The Winery Villa Francioni is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 43 wines for sale in of Santa Catarina to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Villa Francioni wines in Santa Catarina among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Villa Francioni 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 Villa Francioni wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Villa Francioni wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of roast beef with caramelized onion, couscous chicken and merguez or alsatian sauerkraut.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Villa Francioni. often reveals types of flavors of oak, strawberries or earth and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or non oak. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Villa Francioni. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
Santa Catarina is a state in the far South of Brazil. Quality wine production is still in its early stages, but is likely to develop rapidly as the industry develops country wide. To date, Santa Catarina's production is a mix of red, white and Sparkling wines.
It Lies immediately North of the country's southernmost state (and most prolific wine region), Rio Grande do Sul.
Located between the latitudes of 26°S and 29°S, Santa Catarina is far from the most obvious of locations for winegrowing. It lies entirely outside the 'wine belt' (the band of latitudes in which effective viniculture is traditionally thought possible). In the southern hemisphere, the wine belt encircles the globe between 30°S and 45°S.
It is on the high-lying plateau, the Planalto Catarinense, that almost all of Santa Catarina's vineyards are located.
The main wine-producing zones are in the central-southern portion of the state, around the towns of Sao Joaquim, Campos Novos and Cacador.
Altitude plays a key role in the Terroir here, particularly in keeping temperatures down. The plateau ranges between 915m and 1400m (3000ft and 4600ft). Basalt soils feature strongly in some parts of the planalto and are credited with bringing complexity to the wines.
How Winery Villa Francioni wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of beef bourguignon with cookéo, grilled sardine fillets or cream and tuna quiche.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Villa Francioni. often reveals types of flavors of chocolate, oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Villa Francioni. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.
How Winery Villa Francioni wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of beef stew provencal style, thiebou yappe from senegal (rice with lamb) or roast pork with onions and honey.
On the nose the pink wine of Winery Villa Francioni. often reveals types of flavors of peach, strawberries or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit.
Between Épernay and Reims, a large limestone massif with varied soils and exposure where pinot noir reigns supreme. Ambonnay, Bouzy, Verzenay, Verzy, etc., are equivalent to the Burgundian Gevrey-Chambertin and Vosne-Romanée. There are also great Chardonnays, which are rarer (Mailly, Marmery, Trépail, Villers).
How Winery Villa Francioni wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of tagliatelle with carbonara, smoked salmon sandwich or clams in white wine.
On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Villa Francioni. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, vegetal or oak. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Villa Francioni. is a 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 Villa Francioni wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of tuna with tomatoes in the oven, flambéed prawns or zucchini quiche.
In the mouth the sweet wine of Winery Villa Francioni. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
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Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.
