British millennial Ian Chapman learns what a seal of quality is, travels through the history of Alicante viticulture and discovers Fondillón, the region's exclusive sweet wine made with Monastrell grapes. Premiere of the fourth season of a series that covers the main and most...
In Dénia the exhibition "3000 years of Alicante wine culture" has been inaugurated, which unites history, wine and art in a unique combination. The DOP Alicante has inaugurated in Dénia a new cultural project that tells the more than 3000 years of history of Alicante wine...
Outstanding scores and an overall high rating of the potential of the area. The best-known wine guide in Spain publishes the scores for Alicante DO Wines in its 2022 edition. With slightly less participation from wineries due to various obstacles caused by the pandemic, the wines...
The Alicante Wines Protected Designation of Origin have completely renewed their website for information on their most special product: Alicante Fondillón. Its domain fondillon.org now offers a complete vision of the product that covers its technical aspects, preparation or pairings. Its 7 main menus offer from...
The prestigious English journalist Jancis Robinson has just published an article on Alicante DOP Wines from the Marina Alta region. The author, Ferran Centelles, who visited the area recently, has tasted a total of 26 references from the area that generally obtain an outstanding score. The...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]In a new documentary, the Alicante Wines Protected Designation of Origin gives us a close look into the delicate centuries-old tradition of the only non-fortified wine in the world that has a unique wine category recognized as such...
Pedro Ballesteros Torres, renowned and the first Spanish Master of Wine, has carried out a new tasting within the online training channel of Vinos Alicante DOP known as “Terreta Wine Academy”. On this occasion, the theme focuses on the award-winning and unique wines of the...
History and origin of the variety: The first mention of this variety under the Alicante denomination is from Viala and Vermorel (1909), which indicate that it is a hybrid obtained in 1885 by the French viticulturalist Henri Bouschet, from the crossing of Petit Bouschet with...
Fondillón Luis XIV and the wines of Pepe Mendoza, winners of this stroll through the Mediterranean. A new article from Robert Parker´s "The Wine Advocate" puts Alicante back on the map of the great wines of the world. This time, with the tasting of references and...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]El próximo viernes 21 de julio se celebrará Winecanting Dénia, el famoso evento anual de los Vinos Alicante DOP, que convertirá Dénia en la capital del vino. A las 19h la céntrica Plaza del Consell se vestirá de fiesta...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]Presentamos las fotografías del II Salón Profesional Vinos Alicante DOP y los Premios Winecanting, celebrados el día 13 de marzo. Los restaurantes "Alfonso Mira", "Di Trevi" y "La Ponderosa" han resultado ganadores de la promoción entre los restaurantes; Bodegas Leopoldo ha...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_column_text] El 13 de marzo se celebra el 2º Salón Profesional Vinos Alicante DOP y los VII Premios Winecanting. El Centro de Desarrollo Turístico de Alicante, CdT, será de nuevo el escenario elegido para la celebración del Segundo Salón...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]Más de 2.000 personas llenaron ayer los jardines del Museo Arqueológico de Alicante, MARQ, para degustar alrededor de más 150 referencias de Vinos Alicante DOP que presentaron las 28 bodegas de la Denominación de Origen durante del...