The best wines of Santa Catarina

Discover the best wines of Santa Catarina as well as the best winemakers of Santa Catarina and estates of Santa Catarina to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Santa Catarina and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Santa Catarina by region

Looking for a good wine of Santa Catarina among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Santa Catarina. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Santa Catarina with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Santa Catarina

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Santa Catarina

Red wines from the region of Santa Catarina go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of beef tagine with prunes and almonds, trapper's barbecue or milanese cutlets like in italy.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Santa Catarina

On the nose the red wine of the region of Santa Catarina. often reveals types of flavors of oak, oaky or pepper and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or spices. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Santa Catarina. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in red wine of Santa Catarina

  • 2011With an average score of 4.23/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.19/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.16/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.13/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.10/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Santa Catarina

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Malbec
  • Sangiovese
  • Rondinella

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Santa Catarina

A wine route planned in the region of Santa Catarina? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Santa Catarina.

Discovering the wine region of Santa Catarina

Santa Catarina is a state in the far South of Brazil. Quality wine production is still in its early stages, but is likely to develop rapidly as the industry develops country wide. To date, Santa Catarina's production is a mix of red, white and Sparkling wines. It Lies immediately North of the country's southernmost state (and most prolific wine region), Rio Grande do Sul.

Located between the latitudes of 26°S and 29°S, Santa Catarina is far from the most obvious of locations for winegrowing. It lies entirely outside the 'wine belt' (the band of latitudes in which effective viniculture is traditionally thought possible). In the southern hemisphere, the wine belt encircles the globe between 30°S and 45°S. It is on the high-lying plateau, the Planalto Catarinense, that almost all of Santa Catarina's vineyards are located.

The main wine-producing zones are in the central-southern portion of the state, around the towns of Sao Joaquim, Campos Novos and Cacador. Altitude plays a key role in the Terroir here, particularly in keeping temperatures down. The plateau ranges between 915m and 1400m (3000ft and 4600ft). Basalt soils feature strongly in some parts of the planalto and are credited with bringing complexity to the wines.

Great white wines of Santa Catarina

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Santa Catarina

White wines from the region of Santa Catarina go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of beef carrots, parillade of fish and seafood or cream and tuna quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Santa Catarina

On the nose the white wine of the region of Santa Catarina. often reveals types of flavors of chocolate, oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, tree fruit or tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Santa Catarina. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Santa Catarina

  • 2015With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.89/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Santa Catarina

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Ribolla Gialla
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Grechetto
  • Vermentino

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Santa Catarina

A wine route planned in the region of Santa Catarina? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Santa Catarina.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Great sparkling wines of Santa Catarina

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Santa Catarina

Sparkling wines from the region of Santa Catarina go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of pasta "carbonara" à la française, sublime salmon (stuffed salmon) or oven-roasted breton lobster with salted butter from the jaguin brothers (the....

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Santa Catarina

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Santa Catarina. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, microbio. In the mouth the sparkling wine of the region of Santa Catarina. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Santa Catarina

  • 2016With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.66/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Santa Catarina

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Chardonnay
  • Moscatel
  • Pinot Noir
  • Cabernet Franc

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Santa Catarina

A wine route planned in the region of Santa Catarina? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of Santa Catarina.

The word of the wine: Bite

Said of a wine with exacerbated acidity.

Great pink wines of Santa Catarina

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Santa Catarina

Pink wines from the region of Santa Catarina go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of grandma melanie's cassoulet, lamb epigram in spicy sauce or melt-in-the-mouth pork tenderloin casserole.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Santa Catarina

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Santa Catarina. often reveals types of flavors of peach, strawberries or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit.

The best vintages in pink wine of Santa Catarina

  • 2020With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.75/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Santa Catarina

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Sangiovese
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec
  • Shiraz/Syrah

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Santa Catarina

A wine route planned in the region of Santa Catarina? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Santa Catarina.

Discover the grape variety: Petit Manseng

Petit Manseng is a white grape variety of Pyrenean origin. Its small berries have a hard, well-ventilated skin, which allows Petit Manseng to resist grey rot. On the other hand, this variety is very sensitive to noble rot, which concentrates the aromas and makes it possible to produce remarkable sweet wines with flavours of exotic fruits, grapefruit, honey, gingerbread, etc. Rich in alcohol and acidity, these wines are very well balanced and very fine. petit manseng also produces fruity dry white wines. It is also used in the AOC Béarn, Jurançon, Pacherenc-du-Vic-Bilh, Tursan...

Great sweet wines of Santa Catarina

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Santa Catarina

Sweet wines from the region of Santa Catarina go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of beef fillet in a crust, ghormeh sabzi (iranian herbed lamb stew) or chicken el diablo.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Santa Catarina

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Santa Catarina. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit. In the mouth the sweet wine of the region of Santa Catarina. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Santa Catarina

  • 2007With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.74/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Santa Catarina

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Bordô
  • Petit Manseng
  • Gros Manseng

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Santa Catarina

A wine route planned in the region of Santa Catarina? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Santa Catarina.

    The word of the wine: Powdery mildew

    Disease of the vine due to a fungus. Less dreadful than mildew, it only attacks the surface of the green parts. Sulphur has long been the best remedy.

    Great natural sweet wines of Santa Catarina

    See the top 100 best natural sweet wines of Santa Catarina

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    Food and wine pairing with a natural-sweet wine of Santa Catarina

    Natural sweet wines from the region of Santa Catarina go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of piglet shoulder with melting baked apples, ramadan berber soup (harira) or lamb tagine with prunes.

    The best vintages in natural-sweet wine of Santa Catarina

    • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5
    • 2005With an average score of 3.90/5
    • 2006With an average score of 3.70/5
    • 0With an average score of 3.70/5

    The most used grape varieties in natural-sweet wine of Santa Catarina

    • Cabernet Sauvignon
    • Touriga Nacional
    • Touriga Franca
    • Tinta Roriz

    Discover the grape variety: Sangiovese

    Originally from Italy, it is the famous Sangiovese of Tuscany producing the famous wines of Brunello de Montalcino and Chianti. This variety is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1. According to recent genetic analysis, it is the result of a natural cross between the almost unknown Calabrese di Montenuovo (mother) and Ciliegiolo (father).

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