The best wines of Beiras
Discover the best wines of Beiras as well as the best winemakers of Beiras and estates of Beiras to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Beiras and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Looking for a good wine of Beiras among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Beiras. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Beiras with technical and enological descriptions.
Want to buy a red wine of Beiras cheap or sell a red wine of Beiras 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.
Red wines from the region of Beiras go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef in a foie gras and chanterelle crust, lamb fillet with monbazillac or grandma melanie's cassoulet.
On the nose the red wine of the region of Beiras. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, blackberry or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, menthol or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Beiras. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
A wine route planned in the region of Beiras? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Beiras.
Beiras (Beira) is a traditional administrative region in the northern half of Portugal. It is also the name of the IGP, or Indicacoes Geograficas Protegidas, wine classification (formerly known as Vinho Regional) which covers the region as a whole. A wide range of wines are made in Beiras – red wines from the region are typically Rich, deeply colored wines made from Baga, Castelão, Rufete (Tinto Pinheira), Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Touriga Nacional, and are sometimes fortified to emulate their more famous Oporto cousins. Whites are most often based on Fernão Pires and Bical, the latter being a small-berried variety with the affectionate nickname Borrado das Moscaos ('fly droppings').
Beiras is relatively wide, as Portuguese regions go, and stretches from the Atlantic coast right to the border with Spain (about 100 miles/160km). It was traditionally a single region, but was later split into Beira Litoral (coastal Beira) and Beira Interior (inland Beira). The region encompasses several DOC (Denominação de Origem Controlada) titles, among them Bairrada, Beira Interior and the famous Dão.
Terroir varies greatly in the Beiras region, which touches both sides of Portugal and takes in coastline, rivers, valleys, lakes, plateaux and low mountains.
The same is true of the Climate – although heavily influenced by the Atlantic in the maritime west, the continental draw of Spain's hot, DryCenter is strong in the east. In the west are the sandier soils of the coast, slightly inland are the limestone and clays of Bairrada, and the center has the alluvial soils of the Dão, Mondego and Ceira river valleys.
Baga is arguably the most important red wine grape in Beira. It typically makes up the lion's share of red wines, particularly in Bairrada, where it accounts for more than three-quarters of the red plantings.
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White wines from the region of Beiras go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of brochette of scallops and prawns, tuna samoussa or mixed paella valenciana.
On the nose the white wine of the region of Beiras. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, salt or smoke and sometimes also flavors of peach, butter or vanilla. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Beiras. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
A wine route planned in the region of Beiras? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Beiras.
Want to buy a sparkling wine of Beiras cheap or sell a sparkling wine of Beiras 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.
Sparkling wines from the region of Beiras go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of duck breast with black figs, paupiettes with tomato sauce or alice's rabbit.
On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Beiras. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, non oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, citrus fruit or tree fruit.
A wine route planned in the region of Beiras? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of Beiras.
Said of the colour of an evolved wine that has taken on brick and orange hues.
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Pink wines from the region of Beiras go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, beef or lamb such as recipes of meatloaf with lovage (perpetual celery), pasticcio (greece) or sausage and vegetable risotto with cookéo.
On the nose the pink wine of the region of Beiras. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.
A wine route planned in the region of Beiras? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Beiras.
Portuguese, an ancient grape variety cultivated in particular in the Minho region and on the island of Madeira. It should not be confused with the cerceal branco and cerceal du Dâo, which are also related to the ramisco, trincadeira from Alentejo, alvarelhâo from Douro, etc. The Sercial can be found in Portugal, Spain, Italy, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Crimea, Russia, Argentina, South Africa, ... little known in France.
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Sweet wines from the region of Beiras go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of tournedos rossini with port sauce, lamb mouse with onions and red wine or duck breast with honey and raspberry vinegar.
On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Beiras. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, oak or dried fruit. In the mouth the sweet wine of the region of Beiras. is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.
A wine route planned in the region of Beiras? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Beiras.
A maximum of four, located in the heart of the grape berry, they contain tannins and nitrogenous matter.
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Natural sweet wines from the region of Beiras go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of sweet and sour turkish dumpling soup (eksili köfte), lamb marinated in white wine or pumpkin and bacon pie.
On the nose the natural sweet wine of the region of Beiras. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, black fruit or dried fruit.
A wine route planned in the region of Beiras? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best natural-sweet wine of Beiras.
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