The Winery Almeida Garrett is one of the best wineries to follow in Beiras.. It offers 19 wines for sale in of Beiras to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Almeida Garrett wines in Beiras among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Almeida Garrett 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 Almeida Garrett wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Almeida Garrett wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fresh sausage, lamb stew or duck aiguillettes.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Almeida Garrett. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or floral. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Almeida Garrett. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
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.
How Winery Almeida Garrett wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of mussels with camembert cheese, cake with olives and bacon or medallions of monkfish with citrus fruits.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Almeida Garrett. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Almeida Garrett. is a with a nice freshness.
The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.
How Winery Almeida Garrett wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of baked pork chops, hawaiian poke bowl or broccoli and blue cheese quiche without pastry.
Table wine, but with the origin indicated. It corresponds to a particular legislation: the freedom to use grape varieties is greater than for the AOC, but the quality criteria such as the approval tastings can sometimes be more demanding. The legislation is still evolving, but for the moment there are three levels: regional (e.g. Vin de Pays d'Oc), departmental and local (e.g. Côtes de Thongue).
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