Cava-bottle bollards lining a street in Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, the capital of cava (portrait original)

Photo: Pere López Brosa, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped

Winery · Sant Sadurní d'Anoia

Sant Sadurní d'Anoia Cava Caves

The Cava capital of Spain with 80+ producers aging sparkling wine in medieval limestone caves dating to 1500s.

What to do there

TourSant Sadurní d'Anoia Cava CavesModern cathedrals of sparkling wine built on Roman cave techniques. Freixenet and Codorníu have underground cellars stretching for kilometers. The méthode traditionnelle echoes Roman wine storage practices.

Wineries nearby

Winery · San Sadurni d'Anoia Codorníu Codorníu dates its winemaking to 1551 and calls itself Spain's oldest wine and cava maker.
Winery · Catalonia Freixenet In 1861, Joan Sala founded Freixenet in Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, perfecting the traditional méthode champenoise for cava and becoming Spain's number-one sparkling producer, exported to 150+ countries.