Wines made from Loureiro grapes of Portugal - Page 5
Discover the best wines made with Loureiro as a single variety or as a blend of Portugal.
More informations about the variety Loureiro
Most certainly Portuguese. Loureiro is part of the grape varieties of many Spanish and Portuguese appellations, including the famous Vinho Verde. It would be a close relative of the albarino and the sousão.
More informations about the wines of Portugal
Portugal has undergone something of a wine revolution over the past two decades, modernizing its winemaking technologies, styles and attitudes. This archetypal Old World country has Long been famous for its fortified wines (Port and Madeira) and its light, tangy Vinho Verde. But it is now attracting much attention for its New wave of Rich, ripe table wines, especially the reds of the Douro Valley. Portugal's place in the wine world is arguably more about its cork production than its wine, but that largely depends on which period of history you choose.
What are the typical flavors of the Loureiro grape variety?
- Citrus fruitPresent in 16% of Loureiro
- Tree fruitPresent in 12% of Loureiro
- EarthPresent in 6% of Loureiro
- Tropical fruitPresent in 2% of Loureiro
- OakPresent in 1% of Loureiro
- SpicesPresent in 1% of Loureiro
- CitrusPresent in 1% of Loureiro
- Green applePresent in 1% of Loureiro
- Red fruitPresent in 1% of Loureiro
- Black fruitPresent in 1% of Loureiro
News about the grape variety Loureiro
Spanish wine giant CVNE expands into Rías Baixas with La Val purchase
Chief executive Víctor Urrutia said the purchase would boost the company’s prospects of becoming Spain’s ‘most important winery’. Bodegas La Val is based in Salvaterra de Miño, which is located in the Condado do Tea sub-region of the Rías Baixas Denominación de Origen. The winery was founded in 1985, and it was the driving force behind the creation of the Rías Baixas DO three years later. La Val is renowned for its pioneering work in promoting Albariño on a global basis, and it also grows two ot ...
Bodegas Marqués de Vizhoja experiments with coffee to reduce fungal disease
Galicia is the wettest region in all of Spain with average rainfall starting from 800mm in the driest areas all the way up to 2,200mm for those along the Atlantic coast. Given this concern, fungal issues in the vineyards are quite common and viticulture has been adapted accordingly, for example with vines being trained to pergolas or by higher trellising which allows for good air circulation. In addition, the use of antifungal chemical treatments is widespread to contend with issues such as Esca ...
Ferrari Trento persuades award-winning Chef de Caves to trade Champagne for Italy
The company claimed that it is the first time a Chef de Caves has ever left Champagne to join an Italian winery as a full-time oenologist. Brun won several Winemaker of the Year awards during his eight-year tenure at Charles Heidsieck, and he drew acclaim for his work on the Champagne Charlie cuvée. He was born in the Grand Cru village of Aÿ in 1969, and he spent many years working at his family’s estate before joining Champagne Veuve Clicquot as a winemaker in 2000. He oversaw the Pinot Noir pr ...