Loved my visit here. The beauty of the vineyard adjacent to the 1000 year old castle with its stone walls and wooden beams was the highlight for me and the wine played second fiddle. Having said that, the wine we tasted was quite good as well. This is estate wine where all the grapes are from the vineyards that surround the castle. As these grapes are only found in Spain and the estate does not ship outside of the country, this tasting experience offers foreigners a unique opportunity to taste wines you will not find anywhere else but here. Nice! Being a bit of a wine snob I am always looking for opportunities like this and this and Oller del Mas definitely fit the bill, castle and all!! Whether you are into wine or not, this is a tasting that should be enjoyable by all. Unique opportunities like this should not be missed! read more

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This winery has nice views and a modern interior. The wine library was pretty. We stopped here as part of a 1 day tour combining the winery and Montserrat Mountain. We learned that the winery has been in the same family for over 20 generations with is crazy. Also one of their wines is sold at Disfruitas, a 2 Michelin star restaurant. We did a tasting with tapas as part of our tour. The food was just ok. We tasted 2 red wines and 2 white wines. I liked the second white and the second red. The tasting consisted of their low end price point wines. read more

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- How cute is that tank?! - Gotta try some wines while we're there. - The tomato sauce was amazing! And best olives I've ever had - Label for this bottle was drawn by a 5 year old! Super cute read more

MANRESA SPAIN - Part of our excursion to Monserrat Monastery included a trip to Oller de Mas vineyard for a wine tasting & tapas on the way back to Barcelona. We stopped in @ for his location. For me I'm not very knowledgeable about the process on wine making. I just figured it was a bunch of old woman w/purple feet walking back & forth in a tub of grapes w/purple feet w/the grapes mashed between their toes lol On our arrival we walked alongside the fields of grape vines. It was December so they weren't growing. Marta took us around the exterior and gave us a brief history of Oller. Did I say brief? Oller has been a family run business since 934D. Oller has been in the family for 36 generations. OMG can you imagine 36 generations have run the family business. After a brief walk around we were brought inside the retail store & upstairs where they had tables prepared laid out where the tapas were laid out for our consumption. After being seated Marta gave us a brief history of Oller . While we were devouring our food Marta was telling us about the 3 wines they had laid out for our tasting. Honestly I'm not much of a wine drinker & I really don't know much about wine so this was a very informative session. Usually I prefer red wines but the first wine was a rose wine almost white in color, not too sweet but a dry wine that I liked. The second one was a darker light red w/a bit more acidity & the third wine was the darkest & most acidic. It was an enjoyable side bar to the trip & we got to EAT, DRINK & RELAX. I wish we could have gone into the actual areas where they did the production & where the barrels of aging wine were, but cest la vie. Thanks once again to our tour guide Marta for an informative & enjoyable trip read more

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We were able to come to this winery through our tour for Monserrate. It is a local winery, family owned. Prior to our tasting, we were able to tour part of the grounds which provided a rich history with gorgeous views. While the weather was very hot, we were still able to take in the beauty. Our actual wine tasting was in the pretty cellar really setting the mood. It felt intimate and historic. The wines were delicious. Our tour guide chose a variety of wine types and explained how different types of grapes create the flavor profiles. The information provided for each wine was thorough and interesting. After our wine tasting, we were able to go to the patio and taste any wine we desired. The patio had fans and mist which helped keep us cool under the beating sun. I want to add a little disclaimer, though. We came here as part of a tour which I highly recommend doing. I do not know the extensive experience of those who went independently or how accessible the winery is without a tour. Also, I am not sure how much access or if one is able to get a complete wine tasting without a tour. It is something to look into if you are interested, but there are various tours you can partake in and get (i think) a richer experience. I highly recommend it if you are in Barcelona. read more

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Look up this to on Viator (a Trip Advisory company). Oller del Mas winery is s boutique winery that produces less than 200 bottles annually. The winery tour and wine tasting with lunch was great. We was served cold tomato bisque soup, duck on a bed of mashed potatoes, and Crema Catalana for dessert. Red wine was served with our meal. The weather was warm. So the cold tomato bisque soup was refreshing. The soup was mild but tasty. The duck was very tender and the mashed potatoes was light, not heavy. The Crema Catalana was excellent. Not too sweet or heavy. The tour was excellent. I highly recommend paying a visit to this winery. read more

