Priorat wine tour: a relaxing journey to a fascinating region

Priorat is one of only two Spanish regions to hold the D.O.Q. Label. (Denomination of Qualified Origin), sharing this prestigious status with La Rioja. It is an excellent destination for any wine lover visiting Barcelona. The region is famous for bold red wines sourced from old Grenache and Carignan vines that thrive in the rugged terrain of black slate, known locally as llicorella. A Priorat wine tour offers a fantastic, immersive way to discover the magic of this region. Dive into the heart of rural Catalonia to uncover its best-kept secret and savor its exceptional food and wine

Where to start the Priorat winery quest?

The Priorat wine region is located 140 kilometers south of Barcelona, and 50 km west of Tarragona. Its rugged terrain makes it very difficult to reach by public transport. Its only train station is in Falset, the capital of Priorat, and from there, buses are limited. Therefore, the Priorat can be visited on a leisurely ride departing from Barcelona in 2 hours or from Tarragona in 1 hour. At this point, we have to decide if we visit Priorat on a day tour or a multi-day tour.

Experience the Priorat in a one-day tour.

If you come to Barcelona for a few days and want to make the most of it, including a one-day tour to Priorat can be an excellent decision for every wine lover. This way, you can still experience Barcelona and include a perfect wine tour to your list, which will be a great escape from the city. This experience can be on a small-group tour or a private tour, depending on how much you would like to customize it or whether you want to meet other wine lovers like you.

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Diving into the richness of the region for a multi-day tour

If wine is really your thing and you dream of visiting a unique wine region in Spain, spending two or three days in Priorat can be an excellent choice for you and your partner. This will give you time to visit some well-known wineries at your own pace, taking your time to sink into every little village of the D.O.Q., creating a connection that will stay forever in your memory. Priorat offers a variety of small producers, cozy lodges, and high-quality restaurants worth experiencing for a genuine food-and-wine tour.

Small-group tour: a seamless way to discover Priorat

Priorat is far from the city and has little demand from travellers. This is the reason why Priorat is hard to find in most tourist agencies’ portfolios. It is only available at some specialized agencies that offer winery tours. Wino Tours is the only provider of small-group tours to Priorat, offering you the opportunity to visit the region at a competitive price. The small-group tour is also a great way to meet other wine enthusiasts and curious travellers like you.

Here is the regular tour, starting every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 9:30 from Barcelona or at 10:30 from Tarragona. The cost of this tour is 195€ per person, plus lunch expenses ranging from 33 to 45€ per person.

• Hotel pick-up in Barcelona, Tarragona, or Sitges: The tour begins with a morning pick-up from your accommodation, followed by a two-hour drive (from Barcelona) to the first destination.
• Family winery in Porrera: We will start the day with a tour at a family winery in Porrera. What is fascinating about our chosen winery is its wine selection, as it is one of the few in Priorat to offer old vintages from 10+ years ago at its tastings. These are bottles valued at the most affordable price, ranging from 30 to 100€ per bottle, a real perk in Priorat.
• Lunch stop at Gratallops: The tour will take you to Gratallops, the most important wine-producing town in Priorat. At our second stop, we will have a three-course lunch and a wine tasting of 4 different wines. The winery is well known, founded by one of the five fantastic people who gave the Priorat region its name.
• Tasting wine up in the vineyards. The last stop will be in the same town as Gratallops. At a great location to have a previous tasting of D.O.Q. Priorat is in the middle of the vineyards. Looking at some fascinating views.
• Hotel drop-off in Barcelona, Tarragona, or Sitges.

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Priorat private tour: customizing your own experience

The Priorat wine tour offers you the opportunity to select your favorite wineries or choose the type of experience you would like to book. Giving you an intimate atmosphere to celebrate life together with your partner, family, or group of friends. For this purpose, the team at Wino Tours can help you to customize your perfect experience in Priorat. They have 5 years of experience arranging tours in Priorat, and they hire professional sommeliers and wine tourism experts to guide their private tours.

