Last March 31 at midday, in Llopart cellar in Sant Sadurní d’Anoia was held the second edition of the Vinari Wine Tourism Awards, the already known awards of Catalan wines. They awarded prizes in 8 categories.
The organization and the jury awarded Oller del Mas the Vinari Award for Best Wine Tourism Accommodation in Catalonia 2023 in recognition of its consolidated commitment to accommodation among vineyards and views of Montserrat as a tool for disseminating the winery and its territory of origin. In its candidacy, Oller del Mas highlights its commitment to a sustainable project, integrated with the environment and enhancing well-being, offering all kinds of personalized experiences.
A sustainable accommodation that connects wine, gastronomy, nature and wellness in an idyllic setting. A unique lodging concept in which sustainability, nature and comfort are combined in spaces designed with harmony and sensitivity. 22 cabins, all different, with a strategic location in the forest and with large windows adapted to the views and the situation of each of them to promote maximum immersion and contact with nature. A complex that operates seeking maximum energy efficiency, with geothermal, solar and aerothermal energy being the main energy sources.
A recognition that rewards perseverance, effort and passion to achieve a tourism project of territory, putting in value the Bages region, all its tourist attractions, as well as the other wineries of the appellation of origin and the different public and private entities related to trade, culture and leisure.
The other awards presented at the Vinari Wine Tourism Awards gala were:
– Best wine tourism activity in the field of environment and sustainability: Flight of raptors in the vineyard & peasant breakfast with cava tasting by Bodegas Sumarroca.
– Most innovative wine tourism activity: Immersive visit with virtual reality glasses by Cava Bertha.
– Best solidarity wine tourism activity: Solidarity wine and cheese pairing for the benefit of We Love Uganda of Empordàlia.
– Best wine tourism experience in the cultural, social and sports fields. Ex aequo: Micro-theater among vineyards of the Alta Alella winery and the Camins del Cava organized by AECAVA.
– Best enogastronomic experience. Ex aequo: La Morera Restaurant, for its Family Wines experience and the Malvasia Interpretation Center (CIM) and its experience A Sea of Malvasia, in collaboration with the Sitges Fishermen’s Guild.
– Best wine tourism visit and wine tasting experience: The Garbet de Perelada Experience.
– Best Catalan wine tourism activity: The Garbet Experience in Perelada.