The new opening of the headquarters of DO Somontano It will take place on July 25. It will be with the launch of the new restaurant, tapas bar and wine shop and will have the recognized Racking kitchen. This together with the modernization of the Wine Area supposes a new impulse to the vocation of Complex of San Julián de Barbastro. Being this a benchmark of wine tourism and the best gastronomic proposals of Aragon.
This is the scenario of DO Somontano
El Trasiego restaurant, created by Javier Matinero and Natalia Gracia, lived an outstanding first stage in the historic center of Barbastro. Now begins a new phase at the headquarters of the DO Somontano. True to its philosophy, the cuisine of Racking speaks of love and devotion for the product of proximity and season.
Also of raw materials that do not understand borders. Of stews and tradition but with the diversity, richness and originality provided by the elaborations and flavors of other cultures. Careful presentations but without forgetting that the true protagonist is the flavor.
The restaurant has a room with capacity for 40 people and a back room. A new concept that joins the store idea, the wine and tapas bar proposal. The unique interior design of these spaces is the work of the renowned Huesca artist Vicente García Plana. Finally, the extensive wine list specialized in the DO Somontano complete your gastronomic proposal.
More diffusion of the wine culture
Meanwhile, the modernization of the Wine Area It is located on the first floor of the building. It involves a new commitment to the dissemination of all the information of the Denomination through a new aesthetic and interactive supports.
It is aimed at travelers arriving at the San Julián Complex as an ideal starting point to know the wide and rich tourist offer. Also the winemaking of the area.
The circular room in which a film is projected that collects and shows everything that is Somontano. With wine as the main companion of the leading photographer in the film, she is the one who has undergone a broader transformation.
La second area of the Wine Area It is the tasting and conference room. This has renewed its equipment with the most modern technology and in it numerous activities are developed. All aimed at tourists, wineries, winegrowers and groups interested in developing actions related to the world of wine.
It also has a new backlit map of the DO Somontano in which all the wineries are considered as the destination of the travelers of the Somontano Wine Route.
