Buying wine in Barcelona

[Auntiejo]

Does anyone have a suggestion on a good place to buy a few bottles of good wine in Barcelona before getting on our ship? I like to have 3-4 bottles to consume on the balcony while watching the sunset! Thanks.

[cruisemom42]

If you are staying on Las Ramblas, you can buy wine at the Boqueria. IIRC, the place we bought wine was along the far right-hand side after entering.

 

El Corte Ingles (the department store at Placa Catalunya) has a food court where you can buy wine and delicacies, but I found it to be much more expensive.

[CathyCruises]

If worse comes to terrible, you can buy it right inside the cruise terminal as well. Also, if you board with your 2 bottles, and then leave the ship and go back into town for a while before sailing, it's a great stop for stocking up once again. . .;)

 

Also thx for the tip, Cruisemom. I missed the wine for sale at La Boqueria--too absorbed looking at all the delicious food!

 

Cathy

[elvisbuff]

Do they sell wines from the Napa Valley there?

[English_in_Spain]

Do they sell wines from the Napa Valley there?

 

Was that meant to be a joke?

[elvisbuff]

Was that meant to be a joke?

 

uhhhh, no-I have never been out of the US so wouldn't know about what kind of wine would be available in Spain. I am more familiar with wines from the Napa Valley and live in the San Francisco bay area

[cruisemom42]

I doubt you will find Napa wines. Spain has an excellent wine industry and some very good prices on quality wine.

 

Here is a primer for you:

 

http://www.chow.com/stories/10455

[elvisbuff]

Here is a primer for you:

 

http://www.chow.com/stories/10455

 

Thank you so much CruiseMom42:)