Albet i Noya — Winery in Sant Pau d'Ordal

On the Can Vendrell de la Codina estate in Sant Pau d'Ordal, the Albet family worked as tenant farmers from the early 20th century; only in the 1980s were they able to buy it. In the late 1970s Josep Maria Albet received a fax from Denmark asking for organic wine. Back then hardly anyone in Spain knew what that meant, but he decided to give it a try, and so Albet i Noya became the first winery in Spain to go fully organic.

The fifth generation, Martí Albet Esteve and Adrià Albet Figueres, is now at the helm. With their VRIAC project they research grape varieties that are more resistant to disease; after 13 years of research this produced the first resistant xarel·lo vineyard in the Penedès. On a tour you hear the story and taste the wines, in good weather on the terrace under the plane trees. Recommended on a wine trip through the Penedès.