The Winery Fonte do Ouro is one of the world's great estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in of Dão to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Fonte do Ouro wines in Dão among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Fonte do Ouro 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 Fonte do Ouro wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Fonte do Ouro wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of aïoli, beetroot and cream cheese verrines or monkfish with honey and cider vinegar.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Fonte do Ouro. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, non oak or microbio. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Fonte do Ouro. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
The wine region of Dão is located in the region of Beiras of Portugal. We currently count 316 estates and châteaux in the of Dão, producing 1397 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Dão go well with generally quite well with dishes .
How Winery Fonte do Ouro wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of puchero, giouvetsi (greek dish) or rabbit with leeks.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Fonte do Ouro. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, vanilla or violet. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Fonte do Ouro. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Brachet noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). 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 medium-sized bunches and medium-sized grapes. Brachet noir can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley.
How Winery Fonte do Ouro wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
Old practice for red wines. As soon as the vat is filled with grapes, the tap is opened. A sweet but clear juice escapes from the vat (it can also be used to make rosé). The colour and density of the juice is enhanced, but it should not be overdone. Rarely more than 10% of the volume of a vat, otherwise you risk losing fruit and bringing in bitterness.
How Winery Fonte do Ouro wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
Most certainly Portuguese, not to be confused with the Touriga Franca also of the same origin. In Portugal, where it is widely cultivated, it is used to produce, among other things, the famous red Porto. It is also found in Uzbekistan, Australia, South Africa, Cyprus, Spain, etc... very little known in France, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of A1 vines.
How Winery Fonte do Ouro wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of beef tongue with pickle sauce or savoyard fondue (but succulent).
Perception of odours and aromas by the olfactory bulb. Retroolfaction is the same phenomenon inside the mouth via the retronasal route.
Planning a wine route in the of Dão? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Fonte do Ouro.
Intraspecific crossing between the barlinka and the Alphonse Lavallée obtained in 1974 in South Africa by E.P. Evans and P.J.L. Ellis. In the same country and with the same parents, other varieties were created such as happiness, la rochelle, ... . Belair is registered since 2012 in the Official Catalogue of table grape varieties list A2.
The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...
The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...
The W/O (standing for ‘without’) Frappato 2020 – an organic Sicilian red – is packaged in a bottle made with ‘wild’ glass (the name bottle manufacturer Estal has given to its 100% recycled glass). The launch, which forms part of the company’s pledge to become Net Zero and halve its carbon footprint by 2030, marked a ‘UK first for wine’, according to the online wine merchant. It follows a recent audit commissioned from EcoAct – a specialist company advising on sustainability, which sh ...
Old practice for red wines. As soon as the vat is filled with grapes, the tap is opened. A sweet but clear juice escapes from the vat (it can also be used to make rosé). The colour and density of the juice is enhanced, but it should not be overdone. Rarely more than 10% of the volume of a vat, otherwise you risk losing fruit and bringing in bitterness.
