The best wines of Asturies

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

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Top wines of Asturies by region

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

Great red wines of Asturies

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Asturies

Red wines from the region of Asturies go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of family potluck, fideuà (paella with pasta and fish) or veal blanquette burger.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Asturies

On the nose the red wine of the region of Asturies. often reveals types of flavors of minerality, plum or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, oak or spices. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Asturies. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in red wine of Asturies

  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.60/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Asturies

  • Carrasquin
  • Mencia
  • Albariño
  • Trousseau
  • Verdejo
  • Prieto Picudo

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Asturies

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

Discovering the wine region of Asturies

Asturias is a region in Northern Spain. Although it has never been Particularly focused on wine production, in 2009 the region was granted its first wine appellation, Cangas, suggesting a New interest in viticulture. So far, the wines produced locally are both red and white. They are made from Albillo, Gewurztraminer and Godello (Verdelho), Carrasquin, Syrah and Mencia.

On the other hand, Asturias has Long been known for its characteristic still (non-sparkling) ciders and for its craft beers. Artisanal cheeses are also part of the region's cuisine, which has earned it the nickname el país de los quesos ("the land of cheeses"). The most famous of these is Cabrales, a semi-hard cheese made from cow's milk. Part of España Verde ("Green Spain"), the region borders the Bay of Biscay to the north, Cantabria to the east, Castilla y León to the South and Galicia to the west.

Great white wines of Asturies

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Asturies

White wines from the region of Asturies go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of pasta salmon - fresh cream, marinated mussels with maroilles or tuna, pepper and tomato quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Asturies

On the nose the white wine of the region of Asturies. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, earth or oak. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Asturies. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Asturies

  • 2019With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.70/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Asturies

  • Albarin Blanco
  • Albillo
  • Verdejo
  • Mencia

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Asturies

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

Discover the grape variety: Mencia

Spanish, more precisely from the Duero Valley where it is still very present. According to some ampelographers, it is close to Cabernet Franc.

Great sparkling wines of Asturies

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Asturies

Sparkling wines from the region of Asturies go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of quick crayfish chicken, chorizo puff pastry or white fish in court-bouillon.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Asturies

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Asturies. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit. In the mouth the sparkling wine of the region of Asturies. is a with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Asturies

  • 2019With an average score of 3.30/5

The word of the wine: Overmaturation

When the grapes reach maturity, the skin becomes permeable and progressively loses water, which causes a concentration phenomenon inside the berry. This is called over-ripening or passerillage.

Great pink wines of Asturies

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Asturies

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

Discover the grape variety: Verdejo

An ancient grape variety that has been cultivated for a long time, mainly in the Rueda region of northwestern Spain. D.N.A. tests show that it is the result of a natural cross between Savagnin and Castellana Blanco. It should not be confused with the Verdelho, which is very well known in Portugal, and the Verdelho Branco, which is almost more widespread. The Verdejo is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A. It can also be found in the United States (Virginia, California, etc.), Australia, Portugal, etc., but is practically unknown in France.

News from the vineyard of Asturies

Andrea Franchetti: Obituary

Andrea Franchetti, one of the most talented and visionary Italian producers, has died at the age of 72 in Rome. In 30 years exactly, he positioned his superTuscan Trinoro among the top Italian references, producing a wine with stylish elegance and outstanding potential for ageing. Franchetti’s Bordeaux blends were without the over-extractions that were on-trend in the 2000s, nor the excess of fruit following phenolic maturity. He followed a precise idea to produce classic wines for the long haul ...

EU grants member states the right to use resistant hybrid varieties in appellation wines

Following a recent modification of EU rules, member states are now allowed to employ resistant varieties in the production of wines with protected denominations of origin (PDO). The decision, published last week in the Official Journal of the European Union, is part of a wider revision of previous regulations that established common quality schemes, organisation of the market, definitions, descriptions, presentations, and labelling of European agricultural products and foodstuffs. Before the ann ...

Rare Glen Grant whisky sells for record-breaking HK$937,500

A rare bottle of Gordon & MacPhail’s Glen Grant 72-year-old whisky has broken its own previous auction world record in a sale at Bonham’s Hong Kong on 20 May. The single bottle sold for HK$937,500 (US$120,000/£95,403) including buyer’s premium. This figure is more than double the price a bottle of the same whisky sold for at a Bonham’s Hong Kong sale in January 2021 (HK$421,600). Distilled by Speyside producer Glen Grant in 1948, the rare single malt was ​​created by independent Scotch bottl ...

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