The Winery Aforado of Galice

Winery Aforado - Rías Baixas Albariño
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 1311 of the estates of Galice.
It is located in Galice

The Winery Aforado is one of the best wineries to follow in Galice.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Galice to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Aforado wines

Looking for the best Winery Aforado wines in Galice among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Aforado wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Aforado wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Aforado

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Aforado

How Winery Aforado wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of chinese noodles with shrimp, spaghetti with shrimp and cream or spinach and goat cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Aforado

In the mouth the white wine of Winery Aforado. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Aforado

  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Aforado.

  • Albariño

Discovering the wine region of Galice

Galicia is one of the 17 first-level administrative regions (called comunidades autónomas) of Spain. It occupies the northwestern corner of the Iberian Peninsula, and is exposed on two sides to the Atlantic Ocean. To the South is Portugal, to the east Castilla y Leon. Viticulture has a Long tradition in Galicia, introduced to the region by the ancient Romans and continued by monks throughout the Middle Ages.

Today, Galicia is best known for its Rias Baixas wines - crisp, Aromatic whites made mainly from Albarino. Galician wines bear striking similarities to those of Minho (notably Vinho Verde), just across the border in Portugal. Shaped by the waves and winds of the Atlantic, the Galician coastline is spectacular; steep cliffs alternate with coastal coves called rías. The interior of the region is characterized by Green hills that rise gently eastward toward the Cantabrian Mountains, reaching heights of 2,000 metres (6,600 feet).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Aforado

Planning a wine route in the of Galice? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Aforado.

Discover the grape variety: Seyval

Seyval blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhône-Alpes valley). It is a variety resulting from a cross of the same species (interspecific hybridization). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium-sized bunches and small to medium-sized grapes. Seyval blanc can be found cultivated in the following vineyards: Rhône Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon, Provence & Corsica.

News about Winery Aforado and wines from the region

Courvoisier Mizunara: the launch of a collaborative Cognac

Described by Courvoisier as ‘daring’, ‘visionary’ and ‘a first-of-its-kind collaboration’, Courvoisier Mizunara was created by the house’s recently-retired maître de chai, Patrice Pinet, and Shinji Fukuyo, chief blender of Japanese whisky maker Suntory. The project dates back to 2015, when the president of Suntory visited Courvoisier at Jarnac shortly after Suntory took over Beam Global, the Cognac house’s then owner, in a deal worth US$16bn. Pinet expressed an interest in experimenting with miz ...

Drought and heat drive early wine harvests in Europe

Severe drought and heatwaves have provided challenges for wine producers across Europe in 2022, from maintaining vine health to concerns about – and the impact of – wildfires. Early harvests have been a feature of the vintage and reports emerged this week of records being broken at some white wine-producing estates in Bordeaux. Spain’s Caserío de Dueñas estate in DO Rueda said it began a record early harvest on 16 August this year. While drought and heat have put pressure on yields in some regio ...

Preview: Tesco’s spring/summer tasting

Decanter attended Tesco’s spring/summer 2022 portfolio tasting at the end of April where over 140 wines were on show, 38 of which are new to the range. In anticipation of the full list of top buys, to follow soon, we’ve rounded up a few of our favourites to get you in the mood for spring. Tesco’s wine buying team highlighted 24 wines as their must-try buys, and five of these have featured in our initial spring roundup below. We think they showcase the diversity of the Tesco range and the value t ...

The word of the wine: Marie-jeanne (or double magnum)

Bottle with a capacity of 3 litres.