Top 100 wines of Alicante - Page 4

Discover the top 100 best wines of Alicante of Alicante as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the 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: Tempranillo

The black Tempranillo is a grape variety native to Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium-sized bunches and medium-sized grapes. The black Tempranillo can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Alicante

wines from the region of Alicante go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of braised beef with carrots, one pot pasta with creamy chicken farfalle or roast veal with chanterelles and cream.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Alicante

On the nose in the region of Alicante often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, black fruit or earth and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or non oak. In the mouth in the region of Alicante is a powerful with a nice freshness.

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 ...

Decanter World Wine Awards embraces wines in alternative packaging

Traditional glass bottles still dominate, but there is also a rising focus on the environmental credentials and lifestyle advantages offered by quality wines in bag-in-box, cans, paper bottles, returnable glass bottles and other so-called alternative packaging formats. Leading wine writers in the UK recently signed an open letter spearheaded by the Wine Traders for Alternative Formats (WTAF) group, which said a greater focus on viable alternatives to traditional glass bottles could significantly ...

Group of winegrowers seeks UNESCO recognition for ungrafted vines

The Francs de Pied (Ungrafted Vines) group, which last met two weeks ago at Pasquet’s Liber Pater winery in the Graves, consists of a growing circle of vignerons who work with ungrafted vineyards planted to native varieties. The list includes Francs de Pied president Loïc Pasquet himself, vice-president Egon Müller (Mosel), and secretary Andrea Polidoro of Cupano (Montalcino) and Contrada Contro (Marche); as well as Gocha Chkhaidze of leading Georgian winery, Askaneli; Thibault Liger-Belair (Bur ...