The winery

Abadal is more than just a winery. Abadal tells the story of the land through its wines. A landscape that is not only seen, but also breathed, lived, and cared for. It is a heartbeat that connects with the earth; a story with deep roots that evolves with a vision for the future.

Founded in 1983 by Valentí Roqueta, and heir to a winemaking tradition that dates back more than eight centuries, Abadal winery rises surrounded by vineyards and forest in the heart of Bages, in Santa Maria d’Horta d’Avinyó. Here, we produce wines with soul and identity, revealing the uniqueness of the land as one who shares an ancestral legacy.

At Abadal, the vineyards stretch across small plots and terraces surrounded by Mediterranean forest, nourished by clay and limestone soils that shape a unique, vibrant, and balanced landscape. Among aromatic undergrowth, dry-stone walls and huts, and rich biodiversity, the essence of our wines is born. This harmony with the environment is what makes them unique.

The Abadal estate is managed in an integrated and sustainable way, with an approach that brings together agriculture, conservation, and coexistence. The forest —of holm oaks, oaks, and pines— inspires, protects, and infuses the vineyard with its aromas; and the vineyard, in turn, helps keep the forest alive, preserved and resilient.

This natural symbiosis translates into a way of working that respects the rhythm of the land.

We care for the forest with ancestral sensitivity: we keep it clean, prevent fires, and reuse its resources responsibly, making the vineyard an active ally in protecting the surroundings. In this field, we are the first European winery with the Fire Wine label, which acknowledges our commitment to forest management and fire prevention. We also hold the sustainable forest certification PEFC.

Torrent and Aya, the two donkeys who live with us, help manage the landscape in a natural and respectful way. The resulting forest biomass is reused to produce energy that returns to the cycle of life.

At Abadal, we listen to nature — because she always speaks to us.

Every day we cultivate more than just grapes: we cultivate life. The land we walk on and work is alive. Through regenerative and environmentally respectful techniques, we protect the fertility and life of the soil — one of the pillars of our identity.

We implement plant cover in the vineyards to promote biodiversity and improve soil structure and vitality. We manage various types of cover: spontaneous, sown, tilled, or mixed, with varying degrees of stony material. In the Abadal Nuat vineyard —planted in 1948— we are developing a unique mulching project using bark from our own forest management. An organic carpet that retains moisture, regulates temperature, and stimulates microbiological activity. The soil is alive, and caring for it is essential.

At Abadal, biodiversity is not just a concept — it’s home. Birds, mammals, amphibians, insects, and plants coexist naturally on the estate. Our commitment to sustainability goes beyond vine cultivation; it is about caring for the entire environment. The entire estate functions as a natural reserve for many kinds of living beings.

The vineyards and forests are home to a wide variety of species: squirrels, foxes, badgers, rabbits, and butterflies (such as the common blue, the small copper, or the zebra-striped), reptiles and amphibians, as well as numerous birds —bee-eaters, robins, swallows, nightingales, jays, stonechats, and sparrows— that find both shelter and food here. Bees, essential for pollination, have also found their place here and produce honey. And among the vines, olive trees of the recovered Corbella variety also thrive, allowing us to make olive oil.

At Abadal, every species has a purpose. Everything is part of an ecosystem that we not only respect but embrace, as part of our commitment to the land. And in this ecosystem, water plays a key role: we preserve and encourage the presence of natural water to support this rich environment as an act of respect and responsibility.

Abadal’s future is rooted in memory: in continuous and accumulated knowledge, in family history and the land, and in native grape varieties. For years, we have been recovering and valuing traditional varieties such as Picapoll, Mandó, and Sumoll, and we vinify them by combining ancestral techniques with innovative methods — just as we do with the various materials used: stainless steel, clay, concrete, stone vats, oak, chestnut, or cherry wood. We do this not only to preserve them, but to look forward with a strong sense of identity and uniqueness, adapting to climate challenges and new winemaking paradigms.

The Paisatges 1883 project, launched in 2009 and named after the peak year of vineyard expansion in Bages, is a living example. From that research came Vi de Tina Arboset, made in a restored dry-stone vat in Rocafort, following the traditional methods — as the winegrowers of the past used to do. Its legacy culminated in Abadal Arboset 2017, a wine that distills past, landscape, and innovation — and paves the way for new, living projects that explore the natural coexistence of our vines with native forest vegetation. It is a commitment to a viticulture that listens to the landscape and draws out its full sensory and symbolic potential.

What we do is born from a deep respect for what we have inherited — like the dry-stone heritage that connects us to the past while we build the future.

At Abadal, we see ourselves as custodians of a unique cultural landscape: dry-stone huts, walls, and vats from the 18th and 19th centuries — silent witnesses to a way of living and working the vineyard. Preserving them is not just about maintaining architecture; it’s about preserving a perspective, an ethic, and an identity.

These structures, integrated into our wine-growing landscape, are much more than stones stacked with wisdom. To this day, they hold the soil, regulate erosion, host life —birds, reptiles, insects— and help maintain the balance of the landscape.

That is why, at Abadal, we don’t just make wine — we care for the land. We believe that our commitment to heritage and biodiversity is inseparable from our commitment to quality and authenticity. And for that reason, our aim is for every wine to tell where it is born, when it is born, and how we live.

Discover the key moments that have marked the history of the winery, from its origins to the present day.