Visit and tasting at Cellers de Scala Dei, the charterhouse's winery

Escaladei is a village of a few houses at the foot of the Montsant cliffs, a good kilometre from the charterhouse that gives it its name. On its main street is Cellers de Scala Dei, which presents itself as the oldest winery in the Priorat and ties its history to that of the Carthusian monks, who arrived in the region in the 12th century. It is the visit that best tells where the region's wine comes from, and it combines in the same morning with the charterhouse.

What you see

The introductory visit goes through the production and ageing areas and descends to the old 17th-century cellar. It ends with a guided tasting of four wines. It lasts 90 minutes and starts on time: arrive early.

Prices, sessions and languages

Introductory visit, €25. In the morning it leaves at 10:30 in English, at 12:00 in Catalan and at 13:30 in Spanish; in the afternoon, at 16:00 in all three languages. If you only want to taste, the four-wine introductory tasting costs €15, at 13:00 in Catalan and at 14:30 in Spanish.

For those who already know the Priorat, Las garnachas de Scala Dei is six wines, almost all of red garnacha, for €50, and the Complete Collection, eight wines with limited editions, for €80. And the long experience, Visit and tasting in the vineyards, takes five hours: a light breakfast, a tasting of each vineyard's wine in the vineyard itself, lunch at Masdeu, above 650 metres, and a final visit to the winery, for €200 per person, in groups of two to eight.

Booking and getting there

Book on their website, choosing a date for each experience; the website does not say which days of the week have sessions, so confirm. Shop and visits phone: 977 82 71 73. Escaladei is on the T-702, between La Morera de Montsant and Poboleda; the charterhouse is a short walk away.