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The aledo grape of the New Year chimes

Aspe, El Vinalopó Mitjà, Alicante

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The aledo grape of the New Year chimes

Food and drink · Aspe, El Vinalopó Mitjà, Alicante

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The aledo variety, of firm grain and thin skin, ripens late and is bagged on the vine itself so as to reach December intact. It is the grape eaten at the chimes of New Year's Eve and it occupies the packing warehouses of the valley from November.

Photo: David aspe (Public domain)

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