Discover the top 100 best pink wines of Rio Grande do Sul as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the pink wines that are popular of Rio Grande do Sul and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Brazil's winemaking heart (~80% of production), Italian tradition. Recognised specialty: traditional-method sparkling wines (espumantes), fresh and fruity, based on Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, among South America's finest. Accessible reds: supple, fruity Merlot (plum, cherry), fleshy Cabernet Sauvignon, dense, tannic Tannat. Round Chardonnay, light Riesling Italico, sweet, floral Moscato whites.
Winemaking heart: Vale dos Vinhedos (Brazil's 1st DO, 2002) in Serra Gaúcha.
Powerful and intensely coloured reds with an almost black inky colour, firm tannins and precise acidity, on aromas of blackberry, black plum, black cherry, violet, spices, liquorice and balsamic notes. Fine ageing potential. The near-exclusive star of Teroldego Rotaliano DOC on the alluvial plain of Campo Rotaliano in northern Trentino, also made as taut rosés. Native variety of Trentino, a genetic parent of Syrah and related to Lagrein.
pink wines from the region of Rio Grande do Sul go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or veal such as recipes of dombrés and pig tails, stuffed cabbage leaves or festive chinese fondue.
On the nose in the region of Rio Grande do Sul often reveals types of flavors of peach, tree fruit or cherry and sometimes also flavors of citrus, lime or minerality.
