The Winery Don Affonso of Serra Gaúcha of Rio Grande do Sul

The Winery Don Affonso is one of the best wineries to follow in Serra Gaúcha.. It offers 24 wines for sale in of Serra Gaúcha to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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How Winery Don Affonso wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of blanquette of monkfish with small vegetables, leg of lamb brissac (leftover leg of lamb) or medallions of monkfish with citrus fruits.
In the mouth the red wine of Winery Don Affonso. is a powerful.
Brazil's wine capital, Rio Grande do Sul. Specialty: high-quality traditional-method sparklers, fine and fruity (apple, citrus, white flowers), elegant bubble, alpine expression of the south. Still wines mostly European: round fruity Merlot, firm Cabernet Sauvignon, more tannic Tannat, fresh Chardonnay, supple Riesling Italico, fine Pinot Noir. Marked by Italian immigration in 1875, humid climate tempered by altitude.
~80% of Brazil.
How Winery Don Affonso wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
Powerful, tannic reds with inky colour and dense texture, with aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant, black plum, leather, liquorice and smoky notes. Very high ageing potential and polyphenol content (health reputation). Star of Madiran AOC in Béarn and the national grape of Uruguay (Canelones, Maldonado). Also grown in Irouléguy and Tursan. Late-ripening red variety from south-west France.
How Winery Don Affonso wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche, steamed ginger fish (china) or pike dumplings with shrimp sauce.
In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Don Affonso. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
A taste considered a defect, characterized by an unpleasant astringency and bitterness, brought by the stalk during the vinification process. In order to avoid it, destemming before vinification is a common practice.
How Winery Don Affonso wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of andouillette and baked potato gratin, sea bream with white wine or ham and comté quiche.
In the mouth the white wine of Winery Don Affonso. is a .
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
How Winery Don Affonso wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of cordon bleu with veal and cured ham, sauerkraut of the sea in casserole or venison leg in casserole.
Selection of noble grains. Appellation reserved for a type of sweet wine produced in Alsace.
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Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.