Cross between hunisa and sultana obtained in 1931 in the United States by Professor Harold P. Olmo of the University of Davis (California). In France, this variety is almost unknown, but it is listed in the official catalogue of vine varieties intended for canning.

Informations about the Winery Castelar

The winery offers 23 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.

It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Castelar is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 20000 of of Portugal wines

In the top 600 of of Douro wines

In the top 55000 of sparkling wines

In the top 650000 wines of the world

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.