Almendralejo, capital del vino de Tierra de Barros Food and drink · Almendralejo, Tierra de Barros, Badajoz Image of Almendralejo, not of the place itself. Home to the 'Ribera del Guadiana' Denomination of Origin and several cava wineries (production begun in the 1980s), Almendralejo is the wine-growing center of the comarca, resting on the clayey soils ('barros') of the surrounding plain. Photo: Stavros1 (CC BY 3.0) What to see and do in Almendralejo