Spain - Wine Regions Close(ish) to Barcelona

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Looks like we’ll be flying into Barcelona first week of August for 4-5 days. My wife and I prefer the countryside and would love to stay in a wine region for 2-3 days while there. I’m really only familiar with wine from Rioja, which I love, but wanted to see if there were any recs on a different region to visit. I’m looking for:

  • A place with great wine, great scenery, and great food
  • Preferably not too far from Barcelona (max 4-5 hour drive, preferably less)
  • Preferably not overrun with tourists

Any thoughts? I’m just starting my search, so any recs would be very valuable.

Thanks in advance!

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Just pointing out that Rioja is (barely) within your 5 hour driving limit! [cheers.gif]

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Penedès is within an hour. Not sure that it meets any of your criteria, though (I do like a lot of the older Torres reds, though, and I am a fan of marc de Cava)

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Quick search in the travel forum will turn up a few recent threads on Barcelona, Rioja - Laguardia and areas in between.

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Priorat is about 1.5-2 hrs. from Barcelona. Great scenery. People tend to love the wines or hate them. They are strong medicine.

P Hickner

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Daniel,

I would suggest Priorat or Penedes. Take a look at my blog about our visit to Spain (and in particular, our visits in Penedes and Priorat): Spain | Wine Travel Around The World

Marilyn