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Valencia

Valencia wine guide: the wine region in Spain, its Monastrell, the red wine and dry white wine it makes, and what to pour it with.

Country
Spain
Climate
Mediterranean
Signature grape
Monastrell
Styles
red · dry white · sweet white
8
Signature grapes
2
Sub-regions
8
Bottles to find

Valencia is a wine region in Spain.

Growers build the wines around Monastrell, filling out the blend with Bobal, Cabernet Sauvignon, Tempranillo and Merlot, plus three more.

The ground underneath is clay and sand.

The climate is mediterranean.

The vineyards themselves read as plains.

Red wine, dry white wine and sweet white wine, plus three more is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows rich, lusciously sweet, ideal for dessert pairings and fresh and youthfully aromatic, plus one more.

Inside it sit Alicante and Utiel-Requena.

At the table these bottles work with paella, grilled meats, seafood and tapas.

Serve chilled.

Soil
ClaySand
Climate
Mediterranean
Terrain
Plains
Styles
reddry whitesweet whiterosésparklingfortified

In the glass.

Red: Rich.

Sweet white: Lusciously sweet, Ideal for dessert pairings.

Sparkling: Fresh and youthfully aromatic, Primarily from local muscat.

Grapes planted here.

Bottles to look for.

  • Artadi El Seque, Alicante, Spain
  • Bodegas Enrique Mendoza 'La Tremenda' Monastrell, Alicante, Spain
  • Bodegas Enrique Mendoza Santa Rosa, Alicante, Spain
  • Bodegas Hispano Suizas 'Bassus' Pinot Noir, Utiel-Requena, Spain
  • Bodegas La Vina Palacio del Conde Gran Seleccion, Valencia, Spain
  • Bodegas La Vina Venta del Puerto No.12 Seleccion Especial, Valencia, Spain
  • Bodegas La Vina Venta del Puerto No.18 Vendimia Seleccion, Valencia, Spain
  • Bodegas Los Frailes 'Sinergia' Cabernet Sauvignon, Valencia, Spain

At the table.

  • Paella
  • Grilled meats
  • Seafood
  • Tapas
  • Cheeses

Serving and cellaring.

  • Serve chilled.

Inside the region.

Nearby regions.

Valencia: common questions

01.
What grapes is Valencia known for?
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Monastrell is the signature grape of Valencia. Bobal, Cabernet Sauvignon, Tempranillo and Merlot are also planted here.
02.
What kind of wine does Valencia make?
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Valencia produces red wine, dry white wine, sweet white wine and rosé wine, plus two more.
03.
Where is Valencia?
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You will find Valencia in Spain, where it is a wine region.
04.
What food goes with Valencia wine?
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Try paella, grilled meats, seafood, tapas and cheeses.

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