Wine route through la Terra del Cava

In the morn­ing:

The Ven­drell fam­ily's his­tory in wine dates back to the 16th cen­tury, but it was not until the 19th cen­tury that they moved to the Goma Mas prop­erty and worked for the writer and bishop Josep Tor­ras i Bages, who was born in the ex­ist­ing farm­house. In 1918, the fam­ily bought the en­tire Ven­drell es­tate. The win­ery is an ex­am­ple of tra­di­tion with a mod­ern touch re­flect­ing the warmth of the sun and the rich­ness of the soil, and the colours of the hills and a sus­tain­able ap­proach is es­sen­tial for health­ier prod­ucts, de­vel­oped from or­ganic cul­ti­va­tion. Even the names of the wine are a trib­ute to this:

Orig­i­nal V Brut Na­ture Gran Reserva: 52% Xarel·lo 30% Macabeo and 18% Par­el­lada. Ideal for elab­o­rate gourmet meals, from baked fish or rice to casseroles with poul­try, rab­bit or pork.

Orig­i­nal V Brut Reserva: 45% Xarel·lo 30% Macabeo and 25% Par­el­lada. Its fruity nose is rem­i­nis­cent of ap­ples but with a flo­ral touch.

Or­ganic V Brut Reserva: 50% Xarel·lo 30% Macabeo and 20% Par­el­lada. Pale yel­low with a golden sparkle. Fine and per­sis­tent bub­bles. Ideal for ap­pe­tis­ers and desserts.

Or­ganic V Brut Na­ture Gran Reserva: 50% Xarel·lo 30% Macabeo and 20% Par­el­lada. Of note is its creamy min­eral tex­ture, typ­i­cal of Goma Mas.

Brut Reserva Nat­ural: 100% Xarel.​lo and with no added sul­phites. Great on its own or with all types of ap­pe­tis­ers, cheeses, cock­les, clams or oys­ters and seafood, pà toma­quet with em­botit sausage, pâté or foie gras.

Guided tours, in­di­vid­u­als and groups.

Tel. 93 131 21 01 / www. mas­go­ma1724.com

For lunch

The Can Bell restau­rant is a main­stay in the area and well-known for its home-cooked cui­sine, from tapas, snacks and sal­ads, as well as spe­cial­ity meats and grilled fish. The daily menu of­fers well pre­pared food and ex­cel­lent qual­ity, all at a good price in a fam­ily at­mos­phere. There are also spe­cial set meal menus for groups and busi­nesses.

Com­fort­able, spa­cious and friendly, this is a down-to-earth restau­rant with few pre­ten­sions, but it is quite often packed, mak­ing book­ing a must. Highly rec­om­mended to visit with fam­ily or friends, both on week­days and on week­ends.

Tel: 93 817 43 63