The Winery Leone di Venezia is one of the world's great estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Santa Catarina to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Leone di Venezia wines in Santa Catarina among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Leone di Venezia 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 Leone di Venezia wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Leone di Venezia wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, veal or pork such as recipes of pasta with merguez, veal tagine with preserved lemons and saffron or cantonese rice.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Leone di Venezia. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, pepper or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or spices.
Santa Catarina is a state in the far South of Brazil. Quality wine production is still in its early stages, but is likely to develop rapidly as the industry develops country wide. To date, Santa Catarina's production is a mix of red, white and Sparkling wines.
It Lies immediately North of the country's southernmost state (and most prolific wine region), Rio Grande do Sul.
Located between the latitudes of 26°S and 29°S, Santa Catarina is far from the most obvious of locations for winegrowing. It lies entirely outside the 'wine belt' (the band of latitudes in which effective viniculture is traditionally thought possible). In the southern hemisphere, the wine belt encircles the globe between 30°S and 45°S.
It is on the high-lying plateau, the Planalto Catarinense, that almost all of Santa Catarina's vineyards are located.
The main wine-producing zones are in the central-southern portion of the state, around the towns of Sao Joaquim, Campos Novos and Cacador.
Altitude plays a key role in the Terroir here, particularly in keeping temperatures down. The plateau ranges between 915m and 1400m (3000ft and 4600ft). Basalt soils feature strongly in some parts of the planalto and are credited with bringing complexity to the wines.
How Winery Leone di Venezia wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Leone di Venezia. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit.
How Winery Leone di Venezia wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of hawaiian poke bowl, baked sea bream or apple pie.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Leone di Venezia. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.
White wines from the Jura region aged in oak barrels without topping up for at least 6 years. A veil of yeast forms on the surface of the wine, which undergoes slow oxidation, giving it a particular taste reminiscent of nuts.
How Winery Leone di Venezia wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of baked pumpkin, smoked salmon pasta gratin or indian chicken (simplified korma).
In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Leone di Venezia. is a with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.
How Winery Leone di Venezia wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of pork tongue with tomato sauce and pickles, bites of cheese or light stuffed tomatoes.
A rich, complex wine that lingers on the palate and gradually reveals a strong potential for aroma and structure.
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A very old grape variety grown in Italy, some believe it to be of Greek origin. In France, it is practically unknown. It can be found in Australia, the United States (California), Argentina, etc. It should not be confused with Aglianicone, another grape variety grown in Italy, which is, however, very similar to Aglianico.
