Alella

Alella is a Spanish protected wine appellation in Catalonia, useful for drinkers who want to move beyond the best-known Spanish regions. Its practical label identity is small coastal Catalan DO near Barcelona, centered on Pansa Blanca whites. Typical wines are fresh dry whites with citrus, almond, herbs, saline lift, and moderate body; some reds and sparkling wines. The vineyard context is Mediterranean coastal vineyards with sandy granite-derived soils locally called saulo. This entry is written as a geographic reference for EncyclopediaOfWine: it explains place, grapes, style, and label-reading context without ranking producers or turning the appellation into a buying list.