BodegasXaló: the aromas of the Marina Alta

In 1962, a group of grape and wine farmers decided to unite and founded the Cooperativa Valenciana Virgen Pobre de Xaló (The Valenican Co-operative Virgin Mary of Xalo). There were more than 400 members and more than 400 hectares of harvest primary located in Xaló, Llíber and Alcanalí. Their production was basically red wine from the giro variety also known as garnacha and granel wine.

Cedma Awards 2011: Companies of the year

The Marina Alta’s Business Circle (Círculo de Empresarios de la Marina Alta) have this year recognised the hard work, efforts and dedication of Mongomar, BodegasXaló and Canfali, who were amongst other recipients of the Cedma Awards 2011.

VIII Competition on Knowledge of Young Spanish Wines Stockholm 2011

We have the great pleasure to inform you of our participation in the VIII Competition on Knowledge of Young Spanish Wines, an event organised by the ICEX commerce office and that once again this year’s event counted on the support of the Unión Española de Catadores (UEC-Spanish Union of Tasters). The event was held in Stockholm (Sweden) on the 26th of October.  

Mezquita Awards 2011

We are pleased to inform you that two of our wines have been awarded in the XVII National Wine Contest- Mezquita Awards 2011. The award winners are:: Bahía de Dénia White Silver Mezquita Malvarrosa White Bronze Mezquita  

Gastronomy Fair for Typical and Handcrafted Products 2011 Muro

We have the pleasure to invite you to the Gastronomy Fair for Typical and Handcrafted Products which will be held on the 1st and 2nd of October 2011 at Plaça Matzem in Muro.  

Bahía de Dénia The Fragrance of Mare Nostrum

The Muscat grape is cultivated throughout the Mediterranean's shoreline for its sweet taste and unmistakable floral fragrance, which are two of the reasons it's preferred by bees. The grape can be eaten fresh and raisin production has become one of the most important industries in the Marina Alta region, on the Alicante coast, an activity that peaked in the XVIII and XIX centuries when the produce was exported to Europe and America. In many of the traditional countryside houses are the Riu Rau terraces, an arched terrace that was designed to store cane screens during the night, whilst during the day bunches of the Alexandria muscatel grapes or Roman muscatel grapes are left out to dry in th...

A Bodegas Xaló mistela was awarded a Silver Baco in Madrid 2011

The wine cellar is at the brink of starting the grape harvest with high hopes for this year's crop. Bodega Xaló has just been awarded the Silver Baco for their Vall de Xaló mistela, which is made using the muscat grape variety, with this year's award ceremony held in Madrid. This achievement comes after the recent success of their Vall de Xaló red mistela, at the Wine and Woman Awards which was also held in Madrid, and the Malvarrosa rosé wine which was a success in Valencia.

Wine tourism

The Vall de Pop in the Marina Alta joins the Alicante route for wines. In this region of the Marina Alta the epicentre of wine production is in the Vall de Pop. A commonwealth of nine villages, which have grape vines that are centauries old as their seal of identity. Some wines that in a little over five years, have become a symbol in the Valencia Community, and are an important part of the Guarantee of Origin and a Quality of Wine from Alicante.  

Gourmet produce fair for the Valencia Region 2011 in San Sebastian

We have the pleasure of inviting you the Gourmet fair which will be held on the 14th of June 2011 from 18:00 hours in the Hotel Londres, Calle Zubieta Number 2 in San Sebastian.

Baco 2011 Awards

We are pleased to inform you that our wine was awarded at the XXV Baco 2011 Awards. The winners:Mistela Vall de Xaló MoscatelSilver BacoIn the category semisweet or sweet wines.  

BodegasXaló is awarded first prize in Madrid 2011

The Co-operative in Xalo has been awarded first prize for their red Vall de Xaló Mistela in an international competition held in Madrid (Wine and Women awards). The contest is endorsed by the Ministry of Environment, Rural and Marine Environments. This year 31 guarantee of origin from Spain were presented with another 9 from Italy, 6 from France and 2 from Greece with a total of 150 wines.  

Wine and Woman Awards 2011

We are pleased to inform you that our wine was awarded at the Wine and Woman Awards 2011.   The winners:Mistela Vall de Xaló GiróDiamante Award    

Novelty: Malvarrosa white, Malvarrosa red

BodegasXaló have just finished extending their Malvarrosa wine range which now features a white and red wine. The Malvarrosa wine was previously only made as rosé but due to its large success in past years it is now offered in three varieties.

The Mostra de Vins 2011 awards BodegasXalo’s wines

The Xalo Cooperative was awarded twice for their wines at the Mostra de Vins, Caves, Licors i Aliments Tradicionals de la Comunitat Valenciana, which was held at the beginning of the month in Valencia.

