Blancher

Honest sparkling wines from Penedès.

The origins of bodega Caves Blancher, a Catalan producer of sparkling wines and still wines, go back to 1935, when Antoni Capdevila and his spouse Teresa Blancher bought Masia Can Canjon in the village of Teià (Barcelona). After adapting the farmland to the requirements of grape cultivation, in 1952 Mr Capdevila built a cellar in the center of Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, the capital of Cava. The first sparkling wine by Caves Blancher, called Extra Semi, was released in 1959.

Through the following decades, the winery started its expansion into the Spanish and Italian markets, put the focus on the production of quality sparkling wine – particularly Cava Brut – and, in the late XXth century, started the process of replanting the estate vineyards. Bodega Caves Blancher - one of the few wineries certified as "Elaborador integral" by the DO Cava – is currently run by siblings Ramon and Enric Carbó Planas, the third generation of the family.

Spread across the DO Penedès, DO Catalunya and DO Cava, the vineyards of Caves Blancher are situated in the villages of Vilobí del Penedès, Sant Quintí de Mediona, Ordal and Teià. The Caves Blancher winery grows mainly the traditional Cava varieties: Macabeo, Xarel·lo and Parellada, as well as Pansa Blanca (a local strand of Xarel·lo) and the red grapes Ull de Llebre (Tempranillo) and Merlot.

Besides cava brut, cava brut nature and still wine production, bodega Caves Blancher offers to its visitors a very complete and engaging wine tourism experience, with guided visits, private tastings, a wine museum - inaugurated in 1995 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the company - and a wine bar.

Year of foundation: 1955
Address: Plaza Pont Romà - edificio Blancher
City: Sant Sadurní d'Anoia
Province: Barcelona
Zip code: 08770
Country: Spain
Phone number: 34 938 183 286
www.blancher.es
Guided visits? Yes
Wine tourism services? Yes