Specifically, it has been in the Novelda village, where macabeo and muscatel are grown, the most experienced in wanting to enter the winery. With these first kg, the new 2024-2025 wine campaign and the 92nd with the Alicante DOP begins.

A campaign that is marked by the serious drought that is ravaging the Spanish east and that puts the historic vineyards on maximum alert and difficulties. The forecast is that the campaign will be even lower than the minimum recorded last year, which was about 19 million kilos of grapes. The final amount will have to wait until November, since the harvest in the area is prolonged due to the diversity of varieties and specifically the long ripening cycle of the Monastrell.

Next week, it is expected that the muscatels will begin to be harvested in Vinalopó and Marina Alta, a region that is particularly affected by the drought as there is no possibility of irrigation in its areas.

The Alicante DOP currently has some 10,500 hectares of vineyards spread across 7 Alicante regions (Vinalopó Medio, Alta and Bajo, L´Alcoiá, El Comtat, La Marina Alta and to a lesser extent also Marina Baja). Its main production consists of red wines, although in recent years, white and rosé wines have gained market positions.
The harvest coincides with the publication of a report by the Interprofessional del vino (Interprofessional Wine Association) which states that, in Spain, more than 40% of the municipalities have land dedicated to the cultivation of vines. And in those smaller municipalities (less than 2,000 inhabitants), more exposed to the demographic challenge, it is observed that those that have vineyards maintain, on average, a number of inhabitants 52.8% higher than their comparable ones without vineyards. Likewise, the indicators of labor activity (number of workers and their weight among the active population) are more positive in these municipalities with vineyards. (The report can be consulted at this link: https://interprofesionaldelvino.es/impulso-demografico-los-pueblos-con-vinedo-mantienen-cerca-de-un-53-mas-de-poblacion/

In the Valencian Community, the vineyard totals 62,176 hectares and the Alicante DOP represents 16%, of which more than 30% is currently organic.

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The report speaks of Alicante´s long history, the fact of it being the first Denomination of Origin in the world, its artisan wineries, its wines nowadays or its individuality as an area. It also highlights the variety of organic wines and its commitment to sustainability.

It also includes some of the wines present in the U.S. market with top quality scores such as the points awarded to Fondillones. And accompanying them, a set of outstanding references of Bocopa, Murviedro, Pepe Mendoza Casa Agrícola, Volver, Enrique Mendoza, Arráez, Fuego Lento or Bodegas Pinoso, in which they emphasize the richness of varieties: “there is no limit to creativity when the original varieties are well understood”.

The president of the PDO, José Juan Reus states that “We are more than proud to show off to the whole world the great historical heritage we have and that people begin to get to know the new Mediterranean wines, which are entirely unique.”

You can read the full article here: https://www.wineenthusiast.com/get-to-know-alicante-spains-hidden-gem/ 

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In a fully packed room with a waiting list, high level wine professionals from all over the world attended this master class in which 6 of these products were tasted. Ballesteros considered them wines “perfect to enjoy in silence, to close your eyes and travel in time” and highlighted the particular style of each winemaking family in them. For his part, Ferran Centelles praised the power of the natural oxidation of these wines, truly unique in the world and with such a small production.

The presentation began with a review of the history of cooperage in Alicante with Rafael Poveda followed by David Carbonell, who explained the present-day cooperage heritage with “pipes”, “bocoyes”, and casks that are also unique in their creation and constitution. The wines tasted were Gran Mañán 1982, Laudum 1988, Tesoro de Villena Solera 1972, Luis XIV 25 years, Brotons Gran Reserva 1964 and a novelty such as Fondillón Siglo XXI from Bodegas Monóvar.

During the fair, the Minister of Agriculture, Luis Planas, also praised the exclusivity of these wines, which were recognized by the organization itself in 2020.

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A group of 17 wineries from the Alicante DOP will attend presenting interesting novelties as well as new vintages of their wines, at stands in area C518-538.

The first wines to carry the “Alicante Singular” label that seek to give prominence to the most authentic values of the area will be presented jointly. In this case, the Alejandro Pérez winery will make its debut at the fair, bottling the monastrell – “Arbui” – with very particular genetics in the Mañán valley in Monóvar. Bodegas Volver, for its part, presents “+de 50” another monastrell made from old vines from dry recuperated soils in Pinoso. Colección de Toneles Centenarios presents “Les Passeres” and “Las Blancas traditional”, two wines made with historical varieties recovered in areas of La Canyada and with very limited production.

