8 Cooking Classes with Wine Tasting in Spain to Book First

1.Paella Cooking Class, Wine Tasting & Central Market in Valencia

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,150 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $84Our pick

Start near Valencia’s MYR Hotel Palau Vallier with a guide such as Daniel, Victor, Reyes, or Juan. Visit Central Market when open, choose fresh paella ingredients, then cook, taste wines, share tapas, and eat your own paella in a small group.

“Fabulous! Very informative and friendly staff! An experience you do not want to miss! Super fun, while you learn tips and tricks for cooking paella explanation”

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2.Paella Cooking Class in Madrid with Bottomless Wine Pairing

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 985 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $143

At The Cooking Clubhouse on Calle de Atocha, chefs such as Benji, Benny, Javi, and Claudia guide you through paella from prep to pan. You cook in pairs, taste several recipes, and sit down to appetizers, desserts, and five Spanish wines poured throughout the 2.5-hour class.

“This is an amazing cooking class. So fun and the paella was delicious! The staff were excellent and so helpful. Highly recommend!”

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3.Taste of Spain: Tapas Cooking Class with Bottomless Wine Pairing

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 414 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $151

At The Cooking Clubhouse on Calle de Atocha, a chef such as Benjy, Ines, Jaime, Benito, or Javie guides you through four tapas made in pairs. You finish with a chef-prepared main course and Catalan dessert, matched with Cava and five Spanish wines.

“This was a very fun cooking class! Learning to flambé was a blast and made for some fantastic photo ops. It’s fun because you make a few small dishes so you get to eat along the way. It was so well organized with our hosts cleaning up as we went answering questions and serving wine. Definitely a highlight of our trip to Madrid”

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4.Interactive Paella & Market: Bottomless Wine & Rambla Views

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 376 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $151

Start at La Boqueria with a chef such as Juan, Sonia, Sonja, or Renata, choosing market produce before cooking paella, tortilla, gazpacho, tomato bread, and crema Catalana. The four-hour English class includes lunch, wine, kitchen tools, an apron, and recipe PDFs.

“Great experience ! Learned how to cook Paella and had so much fun. Johanes was excellent. Great time”

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5.Paella Class & Bottomless Wine: Las Ramblas Views

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 159 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $119

At Barcelona Cooking, you prepare paella, Spanish tortilla, tomato bread, soup, and Catalan cream in a relaxed three-hour class above Las Ramblas. Chefs including Juan, Sonia, Candi, and Yohannes guide beginners and serious cooks alike. Dinner, aprons, water, ingredients, and unlimited Rioja wine are included.

“We wanted a cooking class that didn’t involve a trip to the market. It was a group setting which was easily mixed and comfortable”

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6.Paella Cooking Experience & Winery Tour from Barcelona

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 19 reviews · from $89

Travel from Barcelona’s Port Olímpic to Alta Alella for a guided vineyard and cellar visit, four wine tastings, and a hands-on paella class. A bilingual guide leads this small-group outing, capped at 12 people, with transfers and food included.

“We can’t write a review because the class was canceled on us a day before and we couldn’t reschedule.”

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7.Premium Paella & Tapas Feast: Unlimited Wine & Rambla Views

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $119

Meet your chef at La Rambla 58, shop for seafood and produce at La Boqueria, then cook a five-course Catalan meal in a small group of up to 12. Juan, Sonia, or another Barcelona Cooking chef guides you through tapas, paella, wine pairings, and hand-torched crema catalana.

“From the moment I arrived and joined the group to the moment I left the experience was fabulous. I’ve been cooking for so many years but yet learnt so many new techniques and ideas. The food was amazing …. It was fun whilst drinking the wine and laughs with everybody. I would definitely recommend it to anybody wanting an evening of fun, smiles , education and laughs … Juan was great fun 🤩🥳”

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8.Barcelona: Spanish Tapas Cooking Class with Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 6 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $94

Join a local chef in Barcelona for a hands-on Spanish cooking class in a professional kitchen. You will prepare croquetas and tortilla, taste Spanish wine, learn pairing tips, and take home recipes. The class runs in English or Spanish at C/ Badajoz 115.

“This was a tremendous cooking class. The chefs were very welcoming and gave us some terrific recipes for tapas. Highly recommend.”

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