The Winery Howard's Folly of Alentejo of Alentejano

Winery Howard's Folly - Sonhador Alvarinho
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 176 of the estates of Alentejano.
It is located in Alentejo in the region of Alentejano

The Winery Howard's Folly is one of the best wineries to follow in Alentejo.. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Alentejo to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Howard's Folly wines

Looking for the best Winery Howard's Folly wines in Alentejo among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Howard's Folly 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 Howard's Folly wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Howard's Folly

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Howard's Folly

How Winery Howard's Folly wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of scallops or scallops express with cognac, salmon and goat cheese quiche or fresh vegetable dips and their sauces for the aperitif.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Howard's Folly

On the nose the white wine of Winery Howard's Folly. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, citrus or apples and sometimes also flavors of lime, minerality or lemon. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Howard's Folly. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Howard's Folly

  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Howard's Folly.

  • Alvarinho

Discovering the wine region of Alentejo

The wine region of Alentejo is located in the region of Alentejano of Portugal. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Cartuxa or the Domaine Adega Mayor produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Alentejo are Touriga nacional, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Touriga franca, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Alentejo often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, dill or raspberry and sometimes also flavors of cocoa, black currant or iron.

In the mouth of Alentejo is a powerful. We currently count 295 estates and châteaux in the of Alentejo, producing 1163 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Alentejo go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal.

The top red wines of Winery Howard's Folly

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Howard's Folly

How Winery Howard's Folly wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of beef goulash, lamb with ginger honey or country-style veal roulades with risotto.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Howard's Folly

On the nose the red wine of Winery Howard's Folly. often reveals types of flavors of oak, black fruits or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of tar, spices or microbio. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Howard's Folly. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Howard's Folly

  • 2013With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.85/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Howard's Folly.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Alicante Bouschet
  • Aragonez

Discover the grape variety: Oseleta

A very old grape variety grown in Italy that almost disappeared because it is a small producer. In France, it is almost unknown. Oseleta is said to be related to corvina, rondinella, garganega, etc. It should not be confused, on the one hand, with the table grape osella - an interspecific cross of German origin - and, on the other hand, with osel(l)a another Italian wine grape variety.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Howard's Folly

Planning a wine route in the of Alentejo? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Howard's Folly.

Discover the grape variety: Rougeon

Interspecific crossing obtained by Albert Seibel between 70 Jaeger and 3015 Seibel. It can still be found in the eastern part of the United States, ... practically unknown in France.

News about Winery Howard's Folly and wines from the region

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 ...

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 ...

Decanter Fine Wine Encounter makes its New York debut

Decanter held its first US event a few days ago – a Fine Wine Encounter featuring some 50 highly prestigious names who brought their most iconic bottles, four expert masterclasses and a chance to sample a selection of DWWA award-winning wines. The venue was Manhatta, a restaurant and events space in New York’s Financial District, which has the advantage of being on the 60th floor, affording jaw-dropping views across the city and the rivers, with a birds-eye view of the Statue of Liberty and a ra ...

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