Wine tourism: another way to discover Barcelona
Located a stone's throw from the city, Barcelona's four appellations of origin **(Penedès, Alella, Pla de Bages and Cava)**, promoted by the Barcelona Provincial Council, are the ideal enclave to delve into the pleasure linked to the world of wine. In them there is a tourism of senses. A tourism with which to breathe the pure air of the countryside, savor and savor the quality of its wines and cavas , listen to the silence only interrupted by the song of the birds, feel nature between your fingers and contemplate the beauty of a landscape that dances with the seasons, creating the wonderful need to return again and again throughout the year so as not to get lost not a stage of the show.
Do you have a weekend? Then you have everything to become part of the club of the lucky groups of friends, families, couples... who have succumbed to the charms of wine tourism in Barcelona , that word so fashionable in recent times that serves to define something that our grandparents already practiced: neither more nor less than launching to know the magical process that gives rise to the wine with which you usually toast.
What if we change the infinite horizon of the sea for a landscape of waves of vines?
The proposals of the four DO are based on the classic and necessary visit to its cellars , temples where their excellent wines are produced. Open your eyes wide, some of them bear the signature of great architects and are authentic works of art. There, you travel through its history, you learn about the grape, the land and the necessary conditions that must be met in the field, in addition to coming into contact with the production process. An authentic immersion in this kind of ritual marked by the care and attention that its protagonists put into it.
Later, each denomination embarks on the most difficult yet, the stimulating task of finding the activity that fits like a glove with each visitor. Since tastings led by expert winemakers to gastronomic pairings with wine as the protagonist, going through walks between vineyards, dramatized visits and even the possibility of participate in field work. Do you dare with the harvest season or are you looking for a small hotel where you can abandon yourself in the arms of wine therapy? The pleasure linked to wine was this.
Now it's your turn, wine lover, the difficult task of choosing which appellation of origin to start with (or which one to continue with). It is likely that the DO Penedès , the largest in Catalonia and with the largest number of producing wineries, tempts you with the wide range of activities that unfold . It will also make your teeth long DO Alella , with their White Pansa wines marked by the influence of the sea. In side Pla de Bages , located in Landscapes Barcelona between mountainous formations and natural parks, the spectacular nature of the environment adds integers to an already interesting getaway being able to taste Picapoll grape wines. It is the only place in Spain where it is grown. And, if you are to pursue what is different, the DO Cava , with the largest production of cava in Spain and its millions of bottles resting in the underground galleries, is yours.
Do you dare with the harvest or are you more into wine therapy?