Wine tastings near Amélie: Roussillon & Empordà
Choose the experience, then reserve the date
These eight wineries were selected for positive visitor feedback and an explicit tasting, tour or food offer on their own websites. Ratings refer to different visitor experiences, so this is a balanced selection rather than a ranking of wine quality. Choose one main winery for the day, check the language of your tour and arrange transport before booking.
Roussillon: intimate visits or a coastal cellar
Valmy is the shortest of these drives from Palalda View. Its tours run in summer and its restaurant has a separate April–October season. Mas Alart suits a personal family-estate visit with the winemaker. Paulilles combines coastal wine, scenery and dining; regular estate tours are limited to July and August. Terres des Templiers offers a larger-cellar introduction to Banyuls, with free standard tastings and separately scheduled foreign-language tours.
Empordà: family cellars and modern architecture
La Vinyeta offers a dedicated English visit and an optional picnic among the vines. Mas Llunes is a strong choice for detailed explanations, a sensory tasting or vineyard history. Perelada pairs contemporary architecture with guided tastings and an optional Celler 1923 meal. Espelt’s vineyard visit meets at Mas Satlle, separate from its production cellar; use the meeting instructions issued with your booking.
Meals, pairings and reservations are different
The food filter includes full restaurant meals, a booked Catalan grill and a picnic lunch; each listing explains the format. Cheese or cured-meat pairings alone are not counted as dining. A tour reservation does not reserve a restaurant table. Confirm available dates, group minimums and your preferred language directly with the winery. The links below take you to official visitor and reservation pages.
Make a relaxed day of it
Combine a winery with a village or coast visit nearby: Valmy with Argelès, Paulilles with Port-Vendres, Terres des Templiers with Banyuls, or La Vinyeta and Perelada with Peralada village. The displayed driving times are one-way estimates from Palalda View and exclude traffic, parking and the visit. Arrange a non-drinking driver or taxi for a tasting day.
Mas Alart · family winery
Approximate road journey; allow extra for traffic, parking and the final approach.
A personal introduction to Roussillon wine at a family estate near Saleilles. Visitors particularly appreciate Frédéric’s welcoming manner, vineyard stories and generous explanations. Choose a cellar visit, a walk among the vines or a tasting with local produce; the booked Catalan grill experience makes this a longer food-and-wine outing.
Visits and reservations
Reserve your chosen experience through the official Visits & Tastings page, including the free five-wine tasting. The Catalan grill is a booked experience, not a drop-in restaurant. For a preferred language or a tailored visit, phone the estate before booking.
Opening and seasons
Cellar shop: October–May, Tuesday–Saturday 10:00–12:00 and 16:00–18:00; June–September, Monday–Saturday 10:00–12:00 and 16:00–19:00. Experience times follow the booking calendar.
Route de Cabestany, D22, 66280 Saleilles
Château Valmy · winery & vineyard restaurant
Approximate road journey; allow extra for traffic, parking and the final approach.
At the foot of the Albères, Valmy combines a working vineyard, a welcoming tasting cellar and a restaurant terrace looking towards the sea. Cellar visitors praise the knowledgeable hosts and approachable explanations. Choose a summer vineyard-and-cellar tour, or make the estate the lunch stop on an Argelès outing when La Table de Valmy is in season.
Visits and reservations
Guided tours are reservation-only: book online or phone the cellar. The published tour requires 6–15 participants; confirm your date and language before travelling. Reserve La Table de Valmy separately by telephone on +33 4 68 95 95 25; the restaurant accepts reservations by phone only.
Restaurant reservations: +33468959525
Opening and seasons
Guided vineyard and cellar visits: June–September, Wednesday–Friday mornings, 10:00–12:00; allow 1½–2 hours including tasting. La Table de Valmy operates April–October. Cellar tastings and restaurant service have separate schedules.
Chemin de Valmy, 66700 Argelès-sur-Mer
Les Clos de Paulilles · coastal wine & dining
Approximate road journey; allow extra for traffic, parking and the final approach.
Taste Collioure and Banyuls wines in a coastal vineyard beside Paulilles bay, then linger over Mediterranean cooking or a beach walk. Tasting visitors appreciate the explanations and advice; diners particularly value the sea-and-vineyard setting, although service feedback is more mixed at busy times. A good choice when the scenery and a leisurely meal matter as much as the wine.
Visits and reservations
Reserve the July/August estate tour by phone on +33 4 68 81 49 79. Contact the wine shop to arrange a guided tasting or a bespoke visit. Book dining separately through the official restaurant page or +33 6 31 93 06 24; choosing a tasting does not reserve a table.
Restaurant reservations: +33631930624
Opening and seasons
Published estate tours: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 17:00 in July and August. The wine shop advertises daily 10:00–19:00. Restaurant and guinguette service have separate calendars; use the restaurant booking page for the dates of your visit.
