Top 100 pink wines of Basto
Discover the top 100 best pink wines of Basto of Vinho Verde as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the pink wines that are popular of Basto and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Basto
The wine region of Basto is located in the region of Vinho Verde of Minho of Portugal. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Quinta da Raza or the Domaine Celorico de Basto produce mainly wines pink and white. On the nose of Basto often reveals types of flavors of earth, red fruit. We currently count 2 estates and châteaux in the of Basto, producing 2 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture.
The wines of Basto go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks.
News from the vineyard of Basto
Cape Winemakers Guild 2022 auction: all the lots to bid on
The 38th annual Cape Winemakers Guild Auction is back on home soil in South Africa this year. Auction house Strauss & Co will host the sale, sponsored by Nedbank, live and online from 5pm to 8pm on Friday 30 September and 9am to 3pm on Saturday 1 October. Bidders can attend the auction in person at the Lord Charles Hotel in Somerset West, bid by telephone, or online. They can also leave a commission bid in advance of the sale. Bonhams auction house held the auction in London in 2020 and 2021 ...
Walls: top northern Rhône reds under £30
In preparation for this column I tasted 46 reds in total, and – taking both quality and value into account – I can recommend 33 of them. Overall, the reds were less consistent than the whites, and although the lows were lower, the highs were higher. This tasting confirmed that it’s still possible to buy genuinely excellent northern Rhône reds for under £30 in the UK. That being said, it’s virtually impossible to find any Cornas, Côte-Rôtie or Hermitage for under £30 a bottle these days, but ther ...
Alsace’s Domaine Zind-Humbrecht: 2019 releases tasted
It is always reassuring to find flourishing examples of family continuity in French wine estates. At the famous Domaine Zind-Humbrecht in Alsace, Pierre-Emile Humbrecht is the latest to join the family business. In preparation, he studied at the Changins School of Viticulture and Enology in Switzerland and then completed internships at wine estates, beginning with Thérèse Chappaz in that same country for 18 months, followed by a six-month period at Domaine Tissot in the Jura and then nearly eigh ...