Wines of the Alella DO Food and drink · Alella, Maresme, Barcelona Image of Alella, not of the place itself. One of the smallest designations in Catalonia, wedged between Barcelona and the Montnegre, on soils of granitic sand called sauló. Its characteristic grape is the pansa blanca, which gives light, dry whites of marked acidity. Photo: MARIA ROSA FERRE ✿ (CC BY-SA 2.0) What to see and do in Alella