Priorat Wine Tour

About our private Priorat wine tours

Our Priorat wine tours take you to explore one of Spain’s most beautiful wine regions, located in the province of Tarragona, an hour and a half’s drive south of Barcelona.

Priorat’s wines have gained a reputation as some of the very best in Spain. The region’s unique climate and mineral-rich soil provide the perfect conditions for its highly sought-after earthy red wines. On this exclusive tour, we take you to the Priorat wine region’s top producers, where you are given a private tour and guided tasting at each.

The tour includes a 4×4 driver through spectacular scenery and a hilltop wine tasting with stunning views of the whole region.

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Highlights of our guided Priorat wine tour

• Private wine tour of the Priorat
• Cellar tours and tastings with the producers at the Priorat’s top wineries
• A 4×4 vineyard tour with spectacular views and a wine tasting in the vineyard
• A fantastic 3-course lunch with wine pairing at a top winery
• Transport from Barcelona or locally with an English-speaking driver

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Priorat wine tours from Barcelona

We can pick your group up from Barcelona or from where you are in Catalonia. We’ll be arriving by Mercedes E Class or V Class with one of our friendly, English-speaking drivers.

You can also choose to start your Priorat wine tour from nearby Tarragona city, or from within the Priorat wine region if you’re already there.

The Priorat Wine Region

The Priorat is the only wine region in Spain, along with La Rioja, to possess the country’s top-tier DOCa classification (Denomiacion de Origen Calificada), and as such, is a required stop for any wine tour of Spain.

The Priorat wine region’s dramatic countryside of shaded valleys and little villages tucked between rocky hills almost entirely dedicated to vineyards are reason enough to justify a visit. But its expert wineries are the main attraction here, making for an unforgettable wine tour

The tradition of wine-making in the Priorat dates back to Roman times. The region got its name later on, though, from the Carthusian Priory of Escaladei, whose monks cultivated and expanded the vineyards in the Middle Ages.

Little changed for centuries in the Priorat, but five visionary wine pioneers arrived in the 1980s, and together they set about transforming the Priorat’s fortunes. This group made up of René Barbier, Álvaro Palacios, Josep Lluís Pérez, Daphne Glorian, and Carles Pastrana is credited with starting the wine revival revolution in the Priorat and each is now producing some of the best wines in Spain.

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What you’ll experience on a Priorat wine tour

Our most popular Priorat wine tour is the Standard Wine Tour. It includes visits to two of the region’s most acclaimed wineries and an exciting, smaller-scale winery, giving you a clear insight into the methods and techniques used for winemaking in the region.

At each winery, you have a full guided tour that includes visiting the vineyards at one of them. After each tour, you have a guided wine tasting of their best wines.

After visiting two wineries in the morning, you have a table for a relaxed lunch at an excellent restaurant that creates amazing dishes with locally sourced produce all paired with some local wines, of course! After lunch, you visit the third winery on the tour before returning to Barcelona.

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Recommended Priorat wineries to visit

We are grateful for all our wonderful contacts in the Priorat and are proud to be able to partner with top wineries like Clos Mogador, Clos de l’Obac, and Alvaro Palacios to name but three of them.

We have also sought out exceptional lesser-known wine producers, each with their own special angle and skill set. The passion and love for the craft of all these wineries is palpable, and this energy and enthusiasm that they are happy to share with guests is the key to a great wine tour.

Recommended wine tastings in the Priorat

At every priorat winery you visit you’ll also get to taste their very best wines. The Priorat is famous for its red wines, particularly Garnacha. But we recommend you also taste cultivars like Cariñena, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Merlot. Depending on the tour you choose, you’ll also get to taste unique Priorat white wines such as Garnacha Blanca.

Overview of our Priorat wine tour

Our private Priorat wine tours can be tailored to your tastes, and if there is a wine cellar you’d particularly like to visit, just let us know.

See below for a selection of our most popular Priorat wine tours.

Standard Priorat Day Tour

• Guided tour at two of Priorat’s top wineries
• Guided tour at one of Priorat’s exciting up-and-coming producers
• Guided tastings at each of the three wineries
• Lunch at a fantastic village restaurant*
• Option to be picked up from Barcelona or elsewhere in Catalonia
• Prices upon enquiry

*Lunch is not included in the price of the tour, expect to pay between €25 and €35 per person depending on menu choice

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Extended Priorat Day Tour

• Everything in the Standard Priorat Day Tour
• Extra guided tours & tastings at additional wineries suited to your tastes, interests or personal request
• Prices upon enquiry

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Multi-Day Priorat Wine Tours

• Everything in the Standard & Extended Priorat Day Tour
• Combined wine tour with wineries in one or more of Catalonia’s 11 wine regions or DOs, such as the Penedes wine region
• Two-day, three-day or even seven-day wine tours available upon request
• Prices upon enquiry

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Priorat Cathedrals of Wine Tour

• Guided tour to three wine cathedrals in the Priorat and surroundings (cooperative wine cellars built in the early 1900s in the * * Art Nouveau style of Catalan modernism)
• Lunch at the Pinell de Brai winery
• Option to be picked up from Barcelona or elsewhere in Catalonia
• Prices upon enquiry

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How to book your Priorat wine tour

If you’re looking for guided Priorat wine tours & tastings, then click below for a personalised quote. Barcelona Inside and Out specialises in wine tourism in the Barcelona region. We have spent many years building connections with expert local guides, award-winning wineries and hidden gems. We craft behind-the-scenes tours you cannot find elsewhere.

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