The best wines of Encostas d'Aire

Discover the best wines of Encostas d'Aire of Lisboa as well as the best winemakers of Encostas d'Aire and estates of Encostas d'Aire to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Encostas d'Aire and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Encostas d'Aire by region

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

Great red wines of Encostas d'Aire

See the top 100 best red wines of Encostas d'Aire

Want to buy a red wine of Encostas d'Aire cheap or sell a red wine of Encostas d'Aire 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 Encostas d'Aire

Red wines from the region of Encostas d'Aire go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of blanquette of monkfish with small vegetables, spaghetti with knackis or sauté of veal with chorizo.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Encostas d'Aire

On the nose the red wine of the region of Encostas d'Aire. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Encostas d'Aire. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in red wine of Encostas d'Aire

  • 2012With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Encostas d'Aire

  • Castelao
  • Baga
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Touriga Nacional
  • Aragonez

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Encostas d'Aire

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

Discovering the wine region of Encostas d'Aire

The wine region of Encostas d'Aire is located in the region of Lisboa of Portugal. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Cooperativa de Batalha or the Domaine Cooperativa de Batalha produce mainly wines red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Encostas d'Aire are Baga, Fernao Pires and Touriga nacional, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Encostas d'Aire often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, non oak or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or black fruit.

In the mouth of Encostas d'Aire is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 5 estates and châteaux in the of Encostas d'Aire, producing 7 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Encostas d'Aire go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.

Great white wines of Encostas d'Aire

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Encostas d'Aire

White wines from the region of Encostas d'Aire go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, pork or shellfish such as recipes of capellini with prosciutto, sauté of pork with chorizo or bouillabaisse like in marseille.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Encostas d'Aire

In the mouth the white wine of the region of Encostas d'Aire. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Encostas d'Aire

  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Encostas d'Aire

  • Fernao Pires
  • Vital

Discover the grape variety: Touriga nacional

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.

Great pink wines of Encostas d'Aire

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Want to buy a pink wine of Encostas d'Aire cheap or sell a pink wine of Encostas d'Aire 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 pink wine of Encostas d'Aire

Pink wines from the region of Encostas d'Aire go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Encostas d'Aire

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Encostas d'Aire. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in pink wine of Encostas d'Aire

  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Encostas d'Aire

  • Fernao Pires
  • Trincadeira
  • Castelao

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 Encostas d'Aire

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 ...

Drinks industry ramps up efforts to raise money in aid of Ukraine crisis

In addition to the fine wine auctions reported on previously by Decanter, further initiatives have been set up to raise money for those in crisis. UK-based wine importer Les Caves de Pyrene has been helping to relocate families fleeing from war-torn Ukraine and settle them in safe havens across Europe, in accommodation provided by the importer’s European winemakers. To help cover the logistical costs of relocating families, the importer has announced it will hold a fundraising auction and charit ...

Alsace wine leader André Hugel has passed away

André Hugel was an 11th generation member of Famille Hugel, one of the region’s most influential and highly-regarded wine families. The Hugel family settled in the town of Riquewihr, located in the heart of Alsace, all the way back in 1639. André ran Famille Hugel along with his brothers, Jean and Georges, as it developed into one of the world’s top producers. It owns 30 hectares (ha) of prime plots in the Haut-Rhin area, half of which are classified as Grand Cru, and it buys grapes from a furth ...

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