The Winery Messala of Minho

Winery Messala
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 276 of the estates of Minho.
It is located in Minho

The Winery Messala is one of the best wineries to follow in Minho.. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Minho to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Messala wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Messala

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Messala

How Winery Messala wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of brochette of scallops and prawns, quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo or small croissants with smoked salmon (toast).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Messala

On the nose the white wine of Winery Messala. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Messala. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Messala

  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.79/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Messala.

  • Alvarinho
  • Trajadura

Discovering the wine region of Minho

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.

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Discover the grape variety: Alvarinho

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.

News about Winery Messala and wines from the region

The Saint-Véran appellation seen by Kevin Tessieux

Kévin Tessieux, President of the appellation’s winegrower union, shares his perspective on the Saint-Véran appellation and tell us about the origin of its name. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in June 2021. Retrouvez-nous sur les réseaux sociaux : Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/VinsdeBourgogneofficiel Twitter : https://twitter.com/VinsdeBourgogne​​​ Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.li ...

An overview of the Rully appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey above the vineyard of Rully. Situated at the end of the Côte de Beaune region, it marks the begining of the côte chalonnaise with such a diversity of landscapes. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​​​​ Find out more on our website: https://www.bourgogne-wines ...

Food and Chablis wines pairing, by Debra MEIBURG and Ivy NG

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In this 4-minute clip, Debra MEIBURG and Ivy NG illustrate how easily Chablis wines complement all kinds of food, all the way from cheese to caviar! #Chablis #PureChablis ...

The word of the wine: Pineau de la Loire

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