The Winery D'Alture is one of the world's great estates. It offers 34 wines for sale in of Santa Catarina to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery D'Alture wines in Santa Catarina among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery D'Alture 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 D'Alture wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery D'Alture wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of potato and bacon omelette, brandade of cod from nimes or shrimp and chorizo risotto.
In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery D'Alture. is a with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
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 D'Alture wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of pork chops with potatoes, leg of lamb with baked potatoes or leek and fresh salmon tart.
In the mouth the red wine of Winery D'Alture. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.
How Winery D'Alture wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of turkey roulades, flavoured sauce, sea bream fillets with capers or goat cheese and bacon quiche.
In the mouth the white wine of Winery D'Alture. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
In Provence, wine made from must cooked and reduced over a wood fire, traditionally consumed at Christmas time with the thirteen desserts.
How Winery D'Alture wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fondue bourguignonne and accompanying sauces, shoulder of lamb stuffed with cognac or roast duck breast or duck fillet with dried apricots.
A very old grape variety, most likely originating in Italy, now cultivated mainly in the central and central-eastern parts of this country, registered in France in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1. Montepulciano has long been confused with sangiovese or nielluccio, an A.D.N. analysis has shown that it is different.
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Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.
