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Bagged Table Grape of the Vinalopó

Novelda, El Vinalopó Mitjà, Alicante

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Bagged Table Grape of the Vinalopó

Curiosity · Novelda, El Vinalopó Mitjà, Alicante

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The bagged table grape of the Vinalopó is a designation of origin, granted on 24 November 1982, for the table grape grown in the comarca of Medio Vinalopó, in Alicante. The bagging technique, first documented in Novelda in 1919, protects the fruit from birds, insects, pests and bad weather, and delays its ripening to extend the harvest season. It is produced in seven municipalities — Aspe, Hondón de los Frailes, Hondón de las Nieves, Monforte del Cid, Novelda, La Romana and Agost — with two protected white varieties, ideal and aledo, classified as extra grade (minimum 200 grams, no defects) or first grade (minimum 150 grams). A good part of this grape is destined for the tradition of eating twelve grapes on New Year's Eve.

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