The Winery Quinta do Alto of Douro of Duriense

Winery Quinta do Alto
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 3192 of the estates of Duriense.
It is located in Douro in the region of Duriense

The Winery Quinta do Alto 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 do Alto wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Quinta do Alto

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Quinta do Alto

How Winery Quinta do Alto wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of pot-au-feu, chinese bowl or marinated lamb chops (honey, worcestershire sauce, olive oil).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Quinta do Alto

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Quinta do Alto. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Quinta do Alto

  • 2010With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.00/5

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

  • Touriga Franca
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Tinta Amarela
  • Touriga Nacional
  • Tinto Cao
  • Tinta Barroca

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 .

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 do Alto and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

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Nomad winemaker: Why I make wine in Spain

When I started my nomadic winemaking project, in 2018 at Niepoort Vinhos in Portugal’s Douro region, I had no idea how large a part Spain would go on to play – I certainly never intended to make it the locus of my project. So how did it happen? Yes, there was an element of chance and taking opportunities where they arose. But also, among the talented winemakers to whom I pitched collaborations, I sensed an openness and a readiness to collaborate which seemed particular to Spain. Held in June las ...

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The word of the wine: Size

Cutting of shoots to regulate and balance the growth of the vine in order to control productivity.

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