# Perelada Activity company en Peralada Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/companies/perelada-winery ## Who they are Perelada is the winery of the Peralada castle, in the Alt Empordà. Documents in the castle library show that wine was made there from the Middle Ages. In 1923 Miguel Mateu, who would later be mayor of Barcelona and ambassador in Paris, bought the castle, its gardens and the former Carmen convent to revive that tradition, and gathered his collections in the castle museum. When he died in 1972, Arturo Suqué took over, who with his wife, Carmen Mateu, also created the Festival Castell de Peralada. Today the house is run by Javier Suqué Mateu, who has planted and bought vineyards and assembled a team of winemakers. The group has also taken on Bodegas Chivite, in Navarre. The new winery was inaugurated on 5 October 2022 at Paratge la Granja, next to the village. It was designed by RCR Arquitectes, the Olot studio of Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem and Ramon Vilalta, 2017 Pritzker Prize winners, with an investment of more than 40 million euros, and was the first winery in Europe with LEED Gold sustainability certification. As well as estate wines and Empordà Grenaches, Perelada makes cavas. ## What visits they offer The offering is wide and almost everything can be done in Catalan, Spanish, English and French: Winery visit, 1 h 30 min with a tasting of three wines: €26 from Tuesday to Thursday and €29 from Friday to Sunday; ages 12 to 17, €10 or €12; under 12s, free. Groups of 15 at most. Winery and Castle Museum, 3 hours, with the library, the glass collection and the wine museum: €35 or €38. Private visit, 2 h 30 min, with a welcome drink in the vineyard and a tasting of four top-range wines: €98 for adults, from two people. Private tasting with a sommelier, one hour, four wines: €49, for 4 to 15 people and adults only. Premium vineyard and winery, 2 hours, with a board of cheeses and cured meats: €46, in groups of 12, from February to September and only in Catalan and Spanish. Estate experiences: Garbet, 4 hours with transfer by car, for 4 to 7 adults; and Malaveïna, in May and June in the morning and in July and August in the afternoon, at €49 for adults and €25 for ages 6 to 17, using your own car. Winery and gastronomy, four hours, with lunch at Celler 1923, the winery's wine bar, with menus from €63 to €104. For accommodation, the five-star Hotel Peralada sells a two-night package with a visit, meals and spa. ## Booking and languages Regular visits are booked from their website; private visits, the private tasting, Garbet and Malaveïna only by phone (972 538 001 or 972 538 503) or by email (enoturisme@perelada.com). The website does not publish cancellation conditions or accessibility information: ask when booking. You get there by the AP-7, exit 4 from Barcelona or 3 from France, then along the N-260 towards Llançà for about 5 km to the Peralada turn-off. With children, the basic visit is free for under-12s; the private tasting and Garbet are for adults only. ## What they run - [Perelada winery and Castle Museum visit, with tasting](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/peralada/things-to-do/perelada-winery-visit), in Peralada. Guided winery visit with tasting of 3 wines. Desde 26 € person, Tuesday to Thursday. 1 h 30. All year, Tuesday to Sunday. €29 from Friday to Sunday. Ages 12 to 17, €10 or €12; under-12s, free. Groups of 15 people at most. Visit to the Castle Museum and the winery, with tasting of 3 wines. Desde 35 € person, Tuesday to Thursday. 3 h. All year, Tuesday to Sunday. €38 from Friday to Sunday. Ages 12 to 17, €17 or €19; under-12s, free. Includes the library, the glass collection and the castle's wine museum. Premium vineyard and winery visit. Desde 46 € person. 2 h. February – May, Friday to Sunday; June – September, Wednesday to Sunday. Welcome glass in the vineyard, tasting of 3 top-range wines and a plate of cheeses and cured meats. Groups of 12, in Catalan and Spanish Independent companies: you book with them, on their terms. Prices are as they publish them and may change. ## Practical details - Phone: +34 972 538 001 ## Contact - Web: https://perelada.com/es/visitas-bodega-perelada - Coordenadas: 42.3075, 3.0094 ## Preguntas frecuentes ### Which languages are the visits in? In Catalan, Spanish, English and French, except the Premium, which is given in Catalan and Spanish. ### Can children go? Yes to the basic visit, free up to the age of 11. The private tasting and the Garbet experience are for adults only. ### How long does the winery visit last? An hour and a half, with a tasting of three wines.