Alella (DO)

For the town of Alella, which names this wine region, see Alella.
Alella DO
Wine region
Alella DO in the province of Barcelona in the region of Catalonia
Official nameDenominació d'Origen Alella
TypeDenominación de Origen
Year established1953
CountrySpain
Sub-regionsMaresme and Vallès counties
Precipitation (annual average)600 mm
Total area314 ha
No. of vineyards96
Grapes produced1.4 tn
No. of wineries8
Wine produced9350 hL
Alella DO in Catalonia

Alella is a Spanish Denominación de Origen (DO) (Denominació d'Origen in Catalan) for wines produced in Maresme county in the province of Barcelona in the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, located on the Mediterranean coast, 15 km to the north of the city of Barcelona.

It is one of the smallest DOs in Spain as the vineyards have been encroached upon by urban development. At the present time it only covers one third of the area that it covered in 1956 when it was established,[1] despite a territorial extension in 1989.

  1. ^ http://www.gencat.cat/diari/4585/06045138.htm (in Catalan)