by Christer Byklum
Gutiérrez de la Vega was one of those names. I found them on Facebook, got a visit booked, and a few days later we went off in our rental car, heading for the hills a bit north of Benidorm. We stopped outside a rather large door in a tight street and a gentleman opened the door looking back at us. Hello, I said, we are here to visit you! Yes, I know! he replied.
There aren’t any real signs ...
Located in Parcent, in the Marina Alta area in Alicante, this small, family winery stands out for its efforts to revive the region's traditional wines, particularly sweet muscats. The founder, Felipe Gutiérrez de la Vega, has made good use of his love of music, opera and literature to name his wines after several classical pieces.
From the 2010 vintage, Gutiérrez de la Vega is no longer under the Alicante appellation so only vintages and g...
Severe draught over the last few years has pushed annual production down from 70,000 to 50,000 bottles, yet the range is particularly wide. Despite making the dry white Casta Diva Cosecha Dorada (€10.5), Muscat sweet wines are the real speciality of this producer. The range includes the fresh, stainless-steel fermented Casta Diva Furtiva Lágrima (€12), his flagship label Casta Diva Cosecha Miel (around €15) —a vin doux naturel made with overri...
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