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Came as part of a bus tour to Montserrat. The food was good as was the wine. A good experience. read more

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The Pla de Bages DO is the smallest wine region in Spain. Located wholly within the Province of Barcelona, the region is situated south of Montserrat at the base of the mountain. Therefore most trips into the region will usually be as a supplement to a trip to Montserrat as the region's wine isn't well-known internationally to stand on its own. Oller del Mas is a castle dating from the 10th century. Nowadays it is a prominent organic wine producer. All grapes used for the wines are 100% grown in the vineyard, no chemicals are used in the maintenance of the vines and all grapes are picked by hand. International varietals are grown alongside local Spanish grapes and the wine's portfolio contains either a blend of local and international varietals or exclusively 100% local. I was introduced to this winery as it was the back half of a full-day itinerary package offered from Castlexperience Wine Tours, which also includes a half-day trip to Montserrat. It seems like a lot of people who visit this winery are also other Castlexperience tour groups as the dining tables are spread out communally for the people doing lunch and I didn't see many visitors not exploring this winery on their own. Lunch was included as part of the package. It included a salad, patatas bravas, canelones and a variation of panna cotta with raspberry sauce drizzled on top. This was the worst meal of my week-long Barcelona trip as I considered this meal "average". I was uninspired by any of the dishes and the canelone made me feel a bit bloated. There was also a carafe of wine to share for the table, which would've been good as "house wine". After lunch we had a brief tour of the winery and led into another room where the Castlexperience tour guide (and not a representative from the winery) conducted the entire wine tasting experience. I found that to be a little weird as not even one time an employee would come to our group and ask about our experience. I remember that I had a white and two reds but all were so average that I don't even remember what I had. The pours were decent. Even after finishing we walked into a reserve cellar with a wine on display but no option to sample any reserve wine even if you were seriously thinking about buying any wine from their collection. The entire experience felt a bit rushed and I didn't even get time to think about what wine to buy to bring back to the US. Granted that Pla de Bages DO isn't as well-known as Napa Valley AVA or Chianti Classico DOCG I'm not expecting the wines to "knock my socks off". However the experience could've been better in terms of the quality of the food or even a little effort to make their guests feel more welcome by having a winery employee personally giving a brief introduction of the winery. Those little details can make or break a wine tasting experience. read more

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I am really not a tour person. That said, Oller and the wines they produce was a real treat on our Get Your Guide Montserrat and vineyard day tour with the wonderful Aurora. The attached restaurant was really nothing to write home about. I can't complain because the tour, lunch, and tasting was a great value altogether but I couldn't help but notice that other tables seem to be getting superior quality food. Now, that might just be a case of "grass is greener" syndrome on my part but I would not come here on my own to eat. The wine, however, is excellent and it was lovely to walk around the castle and the grounds. Unfortunately, because we came in wintertime, the vines were all sleeping but I can only imagine how beautiful it must be in the summer or fall with Monserrat looming in the background. We got to taste three wines in the Castle cellar and ended up taking one back with us. Samso Picapoll, A delicate and fruity red with undertones of chocolate and Christmas spices. Absolutely delicious. Unfortunately, they don't sell it in the states yet so I will have to see about ordering a case. read more

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Montserrat and Castle Winery Tour provided by Castle Experience Tours-so worth it!! Paid for the tour online and met the tour guides at the Plaza de Catalunya around 7:45am. Tour size was around 7 people and our guide, Xavi, was very professional, knowledgeable and friendly. Went by bus to Montserrat and it took about an hour and a half. Xavi gave us a great tour of the outside and we had plenty of time to ask questions. We had about 15 minutes inside the church and were extremely awed and inspired. I didn't take pictures inside because I find it disrespectful to take pictures inside churches so used my mental camera!! :-) Afterwards we had about 5 minutes to visit with the food vendors outside and I was able to buy some great goat cheese. After that, we got on the bus and went to the Oller Del Mas Castle for a wine tour that included some history of the castle (it has been in the same family for 10 generations). We then went inside and had a wine tasting class that included 4 wines made at the winery with montaditos. The wine was superb and I was able to buy a bottle using a credit card. A great tour!! read more

