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.
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)
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