The best wines of Portalegre

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

Top wines of Portalegre by region

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

Great red wines of Portalegre

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Want to buy a red wine of Portalegre cheap or sell a red wine of Portalegre at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Portalegre

Red wines from the region of Portalegre go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of piglet shoulder with melting baked apples, leg of lamb with baked potatoes or pljeskavica (balkan hamburger).

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Portalegre

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

The best vintages in red wine of Portalegre

  • 1997With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.24/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.10/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Portalegre

  • Trincadeira
  • Aragonez
  • Alicante Bouschet
  • Castelao
  • Tinta Francisca
  • Grand Noir

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Portalegre

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

Discovering the wine region of Portalegre

The wine region of Portalegre is located in the region of Alentejo of Alentejano of Portugal. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Tapada do Chaves or the Domaine Tapada do Chaves produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Portalegre are Tempranillo, Touriga nacional and Fernao Pires, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Portalegre often reveals types of flavors of oak, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, tree fruit or citrus fruit.

In the mouth of Portalegre is a powerful. We currently count 10 estates and châteaux in the of Portalegre, producing 21 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Portalegre go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal.

Great white wines of Portalegre

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Portalegre

White wines from the region of Portalegre go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, pork or shellfish such as recipes of pasta with mussels, quiche lorraine or traditional tunisian couscous.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Portalegre

On the nose the white wine of the region of Portalegre. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Portalegre. is a powerful.

The best vintages in white wine of Portalegre

  • 2009With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.52/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Portalegre

  • Roupeiro
  • Antão Vaz
  • Arinto de Bucelas
  • Fernao Pires
  • Verdelho
  • Loureiro

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Portalegre

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

Discover the grape 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.

Great pink wines of Portalegre

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Portalegre

Pink wines from the region of Portalegre go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Portalegre

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Portalegre. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in pink wine of Portalegre

  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5

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.

News from the vineyard of Portalegre

Dream job? Majestic to pay ‘vintern’ to drink wine on holiday

Wine lovers with a valid passport can apply for the Majestic ‘vintern’ scheme, launched this week and dubbed by the retailer as ‘the best summer job ever’. A three-day placement will include a visit to Quinta da Boavista vineyards in Portugal’s picturesque Douro region. Majestic said the vintern will also taste wines from its Wine Club’s Spain & Portugal Summer Case ‘in situ’, before trying the same wines back at home for comparison. It is offering £600 remuneration for three days, which it ...

English and Welsh wine sales soar thanks to surging direct-to-consumer channel

The latest survey from trade body WineGB shows that sales of English and Welsh wines have now increased by 69% between 2019 and 2021. The star performer is the direct-to-consumer sector, which is up by 265% over two years. It now represents 57% of all sales, up from just 36% in 2019. That means English and Welsh wine producers are increasingly cutting out the middlemen – supermarkets, specialist merchants, bars and restaurants – and selling directly to their devotees, either via their ecommerce ...

Jameson unveils new ‘musical direction’ with Jameson Remastered

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