The Association of Sommeliers of the Province of Alicante (ASPA), together with the Regulatory Council DOP Alicante, organized the ASPA Awards ceremony in Alicante. The event, which had the collaboration of various institutions, brought together more than 25 wineries from the province.
A jury composed of 20 judges from ASPA selected the best wines in six categories: white, red, rosé, sweet, sparkling, and Fondillón. The president of ASPA, Jose Diego Ortega, highlighted the high standard of the wines and participating professionals.
“"We are proud of the quality of our wines and the judges who participated in this competition."
During the event, a tribute was paid to Roberto Brotons, from the El Culebrón winery in Pinoso, for his long career and the quality of his wines and Fondillones, maintained for three generations.
In the red wine category, the 'best DOP Alicante Wine' award went to the 2020 vintage of “Mira Salinas” from the Sierra Salinas winery (part of the MW Wines group), which received the 'Gran Oro' (Grand Gold). Other gold medals in this category were for “Vidal Balaguer 2022” from Masos and “Fuego Lento Casa Polsegueres 2019” from bodegas Fuego Lento.
In the white wine category, the muscatels “Ánfora” from Les Freses de Jesús Pobre and “Fortaleza” from Las Virtudes (both from 2025) won gold. Silver and bronze medals were also awarded to wines from Santa Catalina del Mañán and Bodegas Xaló.
The best rosé recognized was “Cesilia La Reserve 2025” from Heretat de Cesilia, while in sweet wines, Bodegas Xaló won gold with its “Riu Rau moscatel”. The sparkling category also awarded wines from Bodegas Xaló and Terra del Mañán.
Finally, the gold award in the Fondillón category went to “Gran Mañán Solera 1982”.
