The Winery Atelier Tormentas is one of the world's great estates. It offers 46 wines for sale in of Rio Grande do Sul to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Atelier Tormentas wines in Rio Grande do Sul among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Atelier Tormentas 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 Atelier Tormentas wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Atelier Tormentas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of sliced tuna with tomato sauce, paella for dummies (simple and delicious) or leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche.
Rio Grande do Sul is Brazil's most prolific wine-producing state. It is located in the very South of the country along the Uruguayan and Argentinian borders.
The wine regions of Serra Gaucha, Campanha and Vale do Vinhedos can be found in this Part of the country. Soft, light red wines from a range of varieties such as Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon and Tannat are made here.
Rich white wines from Chardonnay and Viognier are also produced. However, it is the fresh, FruitySparkling wines made here in the Italian spumante style that have captured the most attention.
Today, Rio Grande do Sul is responsible for around 90 percent of Brazilian wine production, although only a small amount of this is quality wine made from Vitis vinifera grape varieties. Vitis labrusca and Hybrid grape varieties such as Isabella and Concord are better suited to the terroir here and still make up the majority of plantings.
The state lies some 650 kilometers (400 miles) southwest of the city of Sao Paulo and 300km (200 miles) North of the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo. Rio Grande do Sul (which means "great river of the south") is essentially a continuation of the pampas of Argentina and Uruguay.
These are fertile lowlands that consist mainly of low, rolling hills and plains. In the more northern part of the state, the landscapes rise into low mountain ranges that extend northward into the bordering state, Santa Catarina.
How Winery Atelier Tormentas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of spaghetti squash with cream and bacon, chinese fondue or scallops with cream.
In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Atelier Tormentas. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
How Winery Atelier Tormentas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or poultry such as recipes of potato and bacon omelette, risotto milanese or fried chicken.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Atelier Tormentas. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Atelier Tormentas. is a powerful.
Thin and lacking in substance in the mouth.
How Winery Atelier Tormentas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
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.
Planning a wine route in the of Rio Grande do Sul? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Atelier Tormentas.
Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.
