The Winery Quinta de Carapecos is one of the best wineries to follow in Minho.. It offers 14 wines for sale in of Minho to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Quinta de Carapecos wines in Minho among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Quinta de Carapecos 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 de Carapecos wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Quinta de Carapecos wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of quick paella, salted muffins with bacon and grated cheese or thai fried rice.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Quinta de Carapecos. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of earth, tropical fruit or microbio. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Quinta de Carapecos. 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 de Carapecos wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of cataplana with seafood, dried tomato, feta and green olive cake or fillets of saint-pierre with cream.
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.
How Winery Quinta de Carapecos wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of venison leg in casserole or vegetarian quiche with mushrooms and comté cheese.
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How Winery Quinta de Carapecos wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of stuffed beef rolls, original mafé with okra or rabbit with green olives.
In the mouth the red wine of Winery Quinta de Carapecos. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
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.
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