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I was on a tour and one of the stops was here. We got very lucky that our tour group was the only one here so we had the whole grounds to ourselves. This place is so pretty and peaceful. When you are here you feel like you went back in time. We got to try several wines and tapas and everything was delicious. I would had loved to buy some wine to bring back home but I didn't have any plans to check my bag so I couldn't. read more

I absolutely loved this tour! It was beautiful to tour the winery, experience the process and taste delicious wines ( two reds and a white) as well as enjoy some light tapas. I had a real " I Love Lucy" moment so I was throughly pleased. Three wines were given. The white was a mix of the local grapes and was decently priced (around 8-10 a bottle). The two reds were a bit different. We tried one lighter red and my favorite, from garnecha and cinsault! The last was a bit more pricy but still reasonable! We bout one of each. (Between $20-50). They had other options that you could taste test in the gift shop but we we strict on time. I would love to return and visit the beautiful 11th century castle and have dinner at the restaurant. Whatever they were making the food smelled delicious. read more

Ended up here as part of a wine tour that included mount Montserrat. Initially I thought It was a great deal for $114 USD. But it was the old bait and switch. What promised to be a wine tour was lunch with two glasses of crappy wine and a "wine tasting" with small pours of their finest ... oops I mean cheapest wines. So in all I had about 3.5 glasses total for $114.. but they kept encouraging you to order more wine. At your own expense of course. We were rushed thru mount Montserrat, so much so that when I walked up to the group at 1:23 instead of 1:20, the guide got on to me.. excuse me for sight seeing.. making things worse. After being rushed thru the beautiful basilica, we sat at a lunch table for almost 2 hours.. I guess they slow played it so we could buy wine. Totally not worth it. Go see the basilica and skip the bad wine. Just to be fair, they make good wine at this winery. We just had to buy it. read more

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Although I'm not a wine drinker, I enjoyed the tour very much. Hey, can I say, I love grapes? That's a good excuse, right! Learning how the grapes I love is turned into the wine, that I don't have a taste for, is quite fascinating! But cut me some slack...I was polite, I did sip some wine during the tasting. And the verdict.....still don't like wine! Hahaaa! Lunch at the winery was superb! The salad and appetizers were great! The cod dish was delicious! The cuttlefish I had was good, although I would prefer them more crispy. I heard the pork cheeks and sausage and beans were amazing! Overall this was a great tour! Only made possible by the tour guides at Viatours! read more

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Loved this tour. Awesome wine and tapas plates. I bought 2 bottles to bring home as well. read more

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Had a tour and tasting as part of a tour to the nearby monastery. The castle is largely original and circa 11th century, a land grant and outpost made to a clay potter who was part of the resistance to Moorish incursion. The castle and winery are still, amazingly, family owned. I sampled three wines, a white and two reds. The white is an inexpensive blend of two local grapes, Macabeu and Malvasia. Peach, apricot and pear with a hint of ginger in a light, refreshing, dry crisp format. One of the reds is a thirst quenching easy drinking cab-merlot blend that looks heavier than it really is. The other is very special, from Garnacha and Cinsault, it's aged first in clay amphora, then cinnamon toasted oak. The cinnamon is so subtle, you would not guess it if I didn't tell you. 40 Euro. They craft some specialties too, like sweet vermut (my current passion) and Picpoul infused beer. Wish I had room in my luggage for more. read more

Wonderful wine tour and tasting. Located in the original castle. You can also purchase wine to take home. read more

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This was a beautiful winery, with an absolutely stunning tasting room, and wonderful people! The wine was very good Across the board. We attended as part of the tour which was wonderful and well done! read more

Hate to do this but the company really gave me no choice. Came here on a wine tour in March and really liked the experience. Wanted to buy some wine but had to ship it because I didn't have room in my luggage. Big mistake. They use UPS and UPS has a poor history of making deliveries. I never received my wine and UPS took no responsibility and said I needed to contact Oller de Mas. I've been trying to reach them for over a month, but they have yet to reply to any of my emails (via their website). So, after spending about $150 USD on ODM wine and $125 USD on UPS shipping, I have nothing and neither UPS or ODM seem at all interested in delivering their goods and honoring their sale. Just be forewarned, if you ship their wine you'll not only pay an outrageous shipping fee but there's a good chance you'll never get your wine or your money back. read more

Great stop! Great wine!! Enjoyed as part of a Montserrat Wine Trip. Thoroughly enjoyed the barrel room.