Top 100 wines of Carcavelos
Discover the top 100 best wines of Carcavelos of Carcavelos as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Carcavelos and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Carcavelos
The wine region of Carcavelos is located in the region of Lisboa of Portugal. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Villa Oeiras or the Domaine Casa Manoel Boullosa produce mainly wines natural sweet, red and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Carcavelos are Verdelho, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Carcavelos often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, microbio or citrus fruit.
In the mouth of Carcavelos is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 3 estates and châteaux in the of Carcavelos, producing 3 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Carcavelos go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.
News from the vineyard of Carcavelos
Dream job? Majestic to pay ‘vintern’ to drink wine on holiday
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 ...
Best English rosés for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
Pale salmon in colour, a basket full of freshly-picked summer berries backed by the tell-tale, mouth-watering English acidity – these pink delights are wines made for summer and glorious celebrations. In fact, rosé is likely to become ‘one of the most important styles made in Britain over the next 10 to 20 years,’ as Oz Clark put it in his 2020 book on English wines*. The top examples of English sparkling rosés tend to be made mainly from the red Champagne grapes using the traditional method, wi ...
Anthony Barton: tributes paid to Bordeaux wine great
The Barton family announced yesterday (19 January), ‘We have the immense sadness to inform you that our beloved Anthony Barton passed away at the age of 91 years old.’ Known as the ‘gentleman’ of Bordeaux wine and admired for his sense of humour and charisma, Anthony Barton was also widely respected for modernising family estates Léoville Barton and Langoa Barton – the respective 1855 second and third growth châteaux in the St-Julien appellation. Barton was credited, too, with maintaining ...