The Winery Foz Torto of Douro of Duriense

Winery Foz Torto - Reserva
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is ranked in the top 148 of the estates of Duriense.
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Foz Torto is one of the best wineries to follow in Douro.. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Foz Torto wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Foz Torto

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Foz Torto

How Winery Foz Torto wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of family potluck, chinese noodles with vegetables or steamed lamb shoulder with cumin and coriander.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Foz Torto

On the nose the red wine of Winery Foz Torto. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Foz Torto. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Foz Torto

  • 2017With an average score of 4.25/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.25/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.21/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.15/5

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

  • Alicante Bouschet
  • Touriga Franca
  • Tinta Francisca
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Tinta Barroca
  • Touriga Nacional

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 white wines of Winery Foz Torto

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Foz Torto

How Winery Foz Torto wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of scupion (small cuttlefish) in hot sauce, fresh sardine rillettes or grilled swordfish slice with herbs.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Foz Torto

In the mouth the white wine of Winery Foz Torto. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Foz Torto

  • 2015With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5

Discover the grape variety: Touriga franca

Most certainly Portuguese. It is said to be the result of a cross between the mourisco de semente and the touriga nacional, which should not be confused with it. It can be found in Australia, South Africa, the United States (California), etc. and is virtually unknown in France.

Discover the grape variety: Tinta Barroca

Most certainly Portuguese, more precisely in the Douro region where it is very present. It can be found in Spain, Portugal, South Africa, ... almost unknown in France, registered in the Official Catalogue of A2 list varieties.

News about Winery Foz Torto and wines from the region

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 ...

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 ...

Colombia for wine lovers

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The word of the wine: Old

This term can have several meanings, but generally refers to a wine that is several years old and has been aged in the bottle after having been in the barrel.

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