Winery Alves de SousaBranco da Gaivosa Reserva
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with appetizers and snacks, lean fish or shellfish.
Taste structure of the Branco da Gaivosa Reserva from the Winery Alves de Sousa
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Branco da Gaivosa Reserva of Winery Alves de Sousa in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Food and wine pairings with Branco da Gaivosa Reserva
Pairings that work perfectly with Branco da Gaivosa Reserva
Original food and wine pairings with Branco da Gaivosa Reserva
The Branco da Gaivosa Reserva of Winery Alves de Sousa matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of baeckeoffe with fish, biscuits for dogs or haddock with curry cream.
Details and technical informations about Winery Alves de Sousa's Branco da Gaivosa Reserva.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Branco da Gaivosa Reserva from Winery Alves de Sousa are 2007, 0, 2011, 2009 and 2006.
Informations about the Winery Alves de Sousa
The Winery Alves de Sousa is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 64 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Douro
The wine region of Douro is located in the region of Duriense of Portugal. We currently count 1110 estates and châteaux in the of Douro, producing 4307 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Douro go well with generally quite well with dishes .
The wine region of Duriense
Duriense is a Portuguese wine region covering the same area as the Douro DOC and the Port wine region. In difference from Douro DOC, Duriense VR is a designation at the lower Vinho Regional (VR) level, which corresponds to table wines with a geographical indication under European Union wine regulations, similar to a French vin de pays region. Thus, it is the simpler or less typical wines of the Douro region that are sold using a Duriense VR label. Before the creation of a separate Duriense VR, the Douro vineyards were Part of the former Transmontano/tras-os-montes">Trás-os-Montes VR, which is now called Transmontano VR and no longer includes the Douro vineyards.
The word of the wine: Biodynamics
Biodynamic farming method initiated by Rudolf Steiner which forbids all chemical treatments based on synthetic products. Biodynamics is based on the interaction between the movements of the planets and the development of plants and uses preparations based on organic and mineral materials.
