Winery Adega da Covilha Piornos Cova da Beira
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Adega da Covilha's Piornos Cova da Beira.
Discover the grape variety: Cayuga
Complex interspecific cross between white seyval (5-276 Seyve-Villard) and schuyler obtained in 1945 by Robinson Willard B. and Einset John at Cornell University in Geneva (USA). It can also be found in Canada, almost unknown in France.
Informations about the Winery Adega da Covilha
The Winery Adega da Covilha is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Beira Interior to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Beira Interior
The wine region of Beira Interior is located in the region of Beiras of Portugal. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Beyra or the Domaine Beyra produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Beira Interior are Touriga nacional, Touriga franca and Fernao Pires, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Beira Interior often reveals types of flavors of cherry, stone or pineapple and sometimes also flavors of grapefruit, citrus or apples.
The wine region 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 Grape/baga">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').
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The word of the wine: Extra raw
Champagne dosed between 0 and 6 grams of sugar (see dosage liqueur).
