The Winery Holminhos of Douro of Duriense

Winery Holminhos
The winery offers 10 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 383 of the estates of Duriense.
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Holminhos is one of the best wineries to follow in Douro.. It offers 10 wines for sale in of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Holminhos wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Holminhos

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Holminhos

How Winery Holminhos wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of giant paella cooked on a wood fire, tuna samoussa or the thieboudienne (senegal).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Holminhos

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Holminhos

  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5

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 Holminhos

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Holminhos

How Winery Holminhos wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of shepherd's pie (quebec!), spaghetti with squid ink (italy) or shoulder of lamb with a spoon.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Holminhos

On the nose the red wine of Winery Holminhos. often reveals types of flavors of oak. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Holminhos. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Holminhos

  • 2009With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5

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

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Touriga Franca
  • Tinta Roriz

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: Touriga nacional

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.

News about Winery Holminhos 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 ...

Graham’s Port launches Bicentenary Collection

The £25,000 collection, of which only 30 will be produced, includes six classic Graham’s Vintage Ports and six Single Harvest Tawny Ports, with the first edition due to be auctioned by Christie’s in December. Founded in 1820, Graham’s marked its bicentennial in 2020, but the launch of the cabinet was delayed until now because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Graham’s said the collection included wines that had been ‘hailed as some of the greatest declarations of the last two centuries’, including class ...

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 ...

The word of the wine: Left bank

In Bordeaux, refers to the vineyards located on the left bank of the Gironde, where the dominant grape variety is Cabernet Sauvignon. These are the Medoc, Haut-Médoc, Pessac-Leognan, Graves, etc. appellations.

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