Top 100 white wines of Minho
Discover the top 100 best white wines of Minho as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the white wines that are popular of Minho and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Minho
Minho is Portugal's Northernmost wine region. It is known for one wine style above all others: crisp, light, white Vinho Verde, whose DOC zone covers the same territory. The Minho name is used for the area's Vinho Regional designation (similar to the French IGP).
The latter's looser production laws allow more diversity in the average winery's portfolio, including red and rosé wines.
Minho VR was formerly known Rios do Minho before the Vinho Regional category was updated in 2008 to fall in line with the EU-wide PGI/IGP/IGT category.
The region is located on the Portugal's Atlantic coast to the north and east of Porto, Portugal's second-largest city and the home of Port. It occupies a roughly rectangular area about 100 kilometers (60 miles) from north to South, which reaches about 50km (30 miles) inland.
There are around 60,000 hectares of vines planted in Minho.
Many of these are dedicated to Vinho Verde, the country's largest DOC.
Minho Grape Varieties
A number of varieties are also found in Spains Rias Baixas region, which Lies immediately to the north. The key grape varieties to be found in white Minho wines include the natives Alvarinho, Avesso, Loureiro, Pederna (Arinto) and Trajadura. Chardonnay and Riesling are the most common international white varieties.
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 Minho
white wines from the region of Minho go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of paella de marisco (seafood paella), quiche without pastry or steamed carrots with saffron.
Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Minho
On the nose in the region of Minho often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, mint or orange blossom and sometimes also flavors of gooseberry, lemon zest or hazelnut. In the mouth in the region of Minho is a with a nice freshness.
News from the vineyard of Minho
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