Freixenet
4.5
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
About
In 1861 Francesc Sala Ferres founded Casa Sala, the first wine-exporting company in Sant Sadurni d’Anoia. His son, Joan Sala Tubella, carried the business forward and after the wedding of Joan’s daughter Dolors Sala Vive to Pere Ferrer Bosch, the company entered the cava business. Pere Ferrer Bosch came from the family that owned La Freixeneda, a family estate in existence since the 13th Century and located in the Alt Penedes region. The business grew and the first labels for Freixenet Casa Sala cava appeared. From the beginning it was decided to concentrate exclusively on the production of cava, a natural sparkling wine, following the method used in the Champagne region (France) since the XVIIIth century. They built their cellars in the town of Sant Sadurni d’Anoia in Catalonia, Spain. The town is located in the heart of the Penedes, a region famous since Roman times for the quality of the wine produced there.
In the 1920s and 1930s the company gained recognition thanks to the drive of its founders and the guaranteed quality of its products. It was at this time that the company started to export its products and it opened its first United States office in New Jersey in 1935.
Unfortunately, the development of the company was held back first by the Spanish Civil War and then by the Second World War. Nevertheless, in 1941 the company launched what would in time become one of its star products—Freixenet Carta Nevada cava. In 1974 its leading export brand, Freixenet Cordon Negro cava, was launched, present in more than 140 countries.
By the beginning of the 1970s Freixenet was well established in the Spanish market as a strong brand with a clear vocation to expand on the international stage. The constant efforts made by the company since then have led to continuous expansion in world markets and made the Freixenet Group in the mid 80’s the world leader in sparkling wines produced by the traditional method.
At this time, the company decides to build cellars abroad, such is the case of Gloria Ferrer in California, Wingara in Australia and many more, and also in Spain, in other wine areas of great reputation such as Rioja, Ribera del Duero, Priorat, Montsant, ...
Nowadays Freixenet Group keeps being a 100% family-owned company with 18 cellars in 7 countries in 3 continents.
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amar arjun
Barcelona, Spain73 contributions
Oct 2020
The trip to Freixenet was amazing and really special! Our guide Montse Miro was amazing, she personifies amazing hospitality. She gave us a great tour of the cellars and then ensure we had an informative Cava tasing. She even provided us with a few extra Cava samples so that I could purchase some for myself.
I would definitely come back again, not just for the winery but to meet Montse, thank you for making my birthday special.
I would definitely come back again, not just for the winery but to meet Montse, thank you for making my birthday special.
Written October 18, 2020
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Dear @463amara,
Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
Our team always try to make the visits a unique brand experience so we are pleased to hear that you enjoyed the Freixenet Tour!
We hope we can meet again in the future and share together another glass of our cava.
See you soon,
Wine Tourism Team
Written October 19, 2020
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Prof_dunc
St. Albans, UK59 contributions
Mar 2023 • Couples
Beautiful caves and a great place for a cava tour - but there are so many more welcoming places to visit.
These guys have an attitude ! Even the Secuirty Guards at the gate said “no photos” before we had even entered .
Decided to go elsewhere…..
These guys have an attitude ! Even the Secuirty Guards at the gate said “no photos” before we had even entered .
Decided to go elsewhere…..
Written March 19, 2023
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Hello,
Our aim is to provide a welcoming environment for our visitors. We apologize if you felt unwelcome due to restrictions on photography. Your feedback is valuable, and we'll work to ensure a more pleasant experience for all our guests. We hope to welcome you back soon! 🥂🍾
Written November 17, 2023
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PJB
Alcalali, Spain69 contributions
Oct 2023 • Couples
The guide was very informative, but difficult to understand his English. Thought there was a train taking you through the cellars, but obviously not. Only covered the history, and we didn't see any of the production, which you see in the smaller cava producers. Saying all that, we are glad we visited the Big House, as it is known in the town.
Written October 16, 2023
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Hello,
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on your visit to Freixenet. We’re sorry that our tour didn’t meet your expectations. While our focus is on our history, we understand your interest in seeing the production process, that we show during the introductive video. We are glad you visited us and we appreciate your feedback.
