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Not far out of town, there is this beautiful, albeit small, winery that one of my distributors was able to set up a tour with Alta Alella:

With my host working his restaurant, we had set up a 4pm tasting and tour. Add to our party my friend since college who splits her time between Walla Walla and Barcelona (yes, an odd combination).

The parking was a bit from the front gate, which was a bit from the tasting room…

But well worth the walk.

Our hosts, Francesc and Xavi. Xavi is going to be our guide through the property.

To be honest, I wasn’t expecting a Cadillac Escalade to be our tour transport.

Amazingly hilly, hence the four-wheel drive.

And then into the industrial heart of the winery:

They age in Stainless Steel, Concrete Eggs, Clay Amphora, the works:

And then there is one of their cellars – about 50% of their production is in Sparkling Wine:

These are for the high-end vintage-dated sparklings, we didn’t get to see where the majority of their bottling and storage is (guessing much less romantic). This is where they house examples of ALL of their bottlings over the years.

And then there was the owner’s residence (which wasn’t on the tour):

And then it was on to the tasting!!!

Yes, we tried a few things. Amazing range, and all delightful.

And a few shots on the way out – what a lovely day.

A lovely endcap to my time in Barcelona.

Headed home in the morning.

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