Top 100 white wines of Duriense
Discover the top 100 best white wines of Duriense as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the white wines that are popular of Duriense and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Duriense
Duriense is a Portuguese wine region covering the same area as the Douro DOC and the Port wine region. In difference from Douro DOC, Duriense VR is a designation at the lower Vinho Regional (VR) level, which corresponds to table wines with a geographical indication under European Union wine regulations, similar to a French vin de pays region. Thus, it is the simpler or less typical wines of the Douro region that are sold using a Duriense VR label.
Before the creation of a separate Duriense VR, the Douro vineyards were Part of the former Transmontano/tras-os-montes">Trás-os-Montes VR, which is now called Transmontano VR and no longer includes the Douro vineyards.
Donzelinho branco is one of the authorized Grape permitted to be blended in the wines of Duriense.
Discover the grape variety: Fernao Pires
In Portugal, it is one of the most planted white grape varieties, and we have found it to be very similar to the torrontés grown in Spain (Galicia). It can be found in Australia and South Africa, but is almost unknown in France.
Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Duriense
white wines from the region of Duriense go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of cuttlefish rust, baked tortilla or back of cod, beurre blanc with tarragon.