Written November 17, 2023
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Jessica C
Siena, Italy16 contributions
Jan 2020 • Business
We were visiting from the US with our friend who is a buyer. We had a tour with Xavier who had a great personality and was extremely knowledgeable about the winery. It was amazing to see the scale of production of cava here. Many times, I was speechless. The tasting was also very fun as we got to try many things that are not available in the US. There is also a train that stops right down the street from the winery if you are wanting to do a day trip from Barcelona! (Good luck trying to figure out Renfe train tickets online without any Spanish/Catalan.) I will say that purchasing tickets at the station was much easier! I would recommend to friends visiting in the future!
Written February 6, 2020
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Sunshine28406151648
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Mar 2024 • Couples
We bought the ticket in our country, due to delays in the subway we arrived late, and they didn't allow us to visit. Furthermore, they didn't allow us to carry out another visit, we couldn't go to another visiting group, or they didn't even advise us on how we could proceed! We came from far away, to be able to visit, and we are received like this.
Written March 13, 2024
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kezza130491
London, UK10 contributions
Mar 2022 • Friends
Was fortunate to visit this beautiful winery. The lady tour guide was great, very informative and likeable. Tasting afterwards was worth waiting for- beautiful location in front of the gorgeous building. Wines were fantastic- especially the Ice Rose. Thank you for a great visit
Written April 1, 2022
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Yolanda C
Columbus, OH224 contributions
Jan 2020 • Friends
Great tour! We lucked out and were the only English speakers for Veronica’s wonderful tour! We really enjoyed learning more about the process of making Cava. The train ride is fun and an added bonus. Plus we loved the cava and were lucky enough to taste the things we wanted to buy. Honestly I was surprised at what I liked the most. I ended up buying the Brut Nature, Ice, and Elyssia Rose but I expected to like the older cavas better. This is totally a must do tour when in Barcelona— less than an hour from Plaça Catalunya via train. We visited in January but the summer tours must be incredible also! Don’t miss this!!
Written January 12, 2020
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Dear YolandaC214,
We are really glad to receive this kind of comments.
Thank you very to hear this opinion from you. For sure we will still continue to work harder to offer a quality tour to our visitors.
We hope see you soon in our Caves.
Regards,
Written January 14, 2020
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JLfoodandtravel
Fort Worth, TX31 contributions
Jun 2022
My husband and I made a stop here while on our honeymoon. We rented a car to drive out to a few wineries from Barcelona. The wines we experienced at Freixenet were delicious. We particularly enjoyed the iced wines. Atmosphere was a bit bizarre - we had emailed ahead to make a reservation, but it seemed when we arrived that there may have been some kind of private lunch event occurring that day. The menu was a bit limited due to this. Otherwise, service was great!
Written June 14, 2022
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Gino K
Amsterdam, The Netherlands1,452 contributions
Sep 2021 • Couples
We visited Freixenet after drinking their cava’s for years. We were finally able to visit the winery and opted for the more luxurious Grand Reserves tour. It turned out it was just the 4 of us during the tour, which gave as a more private and intimate feeling.
The tour guide (an older lady) was perfect. She took us through the caves and explained the cava making process step by step.
After the tour we had the “grand reserves” tasting which was just perfect. We tasted 4 of the more special cavas, which all tasted amazing. We ended up taking 2 cases home. We just loved it so much.
The tour guide (an older lady) was perfect. She took us through the caves and explained the cava making process step by step.
After the tour we had the “grand reserves” tasting which was just perfect. We tasted 4 of the more special cavas, which all tasted amazing. We ended up taking 2 cases home. We just loved it so much.
Written October 19, 2021
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Thank you very much @Traveller94.
Freixenet team is happy to know you enjoyed so much our Gran Reservas experience.
Cheers!
Written December 21, 2021
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Ashton246
Suffolk76 contributions
May 2022
What a disappointment. Nothing like described in previous reviews. Just a short film that was more about how many times the lady presenter could ‘smile on camera’ than the wines and then a walk around a couple of Cellars - no train ride as reviews have mentioned. We wanted to try the Ice wine but only wines offered at tastings were the same as we could buy locally at home. Food was presented badly - nothing like the pictures shown. Wasted a day of our holiday for a mediocre experience.