Also recuperating varieties is the new wine from Bodegas Las Virtudes, which has bottled a “Vinalopó Alicante Bouschet” that they present for the first time and that accompanies other wines from specific plots made with its “monastrell heritage” strategy such as “Patojo” or “Casa Ritas.”

Another winery launching two new wines is Sierra de Cabreras: “Carabibas Monastrell”, and its first white, the long-awaited “Carabibas Merseguera”, both with a selection of old vines and traditional pruning from the Salinas area.

Speaking of new releases, Bodegas Santa Catalina premieres the innovative “Mary Rose”, a blanc de noir of monastrell variety. Bodegas Pinoso will present the new look for its ecological collection “Diapiro”. And Bocopa will debut its first dealcoholized wine “Marina Alta 0.0” here to complete its extensive collection and constant experimentation.

As for new styles, Shukhrat Khakimov & Viticultores will present a renewed style in their wines from the Alicante mountains after their first vintages: new elaborations and selection of plots. The winery Casa Balaguer will present new vintages of its biodynamic and natural wines, also with native varieties, and Finca Collado maintains its its recuperation of local varieties: bobal, merseguera, malvasía.

In the “artisan” area, Pepe Mendoza Casa Agrícola and Bodegas Riko will present their award-winning wines and some surprise sweet wines, something that Bodegas Fuego Lento will also debut. For his part, Enrique Mendoza presents his new vintages with his distributor.

Without a doubt, what represents this unique opportunity and an exclusive product in this entire edition of Barcelona Wine Week is the gathering of five Alicante fondillones brought by the Bocopa wineries, Colección de Toneles Centenarios, MG Wines, Santa Catalina del Mañán or Las Virtudes . The only natural vintage wine at the fair and with a limited production due to its aging times.

This wine will also be the protagonist of one of the “tasting sessions” organized by the fair. It will be on Tuesday the 6th at 1:30 p.m. under the title “Historic Alicante Cooperage: The sleep of Fondillón” and which will feature Ferrán Centelles as a speaker.

https://www.barcelonawineweek.com/activity/toneleria-historica-alicantina-el-reposo-del-fondillon/

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WiM is a program launched in 2008 by the European wine sector to demonstrate its social responsibility in the fight against the abusive consumption of alcohol and its detrimental effects on society and to promote a sustainable wine culture through moderate consumption as a part of a healthy lifestyle.

The program is tailor-made for each culture and each country where it is presented in order to adapt its messages and therefore, be more effective. Coordinated by the Wine in Moderation association, based in Brussels, and made up of organizations from 16 countries around the world, the program has an extensive network of collaborators who share the values of WiM and contribute with their activity to communicate them to consumers and to the whole of society.

Alicante joins this initiative and will incorporate the message of moderate consumption in its tastings, training activities, as well as in its advertising communications.

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The weather forecasts for this week (with possible episodes of heavy rains) have forced the postponement of the event organized by Alicante Wines scheduled for June 1 at the studios of the Ciudad de la Luz.

After 4 years of cancellation due to the pandemic, the event which has been taking place since 2016, was finally rescheduled in a new location. But the fact of organizing it outdoors has been conditioned by the weather alerts of the AEMET (Spanish Meteorology Statal Agency).

Tickets purchased may be retained until the new date of the event or returned through the procedure established by the ticket sales platform (woutick!) that will communicate with customers directly.

It is the intention of Alicante Wines to convene it again this year without weather alerts, which will be announced on the Alicante DOP Wines social networks and website.

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The Alicante DOP Wines have been celebrating the summer party called Winecanting for over 12 years, the last one being in 2019. In 2020, the event had to be canceled due to the pandemic.

This time it will be on Thursday, June 1, starting at 8:00 p.m., at the central square of the Ciudad de la Luz – Alicante´s City of Light, the digital district that houses the city´s film studios.

There, 24 PDO Alicante wineries will present all their novelties to the people of Alicante, in a festive atmosphere that is also complemented by local food stalls. In this case, Embutidos Rico de Pinoso, the Campo d’Elx Vaqueria, Coquería de Dora and Aperitivos Gisbert that will present a selection of traditional pickled foods and gildas.

