Priorat Wineries Tour with Wine Tastings and Lunch from Barcelona

Our tour was fantastic. Craig was an excellent guide and the three wineries were a joy to visit. I would recommend this trip to everyone!

Andrew is the best guide ever also very good wineries and the wines we taste excellent Priorat is a very good wine area DOC and a beautiful place

Our guide Jose was amazing! He was very knowledgeable about the region and he took us to outstanding wineries. We were able to see the vineyards, cellars and converse with the winemakers.

Our guide was very knowledgeable about wine and the area we visited. Met gracious owners and wine makers at winery’s and enjoyed beautiful scenery along with a delicious lunch. Excellent day in the Priorat region. The wines from this region are beautiful to drink. Thanks Samuel and all the winery’s we visited.

One the best wine tour that I had. Our guide Graig M was amazing- very knowledgeable and he tried to make sure that everybody in our small group had the great time. We visited 3 small winery and two owners spent a lot of time with us and were were passionate about their wineries and business. I will say that the first small winery Pasanau there me tried 5 wine with snacks was my favorite. We visited the field and that hiking and scenery were beautiful. Then we headed to the second winery Clos Figueras Serras Del Priorat and had our lunch outside on the lovely patio. I believe that we tried 4 wines their. Lunch was good however the girl who was bringing and representing the wine for us was very rushy, talked very fast and seems to be annoyed with the additional questions. I felt that she wants to be done with use as soon as she can. In my opinion if you represent the brand but do not like your job you should not work there. It was probably only one unpleasant thing about whole trip. After that we visited the 3d winery Mas Sinen. The ower was pretty cool and we had very good time there. Thank you Craig!! It was great meeting you.

This was one of the best tours we have ever experienced, including that our guide Andrew is a consummate professional with in-depth knowledge of every aspect of the tour. This was a small group tour with 6 people which made for a very intimate day enjoying this unique wine region. The selected wineries offered a most unique experience, including meeting and discussing their wines and facilities and histories with the owner/operators of these boutique places.

We ended up taking a private tour as there were no other guests on our trip. Our guide Andrew was knowledgeable not only about Priorat terroir and wineries but also about Catalonian history and culture that made our day-long conversation pleasant and informative. Andrews personal relationships with the winemakers made our day a joyful and insightful experience. Our first stop was the village of Cornudella de Montsant where Andrew treated us to Ranci dessert wine made from Grenache with local almond tart. Ranci is an after dinner drink but it tasted just as great after breakfast. Our second stop was Village of La Morera where winemaker extraordinaire Ricard Pasanau at Celler Pasanau does his magic. Ricard first gave a tour of one of his vineyards where we got to learn about his organic farming methods. La Morera is the highest municipality of Priorat, with vineyards next to the mountain of Sierra de Montsant. While Andrew was preparing the naughty nibbles for our winetasting, Ricard gave a personal tour of his winery where we got to learn his natural winemaking process honed over the years. On the way to the Pasanau cellar, we learned about the history of the village that lost most of its population gradually starting with the onset of phylloxera around 1,872. Naughy nibbles turned out to be a delicious feast of local bread, cheese, ham, fruits, nut, olives, and olive oil that Andrew picked up at Cornudella de Montsant. We tasted 2016 Danae Viognier, 2016 Les Myriams Viognier, 2014 La Morera de Montsant, 2008 El Vell Coster, 2012 Los Torrents, 2006 Finca La Planeta. It was hard to pick a favorite as these wines were all excellent. El Vell Coster 100 Carignan and Los Torrents 50 Grenache, 50 Carignan were simply exceptional. We had lunch at Christopher Cannans winery, Clos Figueres. After a quick cellar tour, we had a delicious lunch paired with Clos Figueres 2016 Serrat Del Priorat, 15 Font De La Figuera, and 2014 Clos Figueras. Ham selections and lamb chops were delectable. Our last winery was Clos Dominic. We met winemaker Paco at his steep vineyard that can only be harvested by hand. Afterwards we tasted 2015 Clos Peto, 2013 Vinyes Baixes, 2014 Vinyes Altes at Paco's cellar. Each of these wines were excellent with Carignan and Grenache blend Vinyes Altes being exceptional. We had a nice conversation about his philosophy to life in general, and winemaking in particular. Priorat winemakers were proud of their mastery of this challenging terrain to produce terroir driven world-class wines. Thanks to Andrew, we got a front seat experience. Highly recommended.

Our guide Andrew knew a lot about wine and was very familiar with the winemakers. He paired the wines with local foods he bought and served from local stores and restaurants. Even the van ride went fast due to the detailed history of the region he supplied. The wine was excellent and the winemakers were engaging.

This is one of the best tours we have ever been on with some of the best wine we've ever had. Andrew was an amazing tour guide, incredibly knowledgeable and personable. We learned a lot from him about the Priorat wine region's history and current production practices as well as Catalonian history and culture. The tour at Pasanau was excellent, with knowledgable winery staff including the owner taking us into the vineyard and explaining the terroir local and throughout the Priorat and winemaking process before we had our tasting. During that tasting of five delicious wines and an estate olive oil, Andrew provided an amazing spread of local fruits, nuts, cheeses, and bread. I almost wasn't hungry for lunch! Lunch was at the second winery, Clos Figueres. There, we had a quick cellar tour and then the wine tasting was paired with a delicious three-course lunch. We were there during harvest, so the winemaker was busy and understandably unavailable to participate in our tasting. After lunch we went to Clos Dominic. We took a brief tour of the vineyards to understand the challenging terrain on which some of the oldest Priorat vines grow. After seeing the vines, we visited the cellar and tasted three of Paco's world-class wines. Understanding where in the vineyard each of the wines was grown gave us a good appreciation of how the steep hillside, differing ages of the vines, and rocky soil contributed to the taste of each wine. We've been to Napa/Sonoma, the Loire Valley, and Bordeaux and this tour and these wines are as good as any we've had.

Guide had deep knowledge and was charismatic as well. Only four of us on the tour, which was a bonus. Lunch exceeded expectations. Wineries were all small family owned enterprises. Wine was top shelf.