The Winery Cantanhede is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 76 wines for sale in of Beiras to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Cantanhede wines in Beiras among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Cantanhede 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 Cantanhede wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Cantanhede wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork such as recipes of pumpkin and bacon pie.
On the nose the pink wine of Winery Cantanhede. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.
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 Cantanhede wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tagliata with truffle oil, lamb tagine with figs or rabbit socks in gibelotte.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Cantanhede. often reveals types of flavors of earth, black fruit or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, oak or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Cantanhede. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
How Winery Cantanhede wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of seafood risotto, roasted bananas with cured ham or pan-fried swordfish with herbs.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Cantanhede. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Cantanhede. is a with a nice freshness.
Also known as the Champagne method, this is the elaboration of sparkling wines according to the second fermentation method in the bottle.
How Winery Cantanhede wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of chicken drumstick with bacon, spaghetti neapolitan style or quiche without eggs.
On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Cantanhede. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.
How Winery Cantanhede wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of cornish pasties, sauté of pork with cider or chicken and chorizo brochettes.
Metal cup, wide and of low height, being used to mirror and taste the wine. Still used in wine brotherhoods for its emblematic and folkloric character, the tastevin has been replaced by the various tasting glasses.
Planning a wine route in the of Beiras? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Cantanhede.
