The Winery Quinta da Lixa is one of the world's great estates. It offers 69 wines for sale in of Minho to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Quinta da Lixa wines in Minho among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Quinta da Lixa 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 Quinta da Lixa wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Quinta da Lixa wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of parillade of fish and seafood, goat cheese and bacon quiche or preparation of the olives (black olives in brine).
On the nose the white wine of Winery Quinta da Lixa. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, floral or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of mango, honey or pineapple. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Quinta da Lixa. is a with a nice freshness.
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.
How Winery Quinta da Lixa wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or shellfish such as recipes of fleischnacka leaf, mini ham and cheese cakes or sublime fish and shrimp colombo.
On the nose the pink wine of Winery Quinta da Lixa. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or microbio. In the mouth the pink wine of Winery Quinta da Lixa. is a with a nice freshness.
Most certainly Portuguese, more precisely in the Douro region where it is very present. It can be found in Spain, Portugal, South Africa, ... almost unknown in France, registered in the Official Catalogue of A2 list varieties.
How Winery Quinta da Lixa wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
Quality of a delicate and elegant wine.
How Winery Quinta da Lixa wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef with balsamic sauce, pasta with ham and tomato or slow-cooked veal roast.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Quinta da Lixa. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Quinta da Lixa. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
How Winery Quinta da Lixa wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
Manual operation (on a "desk") or mechanical (with a "gyropalette") which allows the deposit created by the yeasts (see tirage) to go down to the neck of the bottle for disgorging.
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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.
Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Uchizy, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWine ...
The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the appellation Mâcon plus geographical denomination . The tectonics and the very different nature of the rocks that make up the subsoil of this region explain the great variety of soils found in this part fo Bourgogne. It also explains why each wine offers a different personnality. This vid ...
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 first 90-second clip, Yang LU explains how location is the key to understanding “Why Chablis is special”. #Chablis #PureChablis ...
Quality of a delicate and elegant wine.
