VINSEUM Museum of the Wine Cultures of Catalonia

Place of interest
Ruta del Vi del Penedès
Vinseum

VINSEUM Museum of the Wine Cultures of Catalonia is the first wine museum in Spain (since 1945). Ww have more than 80 years of experience explaining Catalan wine cultures to citizenship.

Let us take you on a journey about the life cycle of wine from its origins to the final tasting. In this visit, you will see:

  • The tasks which accompany the rhythms of the vineyard
  • Man’s contributions to wine
  • How wine opens up to the world and the world opens up to wine.
  • The moments when we savor wine
  • The people who’ve transformed the landscapes of the vineyard

The visit includes the use of an IPOD audioguide and a wine tasting at the end of the visit. 

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Biosphere Certified Company
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PENEDÈS EVENTS

This establishment offers venues or services for meetings and events among vineyards

MORE INFO
Contact
Telephone
938 900 582
Email
vinseum@vinseum.cat
Address

Plaça Jaume I, 1
08720 Barcelona
Spain

Town
Vilafranca del Penedès

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Category
The origins of wine and cava
Advance booking
No
Languages of attention
English
Spanish
French
Russian

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Main attractions

Sant Martí Sarroca’s medieval church and castle are regarded as an historic and artistic site of national interest.
The permanent exhibition at the VINSEUM is dedicated to the vineyard and wine, and the close connection these have with the Penedès region and Catalonia. Your journey starts on the third floor of the Royal Palace and ends with a cava or wine tasting in the tavern of the museum.
The Castle of the Holy Cross is a fortified area from the medieval period, first documented in 1037
The Museum is located in the original installations of the steam locomotive depot of Vilanova i la Geltrú, some railway constructions done between the

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Sant Cugat Sesgarrigues
Once a month
Cava Centre
30th March
Vilafranca del Penedès
March 3 and 10, April 7 and 14, May 5 and 12
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