The price for a private group tour to Priorat from Barcelona depends on group size and the number of wineries included. For a group of 2 adults, the cost usually ranges from 350 to 450€ per person, including transportation, two premium wine tastings, and lunch at a signature-cuisine restaurant. The larger the group, the lower the cost per person. Here are some tour ideas to get started with:

Gratallops & Scaladei: Exploring the origins of Priorat

1. Clos del Obac:  Founded by one of the pioneers who transformed Priorat in the 1980s. Their prestigious wines reflect the region’s classic style: robust, full-bodied, and crafted from local and international grape varieties.
2. Clos Figueras is a charming boutique winery in Gratallops that produces elegant, terroir-driven wines. Enjoy a gourmet three-course lunch perfectly paired with their top selections.
3. Scaladei: The origin of Priorat. Thanks to the clay-rich terroir, their wines tend to be softer. They are especially renowned for their Garnacha wines and offer a tasting of their most select labels.
4. Complementary stops:
   • Mas Igneus: Priorat’s first certified organic winery, set among stunning natural landscapes. Savor a relaxed wine tasting overlooking the vineyards.
   • Restaurant Amics: Have lunch in a signature cuisine restaurant from Buil I Gine winery, which has breathtaking views and a long list of wines.

Poboleda & Scaladei: spirituality near the Montsant mountains

1. Mas Doix: It’s a modern winery with astonishing views. It produces two exceptional wines from century-old vines: 1902 and 1903. The former, 1902, holds the distinguished classification of Gran Viña Clasificada (GVQ).
2. Brot’s Restaurant is an intimate, chef-driven restaurant in Poboleda that offers creative tasting menus and blends local ingredients with modern cuisine. Be surprised with each dish thoughtfully crafted
3. Scaladei: The origin of Priorat. Thanks to the clay-rich terroir, their wines tend to be softer. They are especially renowned for their Garnacha wines and offer a tasting of their most select labels.
4. Complementary stops:
   • Perinet barrel tasting: A unique 3-hour experience featuring tasting directly from the French oak barrels and a food and wine pairing. (Only two wineries a day with this tasting.)
   • Restaurant Quatre Molins and Montsant wines: Have lunch in a Michelin-star restaurant and visit the Montsant winery “Ronadelles”, the only one in Priorat with Gran Reserva wines.

Porrera & Gratallops: two iconic villages worth exploring

1. Vall Llach: Founded by singer Lluís Llach, this winery was born from a strong social commitment to improving the living conditions of local field workers. It produces high-quality wines, including Mas de la Rosa, which is also recognized as a GVQ wine.
2. Clos Figueras is a charming boutique winery in Gratallops that produces elegant, terroir-driven wines. Enjoy a gourmet three-course lunch perfectly paired with their top selections.
3. Clos del Obac:  Founded by one of the pioneers who transformed Priorat in the 1980s. Their prestigious wines reflect the region’s classic style: robust, full-bodied, and crafted from local and international grape varieties.
4. Complementary stops:
   • Sangenis i Vaque is a family estate from Porrera that maintains the tradition of winemaking in Priorat. They craft elegant wines from old-vine Garnacha and Carignan, aged for over a decade before release. They offer a jeep tour through the vines followed by an open-air tasting.
   • La Cooperativa restaurant: A cozy, family-run spot in Porrera offering creative Catalan cuisine made with local ingredients.

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Multi-day tour: the ultimate experience in Priorat

It is time to customize a genuine, impossible-to-repeat tour. This experience is 100% personalized to your needs. It includes a stay at an intimate boutique hotel, a careful selection of the best wineries, and a multi-day journey to experience Priorat fully. The cost of such a tour varies widely. However, at Wino Tours, we have a vast selection of partners and can offer multi-day tours starting at 630€ per person, including 3-4 wine tastings and a stay at a cozy hotel with half board.

These are some of the hotels we have access to in our multi-day tours.

• El Palauet del Priorat (Cornudella del Montsant): a very cozy & small hotel with great value rooms.
• Hotel Lotus (Falset): a cozy hotel in the capital of Priorat, Falset.
• Terra Dominicata (Scaladei): a 5-star boutique hotel embedded in the middle of the Priorat hills.
• Mas d’en Bruno (Torroja): a 5-star boutique hotel with a fantastic reputation.
• Hotel Ora (Torroja): A fine boutique hotel in the Torroja town center.

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Wino Tours is a small company based in Barcelona, offering small-group and private tours to the Priorat region at a great value. We partner only with small family wineries and employ local guides and professional sommeliers to make our tours unique.

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