While Javea may not be widely known for its wine, it harbours a thriving wine industry, particularly celebrated for its Muscatel and vermouth varieties. Javea’s many vineyards benefit from a unique combination of favorable climate, rich soil, diverse topography, and historical significance, making it an ideal location for grape cultivation. There are also plenty of wine shops dotted around the areas where you can buy local wines.
If you have a group of friends who love wine, visiting a vineyard to learn about the winemaking process, with sampling wines should be high up on your things to do in Javea!
I’ve added a list of some of the best wineries you can visit in the Javea area where you can sample the fruit of their harvests, with some wineries further afoot getting a special mention too and worth visiting. As always, please drink responsibly, have a designated driver who can get you back safely, or order a Javea taxi to take you home!
Les Freses Vineyard
- Tours offered in English and Spanish
- Sit outside, take bottles of local wine home with you from €10
- Prior reservation required (book online or over the phone)
- Minimum group size of 6 people to a maximum of 20 people
- Price per adult is 20€
If sampling local muscatels and muscats with a sensational close-up view of the mighty Montgó mountain sounds like your kind of thing, you’re going to love Les Freses.
Located in the Montgó Natural Park just at the entrance of Jesus Pobre, is Les Freses. Les Freses is a family-owned winery that was built off of old strawberry fields, which inspired its name.
Les Freses is locally revered for its boutique wines made from Muscat grapes. The vineyard offers guided tours where you can see the winemaking preparations, learn the history of the vineyards and the process along with many other curiosities.
Les Freses wine tour
Upon visiting Les Freses, you’ll receive a guided visit through the local vineyards where they’ll explain the start of the winemaking process. You’ll then visit their wine cellar, and will taste three wines paired with traditional tapas from Marina Alta.
The wine tastings include three wines paired with savoury tapas. My favourite part about Les Freses is that after the tour, you can sample wines outside on their natural patio. They allow you to enjoy the wine without rushing in a fantastic environment.
The tour lasts approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes.
You can buy bottles of their wines after the tour if you enjoyed them, at reasonable prices.
Les Freses address is Parcela 1, polígono 12, 03749 Jesús Pobre, Alicante, Spain.
Their contact number is +34 682 53 94 63 which you can call, or you can book online easily on their website.
Coster d’En Sala | Viñedo singular y Bodega
- Outside tours offered in English and Spanish
- Sit outside and sample 2 local wines and local snacks
- Prior reservation required (book online or over the phone)
- Minimum group size of 6 people to a maximum of 14 people
- Price per adult is 34€
Located between Benitachell and Javea, you’ll find the Coster d’En Sala winery. Coster d’En Sala winery is much more than just a vineyard; it’s a life project for its dedicated owners. They have transformed the estate into an environmentally respectful ecosystem spanning over 20 hectares, allowing you to sample their local wine while immersed in nature.
The estate combines vineyards with olive groves, almond trees, and carob trees, all cultivated with careful intention and deep respect for nature.
The vineyard features a variety of local grape species and innovative vine training systems, making it truly singular. Here, you’ll find Californian and Australian sprawls, vertical axes, and candelabra-shaped vines, all designed to naturally enhance the quality and taste of the grapes and, ultimately, the wine.
Coster d’En Sala wine tour
On their wine tour, they will explain the history and wine-growing present of La Marina Alta. You’ll hear the historic stories of the vineyard and background on how wine is made from the grapes in their vineyards, running through the many different processes involved in making their wine. get the opportunity to taste 2 local wines, accompanied by local Marina Alta snacks.
Address: Calle Mar Arábigo, 3, 03730, Xàbia, España.
Phone number: +34 655 856 378
