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On the outskirts of the town of Olvan, in Berguedà, we find these curious holes, portrayed for Las Fotos de los Lectores in La Vanguardia, which were made to press the grapes and make wine.
The Tines de Ferreres d'Olvan are a set of three circular presses aligned and touching each other. The central tub is much larger than the other two, which have a similar capacity.
The central vat has a diameter of 1.95 m, a height of 1.05 m and a total capacity of 3,100 ml; the measurements of the vat on the west side are: 1.25 m in diameter, 0.90 m in height and 1,100 ml of capacity; and those of the vat on the east side: 1.15 m in diameter, 1.20 m in height and 1,200 ml of capacity.
They are located on the slope of a sandy codina. Underneath, some circular settling sinks were excavated where the liquid would be replaced before being transferred.
Torrentpregon, the old name of the Ferreres farmhouse, has been documented since 1127, when Berenguer Arnal de Torrentpregon signed as a witness in a concord between Guillem de Portella and Pere Berenguer, Bishop of Urgell.
Since the fourteenth century it has been possible to reconstruct the family tree of the family. Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, the farmhouse experienced extraordinary growth, the result of a very careful matrimonial policy and good heritage management that allowed it to expand its properties and incorporate many farmhouses that became Ferreres farmhouses, in which territory we found these vats.
