The Winery Quinta Branca of Douro of Duriense

Winery Quinta Branca
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 3507 of the estates of Duriense.
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Quinta Branca is one of the best wineries to follow in Douro.. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Quinta Branca wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Quinta Branca

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Quinta Branca

How Winery Quinta Branca wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of spaghetti with shrimp and cream, sweet potato chips or céteaux (la rochelle).

Discovering the wine region of Douro

The wine region of Douro is located in the region of Duriense of Portugal. We currently count 1110 estates and châteaux in the of Douro, producing 4307 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Douro go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top red wines of Winery Quinta Branca

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Quinta Branca

How Winery Quinta Branca wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of borscht (russia), pasta with tuna and laughing cow or lamb tagine with prunes.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Quinta Branca

  • 2011With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Quinta Branca.

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Touriga Franca
  • Tinto Cao

Discover the grape variety: Touriga nacional

Most certainly Portuguese, not to be confused with the Touriga Franca also of the same origin. In Portugal, where it is widely cultivated, it is used to produce, among other things, the famous red Porto. It is also found in Uzbekistan, Australia, South Africa, Cyprus, Spain, etc... very little known in France, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of A1 vines.

Discover the grape variety: Touriga franca

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.

News about Winery Quinta Branca 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 ...

Port producer proposes new classification for ‘young harvest’ releases

Albino Jorge Sousa, owner of Port estate Quinta da Boeira, said his proposal for a new classification called ‘Full Body-Young Harvest’ Ports would inject cashflow earlier for Port producers. Jorge Sousa urged the Port sector to ‘wake up’ to meet what he said was growing demand for younger Ports from wine buyers and importers over the past two years. His proposal comes amid wider efforts to help reinvigorate the Port category. This year, Portugal’s Port and Douro Wine Institute, the I ...

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The word of the wine: Gross

Champagne with between 6 and 15 grams of sugar (see dosage liqueur).

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