The wine region of Cima Corgo is located in the region of Douro of Duriense of Portugal. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Churchill's or the Domaine Maçanita produce mainly wines natural sweet and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cima Corgo are Touriga nacional, Tinta Barroca and Tinto cão, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cima Corgo often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
In the mouth of Cima Corgo is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 2 estates and châteaux in the of Cima Corgo, producing 2 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Cima Corgo go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or pasta.
Wine lovers with a valid passport can apply for the Majestic ‘vintern’ scheme, launched this week and dubbed by the retailer as ‘the best summer job ever’. A three-day placement will include a visit to Quinta da Boavista vineyards in Portugal’s picturesque Douro region. Majestic said the vintern will also taste wines from its Wine Club’s Spain & Portugal Summer Case ‘in situ’, before trying the same wines back at home for comparison. It is offering £600 remuneration for three days, which it ...
The 0.27% of entries awarded Best in Show at this year’s Decanter World Wine Awards reflect the inspiring world of wine and quest for quality among winemakers globally, with 50 wines expressing the best of their categories. An all-time record for wines tasted at the world’s largest wine competition, it’s quite possible that Decanter World Wine Awards 2022 marks the largest-ever wine competition to be held in history. And of the record-breaking 18,244 wines tasted, just 50 were ...
The creation of an Instituto da Vinha e do Vinho dos Açores (IVVA), with headquarters in the island of Pico, follows the remarkable qualitative growth that the Archipelago of the Azores’ wine industry has been experiencing over the past decade. ‘People are excited about growing fruit and making wine here. There are about 300 growers producing their own fruit and a lot of small “garage” producers are starting. Some of them have worked and trained with us and are now making very interesting wines, ...
