Participate with winery harvest, brunch & wines!
On the 27-28th th September we offer you a special Priorat Wine Experience with your participation in the 2025 grape harvest collecting the prized berries at the prestigious Bodega Mas Perinet. Guided by the winery technical team you will assist with the grape harvest, enjoy a brunch of local products and taste a range of their wines. Tour places limited 2-8 persons max.
As a special itinerary for this Priorat Harvest tour we outline the itinerary as follows-
Day 1. Leaving early from Valencia we shall arrive at Mas Perinet Winery for 1100am to begin a day of harvesting the various varieties such as Garnacha & Carignan. The state of the art winery integrated into the hills produces wines of immense depth, intensity & finess. Guided by the winery experts you will be equipped to select the grape berries by hand experiencing Priorats fascinating viticulture . Later in the bodega you meet the winemaker and learn about making the unique wines of their terroir.
A brunch “almuerzo” of local products and wine will sustain you during the campaign. Finally we shall finish at approx. 1730-1800hrs .
Leaving your grapes behind in the winery we shall then make our way to the 4* Priorat
Hotel Sport, Falset, where you will have the evening free to explore Falsets charming,
historic streets; wine ; local culinary produce can be found inc, olive oil, hazelnuts, honey, Vermuts. Falset Castle ; it´s Wine Co-Op are of interest architecturally. You may choose to later dine at the hotel or at a restaurant in Falset….it´s your call for the evening with various options !
Day 2. After a complete breakfast we shall leave Falset and drive up into the mountains arriving at the hilltop town Gratallops.
Our first winery visit is to one of the original pioneering bodegas that recovered
winemaking in the 1980´s. This is a unique property with possibly the best wines of
Priorat; not open to everyone to visit.
Our private appointment you shall taste outstanding vintages from this artisan detaillist winery with guided tour of their curious cellars. Afterwards we cross the town of Gratallops to visit a small family historic cellar with excellent guided tastings of their old vine wines ; also including a rare recovered white variety offering a unique character.
Then it´s time for a gourmet lunch near Gratallops, a boutique Michelin rated restaurant with views over vineyards & Montsant Mountains.
After lunch we shall visit the historic Cellers de Scala Dei. You will step back in time
through the cellars used by the monks for their first wines in 1263 who in time wrote their own “Vine Growing Manual”. Priorat´s first bottled wine was at the Priorato de Scala Dei, these wines taking part at the 1878 Paris Worlds Fair and awarded a gold medal. Many hidden treasures like the medieval barrel hall, fermentation lagares, old fudres ; relics of the monks winemaking past are all around you. A fully guided visit of the various halls culminates with a premium tasting of their wines in the old bodega.
They have the wines ; also interesting craft items at their shop to support the
vineyard.
After the cellar visit you may also visit the Cartuja Scala Dei, the impressive 12thC
monastery located a short distance from the cellars with tourist office, gifts, books maps, etc available.
Finally we make our return to Valencia arriving early evening.
Prices
Itinerary
Day 1
- Pickup Valencia hotel 07:40hrs by Mercedes - Café en-route.
- Arrive Bodega Mas Perinet 1100hrs to harvest grapes guided by the winery experts - Almuerzo/brunch & wines included.
- Leave Bodega Perinet aprox. 1800hrs
- Check-in Hotel 4* Priorat Hotel-Sport Falset. aprox..1830hrs, Deluxe/Suite Room
- At leisure in Falset – explore old town etc., Dinner .
Day 2
- Deluxe breakfast from 0800hrs
- Pickup at hotel 09:45hrs.
- Arrive Pioneer Winery Gratallops aprox..10:30hrs Tour/Prem.tastings.
- 2nd Historic Bodega Tour/Prem. tastings Gratallops.
- Gourmet lunch 1400hrs Gratallops.
- 3rd Bodega 1600hrs Bodega Cellers Scala Dei -Tour Priory Cellars/Prem. tastings.
- Optional Visit Cartuja Scala Dei (exc.small fee).
- Return early evening to Valencia.
Included: All transport, personal guiding available 24/7 during trip, guided grape harvesting with winery expert, Brunch of local products plus Perinet wines, 4 cse gourmet lunch on Day 2 (exc. beverages), 1 night deluxe hotel accom. inc. full breakfast, min.3 winery tours/ prem.tastings of approx. 20 premium wines.
Please ask for availability & tour options/prices as can be tailor made just for you.