Visit to Familia Torres at Mas La Plana

What it is

Familia Torres has been making wine in the Penedès for more than 150 years. At Mas La Plana, their most emblematic vineyard, in Pacs del Penedès near Vilafranca, they show you the vines, the winery where they make their great wines and their work in regenerative viticulture and against climate change. The visit can end with a wine tasting or with a pairing of wines and cheeses or wines and tapas, led by their sommeliers. The facilities are accessible.

What the visit is like

All the versions follow the same route. They start with an audiovisual on the family's history and continue with a guided walk through the Mas La Plana vineyard, where they explain their regenerative viticulture project. From there, a solar-electric train crosses the vines to the Waltraud winery, a bioclimatic-architecture building where their wines are made. A wine educator accompanies the group from start to finish. What changes is the ending:

• Visit with wine tasting: three wines, 1 hour 30 minutes, €26. Saturdays at 16:00, in Spanish.
• Visit with wine and cheese pairing: four wines with four artisan cheeses, 2 hours, €34. Saturdays at 12:30 in Spanish and Sundays at 11:45 in Catalan.
• Visit with wine and tapas pairing: four wines with four tapas, 2 hours, €37. It has the most sessions: Monday to Friday at 12:30 in Spanish; Saturday at 11:45 in Catalan; Sunday at 12:30 in Spanish. There are also sessions in English almost every day.

From ages 7 to 17 you pay €20 for the tasting visit and €25 for the pairings, with grape juice instead of wine; under-7s go in free. On the last Saturday of each month, at 16:00, there is also a tour through the history of wine in the Penedès, with a visit to the family museum, for €26.

Booking

Book on their website or on 938 177 330, also by WhatsApp, or at [email protected]. To change or cancel, give at least 24 hours' notice. Groups of more than 15 must book by phone or email, and there are options for groups of 20 or more and private visits. Animals are not allowed, except guide dogs.

Lunch and getting there

After the visit you can stay for lunch at El Celleret, the winery's restaurant among the vineyards, with seasonal Mediterranean cooking and their wines; it is best to book separately. The winery has free parking, with spaces for people with reduced mobility and chargers for electric cars. Without a car, Vilafranca has a station on the R4 train, and from there Pacs is a few minutes by car. If you are spending the day in the area, the Vilafranca tourist office will point you to the other wineries.