Alicante (DO)

Alicante DOP

Wine region
Alicante DOP in the province of Alicante in the region of Valencia
Official name	D.O. Alicante
Type	Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP)
Year established	1932
Country	Spain
Size of planted vineyards	10,379 hectares (25,647 acres)
No. of wineries	39[1]
Wine produced	147,206 hectolitres
Comments	Data for 2016 / 2017

Alicante is a Spanish Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) (Valencian: Denominació d'Origen) for wines located in the province of Alicante (Autonomous Community of Valencia).

There are two separate and distinct sub-zones: Vinalopó, which extends along the banks of the River Vinalopó in the southern area of the province, where the Monastrell grape variety and red wine production are predominant; and the smaller and newer sub-zone known as La Marina, along the coast in the northern area of the province, where the Moscatel grape variety and white wine production are predominant.

Alicante is most renowned for producing a traditional sweet dessert wine known as Fondillón, made from overripe grapes.^[1]