Penedès - Cava country
Become a Cava Expert
Taste it. Understand it. Make it. My personal signature experience - an interactive journey into traditional-method sparkling wine at a family winery in Penedès: discover how the bubbles are born, train your senses in a blind tasting, compare three Cavas with an ancestral-method sparkling wine, and disgorge your own bottle - then take a bottle of Cava Reserva home.
Who it's for
Curious wine lovers who want to go beyond tasting and truly understand traditional-method sparkling wine - no prior knowledge needed.
What makes it special
- Interactive experience at a family winery in Penedès, not a standard tasting
- Blind sensory tasting - learn to trust your senses, not the label
- Three Cavas tasted side by side with an ancestral-method sparkling wine
- Disgorge your own bottle of Cava by hand
- A bottle of Cava Reserva to take home
The day in detail
This is my personal signature experience. It is not just a Cava tasting - it is an interactive journey into the world of traditional-method sparkling wine, designed for curious wine lovers who want to understand what really happens inside the bottle.
Step by step, you will discover how Cava is made, learn how to recognise different styles, challenge your senses in a blind tasting and experience one of the most fascinating stages of sparkling-wine production yourself. By the end, you will not simply know whether you like a Cava - you will understand why.
Discover how the bubbles are born
Follow the journey from still wine to sparkling wine and discover how the second fermentation takes place inside the bottle.
Learn about ageing on the lees, pressure, riddling, disgorgement and the decisions that shape the final style of Cava.
Train your senses with a blind tasting
Forget the label and trust your senses. Through a playful blind tasting, you will explore aromas, flavours, texture, acidity and bubbles while learning how professionals approach sparkling wine.
The goal is not to guess the wine - it is to understand what your senses are telling you.
Compare different sparkling-wine styles
Taste three different Cavas alongside an ancestral-method sparkling wine and discover how production methods, ageing and winemaking choices influence what you experience in the glass. It is the easiest way to understand the differences: by tasting them side by side.
Disgorge your own bottle
Now comes the part most visitors never get to experience. Try your hand at disgorging a bottle of Cava yourself and see first-hand how the sediment created during bottle ageing is removed. It is a little technical, a little dramatic - and one of the moments you are most likely to remember.
Finish with a view
After the hands-on experience, relax on the terrace overlooking the surrounding vineyards and natural landscape - a beautiful setting to enjoy the final wines, talk about what you have discovered and capture a few unforgettable photos.
More than a tasting
You will leave knowing how bubbles are created, what ageing does to sparkling wine, how different styles compare and what to look for when tasting Cava. And the next time someone opens a bottle, you will know exactly what went into creating those bubbles.
Example itinerary
A guideline - every day is shaped around your group.
- Departure
Pickup in Barcelona
Comfortable pickup from your hotel, apartment or port - the experience begins on the road to Penedès.
- Welcome
Arrival at the family winery
Step inside a working family winery in the heart of Cava country.
- Part 1
How the bubbles are born
From still wine to sparkling wine: second fermentation in the bottle, ageing on the lees, pressure, riddling and disgorgement.
- Part 2
Blind tasting and style comparison
A playful blind sensory tasting, then three different Cavas side by side with an ancestral-method sparkling wine.
- Part 3
Disgorge your own bottle
Try disgorgement yourself - the most dramatic and memorable stage of sparkling-wine production.
- Finale
Terrace with a view
Enjoy the final wines with small appetizers on the terrace overlooking the vineyards.
- Return
Back to Barcelona
Drop-off at your accommodation with your own bottle of Cava Reserva to take home.
What's included
- Guided tasting of 3 different Cavas and 1 ancestral-method sparkling wine
- Blind sensory tasting experience
- Introduction to the traditional method of sparkling-wine production
- Hands-on disgorgement experience
- Small appetizers paired with the wines
- Your own bottle of Cava Reserva to take home
- Private transfer from Barcelona (2-4 guests max)
Not included
- Additional bottles purchased to take home
- Gratuities
Timing & logistics
€190 per person. Available year-round. The experience lasts about 5 hours including the road from Barcelona and takes place at a family winery in Penedès.
Frequent questions
Want this day, your way?
Send me your dates and group size - I'll come back with a tailored itinerary.