Wineries Worth Visiting - Bodegas Xaló

If you happen to like wine and would like to learn more about the region's grape then Bodegas Xalo would be a great choice. It's located in the town of Xalo, which is about 30 minutes from the coastal towns of Denia, Xabia, Moraira or Calpe.

The History of the Winery

The winery building was built in the early 1960s, initially collecting winery material from the partners themselves, presses, tanks, and barrels. But at the same time, the wisdom and art of all of them were combined, contributing even the oldest Soleras to their Fondellol wines. Over the years the winery has adapted to new technologies and from those first wines and mistelas, whose sale was made exclusively in bulk, we have moved on to the bottling of high-quality wines, which you can taste in our facilities.

Wine Culture

History tells us that as early as 1472 the Muslim peasant from the Vall de Xaló was a source of supply of raisins for the merchants of the kingdom of Valencia. Presumably, in the 15th century, the champion of Valencian Letters, Joanot Martorell, watered his palate with wine from his possessions in "la Vall", while he narrated the adventures of Tirant. During the 18th century and at the beginning of the 19th, plantations of Roman Muscat grape covered the valley's land. This grape variety was used to produce raisins which were the basis of successful commercial export trade to the American and European markets. Other varieties like the Garnache grape, known as Giró, grew on the mountainsides and were used for the production of wine.

Award Winning Wine: Mistela Riu Rau, is the best wine in all categories of the Valencian Community

En la VI edición del concurso de vinos de la Comunidad Valenciana, Bodegas Xaló ha conseguido el Gran Premio 2021 PROAVA al mejor vino en todas las categorías de la Comunidad Valenciana con su Mistela Riu Rau de edición limitada.

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