The Winery Dona Paterna of Monção e Melgaço of Minho

Winery Dona Paterna - Alvarinho
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 17 of the estates of Minho.
It is located in Monção e Melgaço in the region of Minho

The Winery Dona Paterna is one of the world's great estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Monção e Melgaço to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Dona Paterna wines

Looking for the best Winery Dona Paterna wines in Monção e Melgaço among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Dona Paterna 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 Dona Paterna wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Dona Paterna

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Dona Paterna

How Winery Dona Paterna wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of wok of pointed cabbage with shrimps and lemongrass bo bun style, tuna, pepper and tomato quiche or christmas boots in knacki.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Dona Paterna

On the nose the white wine of Winery Dona Paterna. often reveals types of flavors of tropical, citrus or apples and sometimes also flavors of green apple, pear or melon. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Dona Paterna. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Dona Paterna

  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.82/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Dona Paterna.

  • Alvarinho
  • Trajadura

Discovering the wine region of Monção e Melgaço

The wine region of Monção e Melgaço is located in the region of Vinho Verde of Minho of Portugal. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Anselmo Mendes or the Domaine Quinta da Pedra produce mainly wines white, sparkling and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Monção e Melgaço are Alvarinho, Loureiro and Albarino, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Monção e Melgaço often reveals types of flavors of green apple, yeast or slate and sometimes also flavors of balsamic, yellow plum or acacia.

In the mouth of Monção e Melgaço is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 49 estates and châteaux in the of Monção e Melgaço, producing 158 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Monção e Melgaço go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Dona Paterna

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Dona Paterna

How Winery Dona Paterna wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Dona Paterna

  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Dona Paterna.

  • Alvarinho

Discover the grape variety: Alvarinho

The white Alvarinho is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. The white Alvarinho can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley.

The top pink wines of Winery Dona Paterna

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Dona Paterna

How Winery Dona Paterna wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Dona Paterna.

  • Alvarelhao
  • Vinhão

The word of the wine: Wine library

Cellar in which are kept bottles that retrace the history of a domain, a vintage, an exceptional wine, etc., and which constitute a collection. It is also said of a place that offers a very wide choice of wines served by the glass. The oenotheques are more and more widespread in the living rooms opened to the public.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Dona Paterna

Planning a wine route in the of Monção e Melgaço? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Dona Paterna.

Discover the grape variety: Planta nova

A very old indigenous grape variety that has been cultivated for a very long time in Spain, more precisely in the western region of Valencia, where it is practically no longer multiplied today. It is said to be the result of a natural cross between the heftakilo and the rojal tinta, which are both black varieties. Planta nova can still be found in Portugal, Argentina, South Africa, ... almost unknown in France. A long time ago it was also harvested as a table grape, which is no longer the case today.

News about Winery Dona Paterna and wines from the region

Dream job? Majestic to pay ‘vintern’ to drink wine on holiday

Wine lovers with a valid passport can apply for the Majestic ‘vintern’ scheme, launched this week and dubbed by the retailer as ‘the best summer job ever’. A three-day placement will include a visit to Quinta da Boavista vineyards in Portugal’s picturesque Douro region. Majestic said the vintern will also taste wines from its Wine Club’s Spain & Portugal Summer Case ‘in situ’, before trying the same wines back at home for comparison. It is offering £600 remuneration for three days, which it ...

Walls: Vacqueyras 2015 vs 2016 – how are they drinking now?

When most winemakers retire, their most important legacy is the wines they made, tucked away in cellars around the world. But Serge Férigoule of Domaine le Sang des Cailloux leaves more than just his superlative red and white Vacqueyras. Diary of a winemaker Every day of his working life, Serge took notes of climatic observations from his vineyards, filling stacks of notebooks. They will provide an invaluable insight into a changing climate for generations to come. Scroll down to see Matt Walls& ...

Andrew Jefford: ‘Telling stories about terroir will lead us astray’

A domaine’s long history hoists its inanimate wines into life; biography brings meaning to the simple sensual pleasure of tasting a grower’s efforts. It’s important, though, to know what we are doing when we tell stories. And to know what to tell them about. Winemakers take the messy chaos of natural processes and add discipline, giving shape and direction to produce a stable and enticing wine. This was never nature’s intent. The storyteller takes a messy chaos of random events, either imagined ...

The word of the wine: Wine library

Cellar in which are kept bottles that retrace the history of a domain, a vintage, an exceptional wine, etc., and which constitute a collection. It is also said of a place that offers a very wide choice of wines served by the glass. The oenotheques are more and more widespread in the living rooms opened to the public.