BodegasXaló present the Bahía de Dénia Brut Nature in the CDT

BodegasXaló has elected the CDT in Denia as the place to publicly present their new creations. This includes the Bahía de Dénia Brut Nature, “one of the first and few sparkling wines created with 100% Muscat grapes from the Vall de Pop”, according to the wine cellars oenologist. The president of BodegasXalo, Pepe Juan Reus, is “very hopeful” of the new project and wishes that “its circulation will be a complete success”.  

BodegasXaló is recognised for its sparkling wine made 100% from the Muscat grape variety

The Virgen Pobre Cooperative made, using the “champanoise” method, almost 10.000 bottles of their new Bahia de Denia Brut Nature Marina Alta wines currently on offer can now count on a new advocate. BodegasXalo, or the Virgen Pobre Cooperative, yesterday presented to the public their new Bahia de Denia Brut Nature, a sparkling wine created 100% from the Muscat grape variety, typical of the region.  

Els Bodeguers 2011 Awards

We are pleased to inform you that two of our wines was awarded by the Els Bodeguers association in the 2011 wine tastings. The winners: Mistela Vall de Xaló Moscatel1st Prize in the Sweet Wine category Malvarrosa Rosado 20102nd Prize in the Rosé Wine category  

Expo: 23th Wine, Cavas and Liquours Expo and 21st of Traditional Foods of the Comunidad Valenciana

Expo in Valencia from the 30th March to the 3th April 2011. We invite you to taste our wines and mistelas.

Nowelty: Bahía de Dénia Brut Nature

Les presentamos nuestro nuevo producto: Bahía de Dénia Brut Nature Bahía de Dénia Brut Nature, is our new sparkling wine, created using the traditional method or "méthode champeonise", from the Muscat grape variety which is typical of the Marina Alta region. With its fine bubbles it is enhanced by its finesse and elegance. You'll be surprised.

Bodega’sXalo rose wine, Malvarrosa, awarded silver prize 2010

The co-operative in Xaló (Jalon) was awarded silver prize for their rose wine Malvarrosa, in the recently held XVI Concurso Nacional de Vinos Premios Mezquita (National Mezquita Wine Awards). A judging panel made up of 36 renowned wine tasters awarded, between the 479 samples presented by 180 bodegas, the rose wine Malvarrosa with the silver Mezquita (prize) in this prestigious competition.  

  • BodegasXaló: the aromas of the Marina Alta

    Friday, 09 December 2011 13:02
  • Cedma Awards 2011: Companies of the year

    Friday, 09 December 2011 12:29
  • VIII Competition on Knowledge of Young Spanish Wines Stockholm 2011

    Thursday, 24 November 2011 11:18
  • Mezquita Awards 2011

    Thursday, 29 September 2011 13:21
  • Gastronomy Fair for Typical and Handcrafted Products 2011 Muro

    Wednesday, 28 September 2011 10:10
  • Bahía de Dénia The Fragrance of Mare Nostrum

    Wednesday, 28 September 2011 10:05
  • A Bodegas Xaló mistela was awarded a Silver Baco in Madrid 2011

    Wednesday, 21 September 2011 12:15
  • Wine tourism

    Friday, 03 June 2011 09:52
  • Gourmet produce fair for the Valencia Region 2011 in San Sebastian

    Tuesday, 31 May 2011 15:40
  • Baco 2011 Awards

    Friday, 27 May 2011 16:37
  • BodegasXaló is awarded first prize in Madrid 2011

    Tuesday, 24 May 2011 17:46
  • Wine and Woman Awards 2011

    Friday, 20 May 2011 10:05
  • Novelty: Malvarrosa white, Malvarrosa red

    Friday, 13 May 2011 15:28
  • The Mostra de Vins 2011 awards BodegasXalo’s wines

    Thursday, 14 April 2011 16:27
  • BodegasXaló present the Bahía de Dénia Brut Nature in the CDT

    Monday, 11 April 2011 17:08
  • BodegasXaló is recognised for its sparkling wine made 100% from the Muscat grape variety

    Monday, 11 April 2011 12:44
  • Els Bodeguers 2011 Awards

    Tuesday, 29 March 2011 16:24
  • Expo: 23th Wine, Cavas and Liquours Expo and 21st of Traditional Foods of the Comunidad Valenciana

    Tuesday, 08 March 2011 17:11
  • Nowelty: Bahía de Dénia Brut Nature

    Friday, 31 December 2010 10:55
  • Bodega’sXalo rose wine, Malvarrosa, awarded silver prize 2010

    Friday, 10 December 2010 15:26