Top 100 white wines of Rías Baixas - Page 3

Discover the top 100 best white wines of Rías Baixas of Rías Baixas as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the white wines that are popular of Rías Baixas and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Rías Baixas

The wine region of Rías Baixas is located in the region of Galice of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Raúl Pérez or the Domaine Pazo de Rubianes produce mainly wines white, sparkling and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Rías Baixas are Albarino, Loureiro and Caino blanco, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Rías Baixas often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, mint or chamomile and sometimes also flavors of apple blossom, green melon or beeswax.

In the mouth of Rías Baixas is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 460 estates and châteaux in the of Rías Baixas, producing 1016 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Rías Baixas go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, shellfish or vegetarian.

Discover the grape variety: Albarino

It is a Spanish variety, in Galicia to be precise, with its cradle in the Rias Baixas area, around Pontevedra and up to Orense. It would be a close relative of the Loureiro. Widely cultivated in Portugal, ... in France, it is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.

Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Rías Baixas

white wines from the region of Rías Baixas go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of pasta with auvergne blue cheese, creamy risotto with scallops or quiche without eggs.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Rías Baixas

On the nose in the region of Rías Baixas often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, lychee or toasty and sometimes also flavors of lemon peel, orange blossom or cantaloupe. In the mouth in the region of Rías Baixas is a with a nice freshness.

News from the vineyard of Rías Baixas

Rhône trends to look out for in 2023

‘Faced with extreme, repeated and cumulative climatic hazards, how can we best support and adapt our vineyard? Considering these changes, how can the balance of wines be preserved?’ Like many winemakers, Ambre Delorme of Domaine de la Mordorée is embracing 2023 with hope, but also a degree of trepidation. With a chaotic climate and capricious consumers to contend with, Rhône winemakers are weighing up the best ways to move forward. Here are three trends to look out for in 2023. {"content&qu ...

Walls: Celebrating 50 years of Gigondas

When I have some time to myself in the southern Rhône, my favourite place to relax is the peaceful village of Gigondas. I had even more reason to visit this June, as the growers’ syndicate was celebrating the 50th anniversary of the appellation. Over a meal at Domaine du Clos des Tourelles, we had the opportunity to taste wines spanning five decades, including a remarkable 1971 that was still very much alive and kicking. Gigondas has long been recognised as an exceptional site for winemaking, bu ...

France expects bigger 2022 wine harvest but drought is a concern

France’s 2022 wine harvest is likely to be between 42.6 million and 45.6m hectolitres, up by 13% to 21% on the frost-hit 2021 vintage and more in-line with the country’s five-year average. One hectolitre is equivalent to 100 litres. Yet drought could impact on yields in the coming weeks, adding extra uncertainty in several regions, said the French agriculture ministry’s Agreste statistics unit. Expected vintage quality isn’t covered by the preliminary outlook. It added the 2022 growing season is ...