La Masia

The origins of Masia Roqueta, owned by the Roqueta family, goes back to the 12th century. It is documented since 1199, and has kept the same name to our days by virtue of the Catalan Law of Succession of “l’hereu” (the heir). It was not until 1898 that Ramon Roqueta settled in Manresa to dedicate himself to making and selling wine, beginning this important family saga of viticulturists.

In the underground part of the Masia the old cellars are magnificently conserved. In each of them there are the different work tools (filters, scales, pumps, carts, etc.), which were still being used not so long ago.

Business Cellar (Celler dels Tractes) : located in the very heart of the house, it is where the first commercial transactions were probably carried out, which were transported by animals with panniers and carts.

Riscal Cellar (Celler de la Balcera): conserves the underground vats with curved tiles in which the grapes were pressed. The primitive wooden hoses still exist, called “half-length.” It is the oldest of all and conserves all its rusticity.

Honda Cellar (Celler Fondo) : here was collected the fruit of what was pressed with the feet in the Celler de la Balcera. It has a defensive opening, probably used in times of war.

Pressing Cellar (Celler de les Premses): with two presses that have remained in the same work place for years.

Cellar of the Thirteen Barrels (Celler de les Tretze Botes): represents a defiance of superstition and its name comes from the number of existing barrels, built inside the cellar itself.

Cellar of the Rancid Wine (Bodega del Vino Rancio): in ancestral times it was destined to rancid wine. There are two cauldrons where the must boiled to transform it into “Mass” wine, also called white wine or good wine.

Large Cellar (Celler Gran): it is fifty years old, and it displays oak wood containers, some of them called Catalan barrels of seven loads.