Parellada wine is grown almost exclusively in Catalonia, where its natural acidity and delicate floral character make it one of the three traditional grapes in Cava. The producers below grow it across the region's highland vineyards and bottle it as both a still white and a sparkling base.
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Parellada is one of three native Catalan grapes — alongside Macabeo and Xarel·lo — that form the traditional blend for Cava. It is planted at higher elevations than the other two, where cooler temperatures slow ripening and preserve the grape's characteristic acidity and aroma. As a still white it is light-bodied and floral, rarely seen outside Catalonia. On Free Grape Society, each bottle ships directly from the grower's own cellar, with no importer or warehouse in between.
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A wine case here is a producer's own selection of six bottles, assembled as the recommendation they would make if you visited their winery. For a grape as site-specific as Parellada, that often means tasting different expressions from the same estate — a still white alongside a Cava base wine, or bottles from vineyards at different altitudes. Free Grape Society is a society of producers, independent experts and wine lovers, not a shop.
The growers below work with Parellada in the vineyards where it performs best — cooler, elevated sites in Catalonia where the variety ripens slowly and holds its fragrance. Producer notes explain how altitude and soil shape each wine, and the wine-advice service is there if you would rather talk through the options before choosing.
Parellada's delicacy makes context useful when you are choosing a bottle. Independent wine experts review wines they have personally tasted, and their notes are visible on each wine page and on the expert's own profile. Several of the experts below have reviewed Parellada wines featured on this page, so you can read what they found before deciding.
Browse the wines on this page, add bottles to your cart and check out using Klarna or card. Each bottle ships directly from the producer's own cellar. Delivery takes between 4 and 14 days, with an average of around 8 to 9 days. There are no hidden import costs — the price you see includes free shipping to your door.
Send a photo to Free Grape Society customer support within 7 days of delivery. We will arrange a replacement or a refund. Because producers ship directly, quality issues are handled with the producer's direct involvement. Shared responsibility is built into how FGS works.
Yes. You can add wines from different producers to the same order. Each producer ships their own bottles separately, so you may receive more than one delivery. All shipments are covered by the same delivery window and the same free-shipping terms.
Average delivery is 8 to 9 days from order to door. The full range is 4 to 14 days depending on the producer's location and your delivery address. Wines ship directly from the producer's cellar, not from a central warehouse.
Parellada produces two main styles: a light, floral still white and a sparkling Cava, where it is blended with Macabeo and Xarel·lo. Still Parelladas from high-altitude sites tend to be delicate and aromatic; Cavas vary from fresh and youthful to more complex aged expressions. Producer notes on each wine page explain the site, the vinification and how the producer approaches the variety.
Free Grape Society works with independent producers who grow Parellada in Catalonia. Wines are tasted before listing. Producers set their own prices and ship directly from their cellars. The selection reflects who is growing the variety with care — not a commercial ranking or any implied preference between producers.
The wine experts listed on this page work independently and have tasted wines made from Parellada. Fill in the advice form on an expert's profile page and they will come back with a recommendation suited to what you are looking for — whether that is a still white, a Cava, or a specific occasion.
Free Grape Society works exclusively with independent producers who grow, make and bottle their own wine. Supermarket-brand Parelladas are typically blended and bottled by large commercial operations at volume. The wines here come from growers who work specific vineyard sites and put their own name on the label.
Parellada as a still varietal white is rarely exported and difficult to find outside Catalonia in most European markets. It appears in Cava blends sold internationally, but single-variety bottlings from independent estates are almost exclusively available through direct or specialist channels — which is why buying directly from the grower makes a practical difference here.
Parellada is a white grape native to Catalonia in north-eastern Spain, where it has been cultivated for centuries. It grows best at altitude, which slows ripening and keeps the natural acidity that defines it. Most of the world's Parellada is grown in Penedès, where it forms one third of the classic Cava blend alongside Macabeo and Xarel·lo. Each of the three grapes plays a different role in Cava: Xarel·lo brings body, Macabeo brings freshness, and Parellada brings the delicacy and floral lift. As a single-variety still white, it is rarer and worth seeking out when you find it — the wines are pale, light-bodied, and dry, with citrus blossom and a clean finish that makes them easy to drink young. Explore more wines from Catalonia or Spanish wines more broadly to see how Parellada sits within the wider landscape of the region.
Parellada produces wines that are gentle rather than assertive: low alcohol, high acidity, light in body, and aromatic in a quiet way. The typical profile runs to white flowers, green apple, pear, and a faint herbal note that comes from the cool hillside sites where it grows well. Because of this, it suits food that would be overwhelmed by a heavier white. Seafood and shellfish are the obvious match — a glass alongside prawns from the Catalan coast or grilled fish is a classic pairing. It also works well with soft fresh cheeses, light vegetable dishes, and anything dressed with citrus. If you want to explore the sparkling side, the Cava wines of Catalonia show Parellada in its blended context, where its finesse balances the fuller structure of its two partner grapes. For still whites in a similar register from elsewhere in Spain, Godello and Verdejo offer a useful comparison.
Parellada is not a grape you will find in most supermarkets outside Spain, which is precisely the reason it is worth discovering through a platform like Free Grape Society. The producers who grow and bottle it are almost entirely independent estates and family wineries in Catalonia — the kind of growers who treat Parellada as a serious variety in its own right, not just a blending component. On Free Grape Society, wines tasted before listing are shipped directly from each producer's own cellar, with no importer or warehouse in between, which means the bottles arrive in better condition and at a price the producer has set themselves. Free Grape Society is a society of producers, independent wine experts and wine lovers, not a shop. If you want to explore further, wineries in Catalonia and the Aragon wineries page cover neighbouring independent producers whose whites share a similar spirit of place. You can also browse Spanish mixboxes if you want to try a producer's own curated selection before committing to individual bottles.
