Half Day Private Wine & Oil Tasting Tour near Barcelona with hotel pick up
Description
Pla de Bages is a privileged region surrounded by the mythical mountains of Montserrat and Castelltallat ranges, Sant Llorenç del Munt and Obac Natural Park. Moreover, this Catalan Zone has a big tradition in producing wine, even do is a little region, it is heir of the big wine traditions in central Catalonia. Olive oil is a basic element of the Mediterranean diet, where the most of the meals are served with an olive oil bottle on the side. For this reason, having this experience is a way of immersing yourself in the Catalan Culture.
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You will see the fantastic shape of the Magic Mountain of Montserrat from the car, going to the winery. Once you arrive to the winery you will discover the old cellar and the new cellar.
We will visit a family business, an organic winery that began to cultivate their own vineyards and work in the wine world in 1885 and nowadays is the fifth generation who takes special care in the vineyard and make effort to give the maximum quality to their products. This experience also includes a visit to the winery which will give you the opportunity to visit a typical Catalan farmhouse and wander through the organic vineyards in its unique environment. We will get to know the local varieties like white Picapoll, sumoll , mandó and Red Picapoll, we will explore the production plant and the barrels room and finally, we will make a taste of two wines where they will explain us all about those wines accompanied by some appetizer. After our wine tasting experience, we will learn all about Olive Oil.
Olive oil is a basic element of the Mediterranean diet, where the most of the meals are served with an olive oil bottle on the side. For this reason, having this experience is a way of immersing yourself in the Catalan Culture. This experience will show you the magnificent world of this liquid gold at the same time that you enjoy the beautiful countryside of Vall d’Hortons. Walking along the millenary organic olive groves, you will enjoy the quietness of the landscape with the fantastic views of Montserrat Mountains. Visiting the workshop where this oil is produced you will learn how the process is carried out and, finally, you will enjoy and oil tasting with typical and organic Catalan products from Vall d’Hortons like cheese, honey and cold meat.
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Important Information
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Availability for shows cannot be checked without making a booking. Credit cards will only be charged upon confirmation of show availability
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
Reviews(7)
What a beautiful day! We were picked up at our hotel PROMPTLY by David… he drove us to an AMAZING niche Olive Oil plantation. Operated the most wonderful and knowledgeable team. THE OIL was exquisite. Of course we had to buy a bunch. 😘 Next, we travel to another small niche winery… And all we can say is …. OMG. The wine was divine, from the whites, reds, sparkling and to the fabulous aged. They also hold local events here… Weddings, teambuilding, private party and tapas and a wine bar on the weekends for locals …events… With four rooms to choose from, large to intimate the aesthetics were impressive . it’s owned by the same family for generations and the unique thing is that they have kept tools, bottles barrels and yes animal skins that wine was stored in. Very educational . Needless to say several hundred dollars later… and several cases later heading to the states. Thank goodness they ship. David’s driving was immaculate, safe and a beautiful journey we were taken back to our hotel. A memory we soon will not forget.
Ohhhh Steven!!! We are so happy to know that you have enjoyed, we loved when our clients spend good time during our tours. See you soon!!!! Regards Melanie
We enjoyed both tours especially since they were small, family owned businesses. The olive oil and wine were exceptional.
Hi Karen!!! Thanks for your lovelly review. We hope seeing you again around Barcelona Melanie
We had a wonderful time on this tour; thank you, Melanie! The tour was private, just GF and I, in a private car. Melanie was wonderful and knowledgable and the food and wine were delicious and seemed authentic. The locations were carefully selected and took us to some off the beaten path places. The tours we received were extensive and thorough; the guides were happy to answer our many questions. The olive oil and chocolate we bought are amazing. If you have an opportunity to work with Melanie and her company, do it! I would repeat this exact same tour in a heartbeat.
Thanks for your lovely review!! We are happy to read that you have enjoyed. Hope seeing you in another time. regards.Melanie
Loved this tour! Fantastic wat to end our trip! We have never done an olive oil tasting before and this was very interesting and fun. The winery was beautiful and I enjoyed every wine we tasted! I highly recommend this tour!
Hi, Thanks for your review, we hope seeing you again soon, and we are very Happy to hear that you have enjoyed.
Our olive oil and wine tour was wonderful. Our guide took care of everything, the tours and tastings at each location were fascinating and delicious. It was a day enjoyed by the whole family!
Thanks, Andrea, we are so happy to read that you have enjoyed your tour. We hope to see you again in Barcelona with your lovely family!!
Excellent visit to the LLIOPART cellars. If you go through Barcelona make this exit,..thanks to Melanie for the organization that was perfect. Brigitte GOUGRY
Bonjour, Merci beacoup Brigitte. Nous espérons vous revoir bientôt à Barcelone. Salutacions Melanie
We had an amazing time on our Barcelona Discovery Tour! Definitely recommend the wine/olive oil tour and tour company. The communication setting up the tour was so easy. Melanie came to pick us up at our hotel and we drove through the beautiful Catalan region. It was a foggy day, but we were still able to see a little bit of Montserrat from the distance. Our first stop was a beautiful winery, where we had a private tour with Marisola. We learned about the history of the winery and their wine making process (both old and new). We had a tasting of some great wines and an impressive spread including cheese, meat, bread, tomato, pate, chocolate, etc to accompany our wines in one of the historic stone houses. The wines and the experience were great! One of the best vineyard tours we've been on. The wines were really good and we ended up buying some to take home. Our second stop was the olive oil tasting and tour. We had a private tasting and tour with Aena. We learned about the history of the olive orchard, what to look for in tasting, did a tasting, and then walked around the beautiful orchard. It was an awesome and new experience as we never did a olive oil tasting before. The olive oil was great and we ended up buying olive oil and chocolate for gifts. It was an awesome day! Thanks to Melanie, we could not have been more happy with our tour. Barcelona Discovery does an awesome job of partnering with great wineries, olive orchards, and different experiences. We had such a great time. Definitely one of the highlights of our trip to Spain!
Hi Justin, Thanks for sharing your experience, we are so happy to hear all these lovely words. We hope to see you again in Barcelona. Kindest regards Melanie
