Wines made from Touriga nacional grapes - Page 3
Discover the best wines made with Touriga nacional as a single variety or as a blend .
Most certainly Portuguese, not to be confused with the Touriga Franca also of the same origin. In Portugal, where it is widely cultivated, it is used to produce, among other things, the famous red Porto. It is also found in Uzbekistan, Australia, South Africa, Cyprus, Spain, etc... very little known in France, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of A1 vines.
Felix Debavelaere, from Domaine Rois Mages mentions the different personnalities of the Rully appellation. It is not easy to put it in a single box, not only because it can be produced in red and white but also because the wines can show different characters according to where the vines are planted. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 2021). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bourgo ...
Priority access is now open for the next Decanter Wine Experience; an exclusive seven-day wine tour of Piedmont with Decanter’s Michaela Morris. {"content":"PHA+U2l0dWF0ZWQgaW4gdGhlIG5vcnRoIHdlc3Qgb2YgSXRhbHksIFBpZWRtb250IGlzIGhvbWUgdG8gc29tZSBvZiBJdGFseeKAmXMgbW9zdCByZXZlcmVkIHdpbmVzLiBJdCBnb2VzIHdpdGhvdXQgc2F5aW5nIHRoYXQgZ3JlYXQgd2luZSBhbmQgZm9vZCBnbyBoYW5kLWluLWhhbmQgaW4gdGhpcyBjb3VudHJ5IGFuZCBldmVuIG1vcmUgc28gaW4gUGllZG1vbnQsIGhvbWUgdG8gaWNvbmljIG9sZCB3b3JsZCB3aW5lcyBhbmQgZmFt ...
Guillermo de Aranzabal Bittner, a director at La Rioja Alta, said the company had acquired 35ha of old vines, with a minimum age of 45 years, in the village of Elvillar at an average altitude of 600 metres. He also said La Rioja Alta would buy more old vines this year, bringing total ‘artisanal vineyard’ acquisitions to a minimum of 5oha, and potentially up to 75ha, by the end of 2022. ‘We are buying very old vineyards, pruned in the traditional way with very low production, some of which are fi ...