During the past decade, Alicante and its wines have made a comeback with a vengeance on the wine scene. The instigators behind this achievement are, on the one side, the vine-growers with a more studied and technical cultivation of their plots; and on the other, the bodegas with their continuous infrastructure and process renewal and improvement and their constant adaptation to modern times and consumer tastes. Their secret weapon: the Monastrell grape. All of which is driven and endorsed by DO Alicante’s Regulating Council.

The 51 bodegas currently endorsed by DO Alicante have transformed, and are currently making a huge effort to adapt and renovate winemaking processes as well as to improve sales and their position on the market. This is matched by the wine’s excellent quality-price ratio.

In view of this situation, Alicante wines seem to be enjoying an excellent moment, promising magnificent perspectives for the near future. A fact confirmed by the number of awards obtained both at home and abroad as well as recognition from trade professionals.

However, it must be remembered that behind DO Alicante’s resurrection exists a wealth of history and experience that dates back to over 3000 years. Documents exist that demonstrate that vines were brought to the Iberian Peninsula by eastern and southern Mediterranean civilisations, through the ports of Torrevieja and Denia. In fact, old winepresses still exist in the region of Crevillente.

The soil is clay-based and even sandy in some districts, which prevented the phylloxera plague from affecting the region at the end of the 19th century. As a result, the region experienced a genuine economic boom exporting wines around the world, while regions in the south of France, Italy and even in Spain lost vines. In fact, there are still some ungrafted vines in the region from before the phylloxera outbreak, considered by many experts as authentic heirlooms. This was the so-called "golden age" of Alicante wines, helping the capital’s port to become an important Mediterranean business hub, and a focal point of immigration for foreign bourgeoisie who took considerable advantage of its development.