Top 100 red wines of Alicante - Page 4

Discover the top 100 best red wines of Alicante of Alicante as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Alicante and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Alicante

The wine region of Alicante is located in the region of Murcie of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Sierra Salinas or the Domaine Volver produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Alicante are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Tempranillo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Alicante often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, savory or molasses and sometimes also flavors of black licorice, baking spice or rosemary.

In the mouth of Alicante is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 137 estates and châteaux in the of Alicante, producing 586 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Alicante go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.

Discover the grape variety: Aurore

Interspecific cross between 788 Seibel x 29 Seibel - like 4638 white Seibel - obtained by Albert Seibel (1844-1936).

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Alicante

red wines from the region of Alicante go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef bourguignon in the oven of nanou, macaroni and cheese gratin or lamb chops with figs and honey.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Alicante

On the nose in the region of Alicante often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, black fruit or oak. In the mouth in the region of Alicante is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

News from the vineyard of Alicante

Resolution in Valencian wine region border conflict

‘Por fin se ha hecho justicia.’ (Finally, justice has been served) This strongly-worded statement was made by the Denomination of Origin Utiel-Requena in Spain’s Autonomous Region of Valencia as part of a press announcement in July. It refers to a Spanish Supreme Court ruling that was fully ratified at the end of September, closing a decade-long conflict between the region’s three DOs that pitted Valencia against Utiel-Requena and Alicante. The latter two had demanded that grapes fro ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Chardonnay

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Chardonnay, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bourgogne ...

Decanter magazine DWWA supplement: September 2022

Inside the Decanter magazine DWWA 2022 supplement: INTRODUCTION Welcome And how to read the results in the DWWA 2022 awards supplement A welcome return for our DWWA global judges Co-Chair Andrew Jefford reflects on a year back at full strength in the DWWA judging panels DWWA by numbers A handy graphic breakdown of where in the world the top DWWA medals went this year The judging process Discover how our judging panels conduct the tastings and decide the medal-winning wines Meet the experts Intro ...