The Winery Curraleta is one of the world's great estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Açores to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Curraleta wines in Açores among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Curraleta 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 Curraleta wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Curraleta wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, pork or shellfish such as recipes of lasagna with courgettes and fresh goat cheese, rabbit with hunter's sauce or soy and shrimp noodles.
Portuguese volcanic archipelago in the mid-Atlantic (1,500 km from Lisbon), with spectacular vineyards in black basalt stone-wall enclosures ("currais") on Pico Island, a UNESCO site. Verdelho is the signature native white (~80% of plantings): dry and taut with citrus, green apple, white flowers, herbs and an intensely saline iodine mineral edge, vibrant refreshing acidity. Arinto dos Açores is nervy and Terrantez do Pico rare as complements. Atlantic island character.
Planning a wine route in the of Açores? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Curraleta.
Light, fruity reds with a clear ruby robe, silky tannins and a supple palate, with unassuming aromas of red fruits (cherry, raspberry) and fresh floral notes. Airy profile to drink young. Preserved in INRAE varietal collections, it reflects the pre-phylloxera ampelographic diversity of central France and is among the heritage varieties under study. Rare, near-extinct native French black grape, once grown in central France.
