I recently paid a visit to one of the many local bodegas in the Alicante area, Enrique Mendoza in Alfaz del Pi. It was a lovely surprise to receive the gift of a wine tasting event from my amazing wife, and so we arrived at the event just in time, starting at 12:00 prompt with our guide from the bodega.
We started with a short discussion on the history of this family winery, how it grew from a small operation in Alfaz del Pi, and then outgrew Alfaz del Pi and bought up hectares of land in Villena, inland of Alicante and approximately 100 kms from Alfaz. Then a visit to see the storage and the bottling facilities (which are still managed in Alfaz) and of course the best bit, the tasting.
Seven wines, a selection of white and red and a sweet wine to finish, all were amazing and we were encouraged to drink and enjoy them, no spitting! The wines were served with a selection of delicious tapas too.
The wine production is ecological, even the clever sensor system which wards off bugs so that crops are not destroyed. The red tie here causes a "sexual confusion" so that the male believes that the female has already met her partner and therefore eggs are not left on the vines. Ingenious.
You can book your tour online with the option of a Spanish or English guide, thoroughly recommended and even more so, if you enjoy a glass of wine and a tapa!
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