The Winery Alcorta is one of the best wineries to follow in Rioja.. It offers 19 wines for sale in of Rioja to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Alcorta wines in Rioja among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Alcorta 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 Alcorta wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Alcorta wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of beef bourguignon with tomato, marinated lamb chops or veal head with vinaigrette.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Alcorta. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Alcorta. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
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).
How Winery Alcorta wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of stuffed eggplant (with vegetables or mixed), pageot or cream and tuna quiche.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Alcorta. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Alcorta. is a with a nice freshness.
An ancient grape variety that has been cultivated for a long time, mainly in the Rueda region of northwestern Spain. D.N.A. tests show that it is the result of a natural cross between Savagnin and Castellana Blanco. It should not be confused with the Verdelho, which is very well known in Portugal, and the Verdelho Branco, which is almost more widespread. The Verdejo is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A. It can also be found in the United States (Virginia, California, etc.), Australia, Portugal, etc., but is practically unknown in France.
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