The Winery Palacio da Brejoeira is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Minho to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Palacio da Brejoeira wines in Minho among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Palacio da Brejoeira 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 Palacio da Brejoeira wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Palacio da Brejoeira wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of californian sushi (reverse maki), quiche lorraine or delicious moroccan fritters.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Palacio da Brejoeira. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, microbio or straw and sometimes also flavors of chalk, passion fruit or banana. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Palacio da Brejoeira. is a with a nice freshness.
Minho is Portugal's Northernmost wine region. It is known for one wine style above all others: crisp, light, white Vinho Verde, whose DOC zone covers the same territory. The Minho name is used for the area's Vinho Regional designation (similar to the French IGP).
The latter's looser production laws allow more diversity in the average winery's portfolio, including red and rosé wines.
Minho VR was formerly known Rios do Minho before the Vinho Regional category was updated in 2008 to fall in line with the EU-wide PGI/IGP/IGT category.
The region is located on the Portugal's Atlantic coast to the north and east of Porto, Portugal's second-largest city and the home of Port. It occupies a roughly rectangular area about 100 kilometers (60 miles) from north to South, which reaches about 50km (30 miles) inland.
There are around 60,000 hectares of vines planted in Minho.
Many of these are dedicated to Vinho Verde, the country's largest DOC.
Minho Grape Varieties
A number of varieties are also found in Spains Rias Baixas region, which Lies immediately to the north. The key grape varieties to be found in white Minho wines include the natives Alvarinho, Avesso, Loureiro, Pederna (Arinto) and Trajadura. Chardonnay and Riesling are the most common international white varieties.
How Winery Palacio da Brejoeira wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.
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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.
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A very rare white grape variety that can be found in the blends of the Palette appellation (Provence).
