilio is open in the evenings during summer season. The village of Gratallops has no other dedicated wine bar; the cellar door serves this function.
The village bar in Porrera, the historic Carinena village of the DOQ, serves wines from local producers including Vall Llach and Cims de Porrera by the glass on weekend evenings.
The list: Porrera Vi de Vila wines from local producers, served by the glass with Catalan snacks
Tip: Porrera's village bar is the place to drink Carinena-dominant wines from the local vintage at cellar-door prices.