The Winery Quinta do Bosque is one of the best wineries to follow in Minho.. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Minho to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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How Winery Quinta do Bosque wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of mussels carbonara, quiche lorraine or apple chips.
In the mouth the white wine of Winery Quinta do Bosque. 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 do Bosque wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pork tongue with tomato sauce and pickles, lamb tagine with quince or the garbure.
In the mouth the red wine of Winery Quinta do Bosque. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
An ancient grape variety cultivated in Franche-Comté that has now almost disappeared. It was also found in Germany, Austria, Spain, etc. Genetic analyses show it to be related to Caesar. It should not be confused with bruneau noir, which has the synonym argant.
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Interspecific cross between chancellor and rondo obtained in 1983 and in Germany by Ernst Rühl.
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