Baie de Paulilles, 66660 Port-Vendres
Terres des Templiers · Grande Cave
Approximate road journey; allow extra for traffic, parking and the final approach.
The large Banyuls cellar is a good introduction to the region’s distinctive sweet wines and dry Collioure wines. Discover old vats, barrel ageing and the story of steep coastal vineyards before tasting. Visitors often praise the guides’ knowledge and the free French tour; English visits run separately, so arrange the right language rather than relying on a walk-in tour.
Visits and reservations
Standard tastings are free without reservation during cellar opening. Reserve guided tours through the official cave page; English/German tours depend on season and are listed at €5 per person. The premium Privilege tour needs at least 24 hours’ notice. Phone if the online activity calendar has no suitable slot.
Opening and seasons
Grande Cave: 1 April–1 November 2026, daily 10:00–19:30; closed 1 May. From 2 November 2026–2 January 2027, Monday–Saturday 10:00–13:00 and 14:30–18:30; closed 25 December and 1 January. Summer French tours depart roughly every 20–40 minutes, 10:15–18:30; winter departures are scheduled. The separate underground cave opens only in July/August plus announced exceptional dates.
8 route du Mas Reig, 66650 Banyuls-sur-Mer
La Vinyeta · vineyards, tasting & picnic
Approximate road journey; allow extra for traffic, parking and the final approach.
A family winery among the vines and olive groves of northern Empordà. Visitors repeatedly enjoy the hosts’ storytelling, local produce and picnic setting. The dedicated English tour takes you through the vineyards and winery before a five-wine tasting; add a pre-booked picnic for an unhurried countryside lunch. Pair the outing with nearby Peralada rather than trying to visit several cellars in one day.
Visits and reservations
Book the English experience online; its picnic lunch is an optional extra selected during booking. Experience bookings close 24 hours before the start or when full. Other language visits have different calendars. For a date outside the listed programme, contact the winery before travelling.
Opening and seasons
English tour: Monday and Friday, and working days in summer, 12:30–14:30 according to the published programme. Confirm available dates in the booking calendar. Picnic service accompanies a booked experience.
Carretera de Mollet a Masarac, 17752 Mollet de Peralada, Girona
Mas Llunes · family cellar & sensory tasting
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A family cellar in Garriguella with more than a standard wine-shop tasting. Choose a cellar visit with wines and olive oils, an immersive sensory tasting with light and music, or a history outing among the vineyard bunkers. Visitors consistently praise the guides’ enthusiasm and clear explanations. Particularly rewarding for curious beginners or couples who want to understand Empordà rather than simply buy a bottle.
Visits and reservations
Reserve the specific experience in advance using the official Visits page. Confirm your date and language with the winery: English and French are offered subject to availability. The cellar tour and sensory/bunker visits are different products; booking one does not include all the others.
Carretera de Vilajuïga, s/n, 17780 Garriguella, Girona
Celler Perelada · architecture, wine & dining
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A larger winery outing where contemporary architecture is part of the attraction. Tour Perelada’s modern cellar, taste the wines and, if you want a longer visit, book the winery-and-gastronomy option at Celler 1923. Visitors praise the building and engaging guides; reports of full tastings make advance booking especially worthwhile. The winery is separate from Peralada’s castle and hotel.
Visits and reservations
Reserve a dated winery tour through the official Visits page; select English/French or ask the team for availability. Private and vineyard experiences have their own group-size and confirmation rules. Book Celler 1923 separately on +34 972 538 586, or choose the explicit tour-and-lunch package.
Restaurant reservations: +34972538586
Opening and seasons
Tour departures vary by experience, language and season; use the operator’s dated calendar. Celler 1923 is listed closed Monday and Tuesday, with service on the other days; this is separate from winery tour availability.
Paratge la Granja, s/n, 17491 Peralada, Girona
Espelt · Mas Satlle vineyard visit
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Explore Espelt’s organic vineyards and enjoy premium wines paired with local cheeses and cured meats in the historic Mas Espelt farmhouse. Winery visitors appreciate the hospitality and tasting explanations. This is a scheduled countryside visit at Mas Satlle, not a drop-in restaurant or a tour at the production-cellar shop. Wear comfortable shoes for the vineyard walk.
Visits and reservations
Book and pay through the official website; Espelt confirms the place only after purchase. The meeting point is Mas Espelt/Mas Satlle car park—use the final meeting instructions in your booking. Low-participant visits may be cancelled or rescheduled. For private visits or groups over eight, contact +34 671 546 206.
Opening and seasons
Scheduled vineyard visit starts at 11:00 and lasts about two hours. Espelt advertises activities throughout the year; departures, languages and minimum-participant requirements follow the booking calendar.
Mas Espelt / Mas Satlle, 17493 Vilajuïga, Girona