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    Winemaker

    Toni Coca i Fitó

    Discipline
    Winemaker
    Based in
    La Vilella Alta, Spain
    Portrait of Toni Coca i Fitó

    i. Biography

    Coming Up

    Training at Camp Joliu Agricultural School, Arboç del Penedès and the School of Oenology in Falset gave Toni Coca i Fitó the two languages this trade demands: farm practice and cellar technique. The family name behind Coca i Fitó comes out of the Alt Penedès, where farming is the base line; that lineage reads in the work as patience with vine, season, and conversion of fruit into wine. The early and middle years of the career move across Catalonia with unusual breadth. At Celler Mas Pujó in Penedès (1992–2004), Toni Coca i Fitó worked as Technical Director and winemaker, a long run that marks the start of professional maturity. That was followed by overlapping posts as Technical Director and winemaker at Cellers Capafons Ossó in Montsant and Priorat (1993–2006), and at Viticultors Mas d’en Gil in Priorat (1998–2004), showing a working range that held across different sites and demands. Advisory work then widened the field further. Toni Coca i Fitó served as Technical Advisor and winemaker at Donimi de la Cartoixa in Priorat (2002–2009), Natur Montsant (2002–2009), Celler Prior Pons in Priorat (2002–2009), and Cellers Sant Rafel in Montsant (2002–2009). Teaching sits alongside the cellar record. Today, Toni is Technical Director of Coca i Fitó.

    Where They Are Now

    At Clos Galena in El Molar, the work is winemaking shaped by estate identity and by the same practical restraint that runs through the rest of Toni Coca i Fitó’s career. He is also Technical Director at Coca i Fitó, keeping the broader decisions tied to the details that make a wine feel complete.

    Career - Technical Director — Coca i Fitó - Technical Director and Winemaker — Celler Mas Pujó, Penedès (1992–2004) - Technical Director and Winemaker — Cellers Capafons Ossó, Montsant and Priorat (1993–2006) - Technical Director and Winemaker — Viticultors Mas d’en Gil, Priorat (1998–2004) - Technical Advisor and Winemaker — Donimi de la Cartoixa, Priorat (2002–2009) - Technical Advisor and Winemaker — Natur Montsant (2002–2009) - Technical Advisor and Winemaker — Celler Prior Pons, Priorat (2002–2009) - Technical Advisor and Winemaker — Cellers Sant Rafel, Montsant (2002–2009) - Technical Advisor and Winemaker — Mas del Nen winery, El Serral, Conca de Barberà (2005–2007) Education: Camp Joliu Agricultural School, Arboç del Penedès; School of Oenology in Falset

    Signature

    The signature wines are Carinyena 2012, Jaspi Negre, Clos Galena, and Gran Crossos. The range points to continuity on one side and a clear house line on the other, with Carinyena 2012 carrying its own character and Clos Galena and Gran Crossos standing as recurring references.

    Honors

    Toni Coca i Fitó has received Catalonia — Best Winemaker (2018). Best Catalan winemaker (2018) is the listed recognition, and it sits on top of a career built through years in vineyards, cellars, and the classroom.

    FAQ Where did Toni Coca i Fitó train or study? Toni Coca i Fitó trained at Camp Joliu Agricultural School, Arboç del Penedès and School of Oenology in Falset. What recognition has Toni Coca i Fitó received? Best Catalan winemaker (2018).