The Winery Forcada of Rioja

Winery Forcada - Alma de Forcada Cepas Viejas Garnacha
The winery offers 13 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 136 of the estates of Rioja.
It is located in Rioja

The Winery Forcada is one of the best wineries to follow in Rioja.. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Rioja to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Forcada wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Forcada

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Forcada

How Winery Forcada wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of traditional flemish carbonades, moroccan lamb stew or roast pork with onions and honey.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Forcada

On the nose the red wine of Winery Forcada. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or earth. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Forcada. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Forcada

  • 2017With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Tempranillo
  • Garnacha
  • Graciano
  • Grenache

Discovering the wine region of Rioja

Rioja, in northern Spain, is best known for its berry-flavored, barrel-aged red wines made from Tempranillo and Garnacha. It is probably the leading wine region in Spain. It is certainly the most famous, rivaling only Jerez. The Vineyards follow the course of the Ebro for a hundred kilometres between the towns of Haro and Alfaro.

Besides Tempranillo and Garnacha, Graciano and Mazuelo (Carignan) are also used in Rioja's red wines. Some wineries, notably Marqués de Riscal, use small amounts of Cabernet Sauvignon. White grapes are planted much less. In 2017, the vineyard area was recorded at 64,215 hectares (158,679 acres).

The top white wines of Winery Forcada

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Forcada

How Winery Forcada wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of marinated shrimp sautéed asian style, aperitif skewers edam/basilic/dry apricot or exotic fish gratin with three purées.

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

  • Viura
  • Macabeo

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

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Discover the grape variety: Tempranillo

The black Tempranillo is a grape variety native to 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 medium-sized bunches and medium-sized grapes. The black Tempranillo can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Winery Forcada and wines from the region

Adapting vineyards to a changing climate: Torres look to the future

In the face of rising temperatures and more frequent droughts, what can wine producers do to adapt their viticultural practices? Catalan producer Torres, which has emerged during the past decade as one of the global wine sector’s leading pioneers in tackling climate change, is experimenting with a range of creative ideas. Planting vines at higher altitudes is one option. The company is investing in cooler vineyards high in the mountains of the region. They have planted vines in Tremp at 950m in ...

First single-vineyard Rioja sparkling wine released

It had been possible to produce sparkling wines in Rioja, certified as DO Cava, since the creation of Spain’s main sparkling wine entity. But this fact was often unknown to consumers given that 95% of Cava is produced in the Catalunya region. The area for production of Cava in Rioja is however limited to only 18 of the nearly 150 municipalities within the entire DO zone. In a bid to better show point of origin, the new subzone labelling of Cava that was approved in 2021 now refers to the p ...

Old Vine Charter: Perth’s Swan Valley to preserve historic vines

Old vines from Western Australia’s Swan Valley will be protected in the soon-to-be launched Swan Valley Old Vine Charter (OVC). More than 20 wineries from this historic region, a 30-minute drive from the state capital of Perth, are participating. The programme will see grapevines from 35 to 125 years of age registered and preserved. Participating wineries include Talijancich Wines, Nikola Estate, John Kosovich Wines, Mandoon Estate and Sandalford Wines. While the vines are predominantly Shiraz, ...

The word of the wine: Oenologist

Specialist in wine-making techniques. It is a profession and not a passion: one can be an oenophile without being an oenologist (and the opposite too!). Formerly attached to the Faculty of Pharmacy, oenology studies have become independent and have their own university course. Learning to make wine requires a good chemical background but also, increasingly, a good knowledge of the plant. Some oenologists work in laboratories (analysis). Others, the consulting oenologists, work directly in the properties.

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