The wineries present will be: Bocopa, Bodegas Alejandro, Bodegas Riko, Bodegas Pinoso, Casa Balaguer, Colección de Toneles Centenarios, Cup la Muntanya, Gandía Plá, Finca Collado, Francisco Gómez, Heretat de Cesilia, Ortigosa, Las Virtudes, Masos, Mendoza, MG Wines, Pepe Mendoza Casa Agrícola, Santa Catalina del Mañán, Shukhrat Khakimov, Sierra Norte, Sierra de Cabreras, Vinos de Algueña, Volver and Xaló.

Another change this year is the organization of the tastings and all access will be digitalized on the platform available through the DOP´s the official website, https://vinosalicantedop.org/winecantingluz/?lang=en

To facilitate access, free parking areas have been set up and there will also be free round-trip bus shuttles from the central Plaza de Luceros, in the south quadrant and in front of the tobacconist’s from 7:15 p.m.

The Winecanting events over the years and have taken place in different venues such as the MARQ gardens and the Port of Alicante. This year´s location promises to be spectacular.

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The Alicante area will be located in the new Hafiz pavilion (at street 25, stand 6) where 11 wineries will be presenting their latest novelties in a 150-square-meter stand: Bodegas Riko, Bodegas Xaló, Casa Agrícola, Francisco Gómez, Finca Collado, Fuego Lento, Joan de la Casa, MG Wines, Las Virtudes, Bodega Santa Catalina del Mañán and Shukhrat Khakimov & Viticultores.

Also, other wineries such as Bocopa, Mendoza or Casa Balaguer, Gandía Plá, Arráez or Murviedro will attend with their own stands or distributors, which adds up to one of the most popular representations of production in the area.

In addition to the commercial presence, there will be a tasting in Room 1 of the Homer Pavilion. It will be the central day of the fair, on May 10, at 1:00 p.m. and with the title “Alicante, past and future of a sensitive area.” Rafael Poveda and Pepe Mendoza will host a journey through the history of the appellation of origin, which since 1510 is the oldest quality figure in Europe.

At the same time, wines with a more classic profile will be tasted together with wines that are creating a new style in the area. Monastrell and muscat wines, also girós, forcallats, organic and vegan wines, demeter and of course the quintessential Alicante classic, Fondillón.

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Almost a dozen wineries will make up the Alicante area (BWW LANDS): Bocopa, Santa Catalina del Mañan, Winexfood, Las Virtudes, Bodegas Xaló, Bodegas Pinoso, Bodegas Teulada, Finca Collado, Toneles Centenarios, Les Freses, Bodegas Volver and MG Wines . On the other hand, wineries such as Gandía Plá, Mendoza, Casa Agrícola or Bodegas Riko will go with distributors. As a whole, this year it will be one of the most well represented areas by regions and types of wines .

In addition, the DOP Alicante has programmed an exclusive tasting within the program of activities organized by the fair under the theme “Spain, singular mosaic of soils”. Alicante will present “Poor soils, rich wines” on Monday 2/6/2023 at 6:00 p.m. in the Hub area of the pavilion with the presence of the first Spanish Master of Wine, Pedro Ballesteros, who will discuss the delicate situation of these unique vineyards.

With one of the highest percentages of organic cultivation in Spain, some 10,200 hectares of vineyards, the area of small and family wineries are beginning to stand out in the world of wines. In addition, research carried out has shown the DOP Alicante to be the oldest in Europe since 1510.

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Bocopa, Brotons, Colección de Toneles Centenarios, Casa Agrícola and Bodegas Monóvar wineries will represent the catalog of special wines from this historic area of ​​Spain, among them Fondillón, the only natural aged wine in the world, together with the muscats, sweet wines or monastrells.

In addition, on May 31 at 11:00 a.m. in the El Molino tasting room inside the Alcázar, the tasting “Static and dynamic aging in the Fondillón” will take place, with the participation of these wineries and the expertise of David Doñate. Tickets to this tasting here: https://tickentradas.com/eventos/crianza-estatica-dinamica-fondillones-jerez-vinoble-2022

Alicante is a historic exhibitor at this fair having received widespread recognition this year for its wines in international articles as well as acclaim for its Fondillón.

You can find Alicante Wines at the fair located in Palacio de Villavicencio del Alcázar de Jerez, ground floor, Stands 10 & 11.

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