Written June 15, 2022
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I'm trying to purchase tickets on the Renfe site for visiting Sant Sadurni d'Anoia, but I'm not seeing that as an option. Do I just buy for the direction the line is going in and the train will stop there on the way?
Written January 9, 2022
Thinking about this tour but would have my 85 year old mum with me. Are there lots of stairs on the tour? I know she would love the train part and the Cava of course!
Written January 8, 2019
Hi Wendyam76!
While you visit the old winery you go downstairs several times. Always down, 4 floors.
If this could be an issue, we can take the elevator; no problem at all! To visit the new facilities you take a train and there are few steps at the end of the tour to walk to the Tasting Room.
I think it’s not a big challenge, but don’t hesitate asking our guides for an elevator or assistance.
We are glad to help!
Written January 16, 2019
Hola Petra!
Puedes contactarnos a través de nuestro web para indicar qué día quieres visitar las Cavas. Encontrarás todos los tours que ofrecemos y dispones de un formulario online donde puedes comentarnos tus preferencias y datos de contacto.
Written November 15, 2018
Hello, it sounds like you had a great tour! On the website it says that 5 people are the minimum for the Gran Reserva and other specialized tours; did you have a group with you, or are couples allowed to book specialties?
Thanks,
Kokamo
Written January 14, 2018
Two of us showed up without any reservation for a tour, and could not get one. They let us in to the store and tasting area, even this part was difficult as I had to ask ( in perfect Spanish) to please let us in. I would suggest to email as they are very different than what we expect in NA. Even their idea of tasting is different, they serve you a full glass, it’s more like drinking.
Codorniu flat out refused because we had no reservations even though they were empty, but told us they were full, yet parking lot empty. Very unwelcoming
Written January 15, 2018
Is it suitable to bring children on the tour?
Written June 25, 2017
Yes other people brought children and they seemed interested. There's a "train" ride at the end and they got grape juice instead of wine at the bar.
Written June 26, 2017
Доброго времени суток, Светлана! Если сможете дать свой enail, пришлю ссылки на время работы и форму бронирования по интернету. Сайт не даёт возможности послать ссылки. Моя почта tourdim @gmail. com (пробелы убрать)
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Дмитрий
Written February 9, 2017
Een entree kaartje kost toch maar7,50 €en de trein van Barcelona maar 9 € . Waar komen die prijzen van 77€ voor die tour dan vandaan??
Written November 29, 2016
De tour waarover we het hebben, is een georganiseerde tour van 8 uren. We bezochten eerst het wijnhuis Juan Leonardo, nadien het wijnhuis Torres en nadien Freixenet. Op de eerste plaats kregen we een degustatie van 3 glaasjes. De tweede plaats een pairing met kaas en wijn. Bij Freixenet enkele krabbels en 2 glaasjes. Op de bus was een gids mee, en ter plaatse kregen we een plaatselijke gids mee. Ik denk, maar ben het niet helemaal zeker, dat wij meer zagen dan als je enkel je ticket ter plaatse koopt. Deze tour start op het Catalunya plein. Wij hebben onze tickets online besteld en waren hier zeer tevreden over. Hopelijk heb ik u wat kunnen helpen. Indien u nog verdere vragen heeft, wil ik je graag helpen.
Written November 29, 2016
We will be taking the train from Barcelona to Sant Sadurni d'Anoia. Can I catch the train at Placa Catalunya? Is it possible to buy train tickets at this station?
Written May 16, 2016
Yes and yes to both questions; the R4 stops/connects both stations you mention, they are several minutes apart (beware of pickpockets/distractors though when purchasing tickets at Pl. Catalunya).
Written May 17, 2016
I would love to do a tour but on the afternoon I have available the only english tour is at 12:30 and I won't be able to get to Freixenet until 4:00. Can I just go to the tasting room and sample the different wines? Do you need a reservation for this? Is there a separate entrance fee or is that for the tour? Has anyone out there skipped the tour and just done the tasting?
Written June 22, 2015
I was able to email the winery. The rep confirmed that you are able to visit the shop and tasting room without an entrance fee and without a reservation. They do, of course, charge for the wine you taste and tapas you eat :-)
Written June 22, 2015
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