Wine and Horses in the Emporda

A morning that moves at the pace of a horse through vineyards, olive groves, and Mediterranean forest. The landscape of the Emporda is made for this kind of unhurried attention. Organic wine, local produce, and the particular quiet of the Catalan countryside complete the picture.

Through the Vines on Horseback

The experience begins at a working equestrian estate in the heart of the Emporda, where guests are introduced to their horses before setting out along trails that wind through one of Catalonia’s most characterful wine regions. The route passes through vineyards and olive groves, crosses into cork oak and pine forest, and depending on the day, reaches the edge of a lake where the landscape opens out and the silence is considerable.

It is a route that asks nothing more than that you pay attention. The biodiversity here rewards exactly that.

A Winery Built on Patience

After returning from the ride, the experience continues at a boutique organic and biodynamic winery whose approach to viticulture is rooted in care for the land rather than volume. A guided tour moves through the vineyards and cellar, tracing the philosophy behind the estate and the story of how these wines came to be.

The tasting that follows brings it all together. A selection of organic and biodynamic wines, accompanied by local farm cheeses and cold cuts, served on a terrace overlooking the vines. It is the kind of ending that feels proportionate to the morning that preceded it.

The Emporda is one of those places that reveals itself slowly. A morning on horseback through its vineyards is a good way to begin that conversation. The wine, when it arrives, makes the whole thing feel entirely earned.