The Winery Don Abel is one of the best wineries to follow in Rio Grande do Sul.. It offers 20 wines for sale in of Rio Grande do Sul to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Don Abel wines in Rio Grande do Sul among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Don Abel 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 Don Abel wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Don Abel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of pulled pork (us pulled pork ), quick salmon skewers or stuffed squid in the sétoise sauce.
In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Don Abel. is a with a nice freshness.
Rio Grande do Sul is Brazil's most prolific wine-producing state. It is located in the very South of the country along the Uruguayan and Argentinian borders.
The wine regions of Serra Gaucha, Campanha and Vale do Vinhedos can be found in this Part of the country. Soft, light red wines from a range of varieties such as Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon and Tannat are made here.
Rich white wines from Chardonnay and Viognier are also produced. However, it is the fresh, FruitySparkling wines made here in the Italian spumante style that have captured the most attention.
Today, Rio Grande do Sul is responsible for around 90 percent of Brazilian wine production, although only a small amount of this is quality wine made from Vitis vinifera grape varieties. Vitis labrusca and Hybrid grape varieties such as Isabella and Concord are better suited to the terroir here and still make up the majority of plantings.
The state lies some 650 kilometers (400 miles) southwest of the city of Sao Paulo and 300km (200 miles) North of the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo. Rio Grande do Sul (which means "great river of the south") is essentially a continuation of the pampas of Argentina and Uruguay.
These are fertile lowlands that consist mainly of low, rolling hills and plains. In the more northern part of the state, the landscapes rise into low mountain ranges that extend northward into the bordering state, Santa Catarina.
How Winery Don Abel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of chicken bonne femme, leek and fresh salmon tart or goat cheese and bacon quiche.
In the mouth the white wine of Winery Don Abel. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
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.
How Winery Don Abel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of romazava (madagascar), pan-fried lamb heart or osso buco with mushrooms.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Don Abel. often reveals types of flavors of oak, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Don Abel. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
Selection of noble grains. Appellation reserved for a type of sweet wine produced in Alsace.
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A very old grape variety that has been cultivated for a long time in the northern and central parts of Italy. It can also be found in Switzerland, Spain, Eastern Europe, Brazil, Argentina, ... little known in France.
