The Winery Espelda of Douro of Duriense

Winery Espelda - Branco
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 2842 of the estates of Duriense.
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Espelda is one of the best wineries to follow in Douro.. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Espelda wines

Looking for the best Winery Espelda wines in Douro among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Espelda 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 Espelda wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Espelda

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Espelda

How Winery Espelda wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of marinated mussels with maroilles, fried onions or thai fondue.

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

  • Malvasia
  • Verdelho
  • Rabigato
  • Viosinho
  • Fernao Pires
  • Cerceal Branco

Discovering the wine region of Douro

The wine region of Douro is located in the region of Duriense of Portugal. We currently count 1110 estates and châteaux in the of Douro, producing 4307 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Douro go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top red wines of Winery Espelda

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Espelda

How Winery Espelda wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of thai beef curry, cannelloni with salmon and spinach or 7 o'clock leg of lamb.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Espelda

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Espelda. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Espelda

  • 2011With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.46/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Espelda.

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Touriga Franca
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Tinto Cao
  • Tinta Barroca

Discover the grape variety: Tinto cão

- Origin : Most certainly from the north of Portugal, it is a very old grape variety, present for a very long time in the Douro Valley where it is very often associated with other grape varieties to produce the famous Port. It can also be found in the United States (California, etc.), Australia, Spain, Mexico, etc.

The top pink wines of Winery Espelda

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Espelda

How Winery Espelda wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of tournedos rossini with port sauce or chicken breast franc comtoise.

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

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Touriga Franca
  • Aragonez

The word of the wine: Drawing (liqueur de)

In champagne and sparkling wines of traditional method, addition to the wine, at the time of bottling (tirage) of sugars and yeasts dissolved in wine. These components will provoke the second fermentation in the bottle leading to the formation of carbon dioxide bubbles.

Discover the grape variety: Verdelho

The white Verdelho is a grape variety that originated in Portugal. 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 grapes of medium size. The white Verdelho can be found cultivated in these vineyards: Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, South West.

News about Winery Espelda and wines from the region

Nomad winemaker: Why I make wine in Spain

When I started my nomadic winemaking project, in 2018 at Niepoort Vinhos in Portugal’s Douro region, I had no idea how large a part Spain would go on to play – I certainly never intended to make it the locus of my project. So how did it happen? Yes, there was an element of chance and taking opportunities where they arose. But also, among the talented winemakers to whom I pitched collaborations, I sensed an openness and a readiness to collaborate which seemed particular to Spain. Held in June las ...

Port producer proposes new classification for ‘young harvest’ releases

Albino Jorge Sousa, owner of Port estate Quinta da Boeira, said his proposal for a new classification called ‘Full Body-Young Harvest’ Ports would inject cashflow earlier for Port producers. Jorge Sousa urged the Port sector to ‘wake up’ to meet what he said was growing demand for younger Ports from wine buyers and importers over the past two years. His proposal comes amid wider efforts to help reinvigorate the Port category. This year, Portugal’s Port and Douro Wine Institute, the I ...

Colombia for wine lovers

Think of Colombia, think of balmy evenings dancing to salsa, fuelled by shots of aguardiente and arepas. But there’s plenty more than the anise-based spirit and cornmeal cakes to sample in the South American country. Chefs have stepped up their game to put gastronomy on the map, with sommeliers and bartenders following suit. Not just appreciating local ingredients and distilling spirits, they also seek out wines from around the world to accompany fine-dining experiences. Their endeavours have pa ...

The word of the wine: Drawing (liqueur de)

In champagne and sparkling wines of traditional method, addition to the wine, at the time of bottling (tirage) of sugars and yeasts dissolved in wine. These components will provoke the second fermentation in the bottle leading to the formation of carbon dioxide bubbles.

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