Bodega Espana Autentica

Bodega España Auténtica is the project that brings together the fourth generation of the Masachs family, a historic family of cava producers from the Penedès. Its story begins in 1920 in Vilafranca del Penedès, where Josep Masachs Llorach owned vineyards and was among the area’s pioneers in producing still wines for family and friends; over time he acquired more vines, some on the historic Montaña de Sant Pau.

His son, Josep Masachs Juvé, turned this passion into a profession and made the family home, Cal Cabanyes, his workshop, where sparkling wines began to be produced entirely by hand. In 1950 the family’s first labeled cava was born, called Les Cabanyes. In 1977 the helm passed to Josep and Joan Masachs Painous, who in 1985 purchased the Montsarra estate, 40 hectares in Torrelles de Foix, where they built an underground cellar in the style of traditional Catalan farmhouses and planted the three classic cava varieties: Macabeo, Xarel·lo and Parellada.

Today the fourth generation, under the stewardship of Joan Masachs and led by Alex Ruiz Masachs, an oenologist with long international experience, has reinterpreted the family’s values with more environmentally friendly products. Harvest runs from late August to mid-October, following the ripening of each variety, vinified separately.

With over a century of history, the family focuses on native varieties that express the uniqueness of each area, with projects that go beyond the Penedès as well, creating wines and cava rich in nuance and easy to enjoy.

Bodega España Auténtica carries forward the century-old tradition of Masachs and Catalan cava with an innovative spirit.