Wines of Montsant by Train

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• Take the train from Barcelona to the Montsant Apellation for a wine tour to Capcanes. This village hidden away in the Priorato hills inland from Tarragona, is the source of some of the best fine wines in Spain and has a long wine making history.
  
  Take the train(payable direct) from Barcelona to Capcanes, where you will be met and transferred to the winery. Capcanes is a village hidden away in the Priorato hills that is the source of many fine wines today and has a long wine growing history. Take a walk around the wild landscape of the Serra de Llaberia winery where you will find olive tree fields, almond trees, masias and some of the oldest vines in Spain. Vines were cultivated in this area between the Serra de Montalt mountain range and the Mediterranean sea, near the river Ebro ever since the times of the Iberians and the Romans.
  
  After learning about the area's geology, climate and the harvest, you will visit the winery and enjoy a hosted wine-tasting. The cultivated varieties are cabernet sauvignon, merlot, syrah and garnache.
  
  After the winery visit continue to Marca, where you are treated to a lunch of regional cuisine, served with a sample of Priorat wines. Lunch is followed by free time on your own to visit the village at your leisure, before returning by rail to Barcelona.
  Take the train and return to Barcelona.
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