The Winery Terranova of Vale do São Francisco of Bahia

The Winery Terranova is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 14 wines for sale in of Vale do São Francisco to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Terranova wines in Vale do São Francisco among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Terranova 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 Terranova wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Terranova wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pot-au-feu, lamb shoulder confit or my grandmother's rabbit stew.
In the mouth the red wine of Winery Terranova. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
The Vale do São Francisco ("Valley of Saint Francis") is a river valley in the state of Bahia, eastern Brazil. The most remarkable thing about the valley as a wine region is its equatorial latitude, just 9°S. This places it only 1000 kilometers (625 miles) South of the Equator, and 2400km (1500 miles) North of Brazil's core winelands in Rio Grande do Sul. The Climate here is classified as semi-arid tropical.
It is hot and Dry, with just 600 millimeters (24 inches) of rain per year.
At first glance, the Vale do São Francisco seems to entirely disprove the idea of the "wine belt", the band of latitudes in which effective viniculture is thought practicable. In the southern hemisphere, the wine belt encircles the globe between 30°S and 45°S. But in fact it is more of an exception that proves the rule; the Vines are entirely reliant on irrigation from the São Francisco River, and their productivity cycles are dependent on human intervention rather than natural seasonal influences.
It can hardly be said that this is a "natural" place to grow Grapes and make wine.
The grapes grown in this tropical environment are rarely, if ever, of fine-wine quality. But what they lack in quality they make up for in quantity; many vineyards here produce two annual vintages rather than one. Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon lead the red wine grape varieties, and Muscat is also cultivated here, often to make Sparkling wines.
How Winery Terranova wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of savoyard crozet gratin, cucumber pie or shrimp in coconut milk curry.
On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Terranova. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, tropical or green apple and sometimes also flavors of lemon, melon or tree fruit. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Terranova. is a with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
White muscat is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.
How Winery Terranova wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of valencian paella, stir-fried rice cameroonian style or tarte tatin.
Said of a wine that, beyond balance, presents qualities of charm and harmony, without the slightest heaviness.
How Winery Terranova wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts such as recipes of traditional pastry flan.
On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Terranova. often reveals types of flavors of earth.
Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
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It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.