Visiting vineyards

Visiting vineyards around Moraira

Visiting vineyards from Moraira means, above all, heading inland. In the Marina Alta, and particularly in the valley of Jalón (Xaló) and around Dénia, muscat has been grown for centuries — the Moscatel de Alejandría. It goes into dry and sweet white wines and mistela, alongside red wines from local grapes such as Giró. A number of bodegas receive visitors for a tour with a tasting, usually by appointment only.

Wine with a long history

Winegrowing is nothing recent here. On the hill of Alt de Benimaquia near Dénia, the remains of one of the oldest wineries in Europe have been found, from the sixth century BC. Later the Marina Alta became known for its raisins from muscat grapes. While they dried, the grapes were sheltered in bad weather in a riurau, a rural building with wide open arches along one side; you can still see them in many places inland.

What to expect

A visit usually takes an hour and a half to two hours: a walk along the vines or through the cellar, an explanation of how the wine is made and a tasting of a few wines with local snacks such as cheese and sausage. Booking is necessary at all the bodegas named below. The harvest falls at the end of August and in September; those are the busiest weeks, but also the liveliest.

Four bodegas nearby

Bodega Montesanco (Teulada)

The closest bodega to Moraira: a quarter of an hour’s drive, inland in Teulada — the municipality Moraira itself belongs to. The winery dates from 1886 and works organically; its grapes are certified by the CAE-CV, the organic label of the Valencian region. The vineyards are managed biodynamically, with plant extracts such as horsetail, nettle and chamomile, without irrigation and harvested by hand. Some of the vines are over sixty years old, and a few plots are pre-phylloxera and so around a century old. The grapes are native varieties, among them moscatel and giró.

The standard visit takes about an hour and a half and costs 28 euros per person: a glass of cava on arrival, a walk through the vineyard, a tour of the winery and the ageing room, an explanation of the riuraus and the raisin trade, and finally a tasting of four wines with a local tapa. There is no minimum group size. If you have more time there is El Paseo: a guided walk of a kilometre and a half through the Mediterranean woodland, past old oaks and carob trees, with a stop at the old lime kiln for a first glass of wine with coca, followed by the winery and a closing tasting of four wines with local products. Allow two and a half hours; 48 euros per person, from ten participants. The riuraus described above stand on the estate itself; it is also home to the Sabors MÓN restaurant, which is closed for renovation at the moment and reopens in March.

Address: Camí Abiar Alta 23, 03725 Teulada
Telephone: +34 609 42 78 58
From Moraira: ± 15 min by car
Booking: required, via montesanco.com
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Bodegas Xaló

The wine cooperative of Jalón, in the middle of the wine valley. Tour with a tasting of four wines plus a mistela or vermouth with local produce, about 90 minutes, in Spanish, Valencian and English. In 2026 on Wednesdays and Fridays at 16:30 and at weekends at 11:00, about 18 euros a person; book online, at least 24 hours ahead and with a minimum of four participants. The shop is open without a tour as well.

Address: Ctra. Xaló–Alcalalí s/n, 03727 Xaló
Telephone for tours: +34 646 79 85 45
From Moraira: ± 25 min by car
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Bodega Les Freses

A small winery in Jesús Pobre, at the foot of the Montó between Dénia and Jávea (Xàbia), specialising in muscat, both dry and sweet, and red wine from Giró and Forcalla. The standard visit, with a tour through the vineyard and the cellar and a tasting of three wines, takes about 1 hour and 45 minutes; book in advance.

Place: Jesús Pobre (Dénia)
Telephone: +34 682 53 94 63 (Tue–Sat 10:00–17:00)
From Moraira: ± 25 min by car
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Bodegas Gutiérrez de la Vega

A family bodega in Parcent, known for its sweet muscat wines. The tour goes through the production area and the barrel cellar five metres below ground, with a tasting led by owner and winemaker Felipe Gutiérrez de la Vega. In Spanish or English, about 25 euros a person (children free); book by WhatsApp or e-mail.

Address: C/ Les Quintanes 1, 03792 Parcent
Telephone: +34 646 150 515
From Moraira: ± 30 min by car
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Combine it with

A bodega visit in Jalón goes well with the weekly flea market of Jalón. If you would rather walk among the vines, there are quiet paths inland at walking routes around Moraira. Local wine on the list is easiest to find through our tips for food and drink in Moraira.