The Cave Antiga is one of the world's great estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in of Serra Gaúcha to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Cave Antiga wines in Serra Gaúcha among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Cave Antiga 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 Cave Antiga wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Cave Antiga wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of brazilian feijoada, cod rougail or californian sushi (reverse maki).
In the mouth the sparkling wine of Cave Antiga. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
Serra Gaúcha is a Brazilian wine region in the Southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, where Brazil meets Uruguay. Its name is apt: the landscape here is characterized by low mountain ranges (serras) and populated by gaúchos, the cowboys of the Brazilian Pampas.
Small landholdings of just a few hectares are the norm in Serra Gacúha, which makes co-operative winemaking almost a necessity. The cost of buying and maintaining winemaking equipment is considerable, so local vignerons pool their resources and invest in shared, co-operative wineries.
It was through similar collaborative efforts that a group of Serra Gaúcha winemakers successfully campaigned for the creation of Vale do Vinhedos DO, Brazil's first wine appellation. With the infamous Bento Goncalves at the heart, Serra Gaúcha is considered the wine capital region of Brazil and is responsible for 80 percent of the entire country's production of wine.
Serra Gaúcha's Terroir is characterized by the region's altitude and latitude, while the local culture is tangibly influenced by the immigrant populations from Germany and Italy. Porto Alegre is the state capital and is, as its name impLies, a harbor town.
It lies at the eastern edge of the Serra Gaúcha winelands, and from there the land rises from sea level to more than 2,500 feet (760m) at Caixas do Sul, the state's second city and local wine capital. The altitude and mountainous topography here are vital to the area's suitability for viticulture, providing cooling temperatures to create a longer growing season and higher acid retention. Soil type of the region is also attributed to the altitude with viticulture predominantly found planted in pockets of volcanic basalt that is high in nutrients.
The local cuisine and architecture show significant Italian influences, and Italy is largely to thank for the birth of effective viticulture here in the late 19th Century.
How Cave Antiga wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of pork tongue with bacon and onions, rack of lamb with herbs or moist parmesan steak.
On the nose the red wine of Cave Antiga. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Cave Antiga. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
Marselan noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Languedoc). 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 large bunches and small grapes. Marselan noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
How Cave Antiga wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts, pork or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of very simple muffins, capellini with prosciutto or salmon and zucchini gratin.
Equivalent of the Lyon pot with a capacity of 29 cl.
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Tannat is a red grape variety from Béarn which belongs to the cotoïdes family. Present in several vineyards of France, it occupies nearly 3,000 ha. Its leaves are reddish with tan patches. Its bunches are either of normal size or larger. Its berries have a thin skin and are rounded. Its foliage has a swarthy appearance. This variety must be pruned long because it is vigorous. It likes sandy and gravelly soils. Tannat is often exposed to leafhoppers and mites. It is also somewhat susceptible to grey rot. It has 11 approved clones, including 474, 717 and 794. Once mature, this variety produces acidic, fruity, tannic, acidic and full-bodied wines. Various aromas emerge, notably tobacco, cinnamon and exotic wood. Tannat is rarely used alone. It is combined with iron-servadou to obtain a fruitier taste or with cabernet sauvignon to be more rounded.
