The Winery Quinta do Cerqueiral is one of the best wineries to follow in Minho.. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Minho to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Quinta do Cerqueiral wines in Minho among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Quinta do Cerqueiral 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 Cerqueiral wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Quinta do Cerqueiral wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of tagliatelle with shrimps, light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or basil and cherry tomato clafoutis.
In the mouth the white wine of Winery Quinta do Cerqueiral. 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 Cerqueiral wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of spaghetti with beef balls, blanquette of lamb or deer jig.
In the mouth the red wine of Winery Quinta do Cerqueiral. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This variety is cultivated in practically all of Bulgaria, much more so in the region around the Black Sea. Among white varieties, it is still the most widely planted in this country, just ahead of rkatziteli. It is also found in the former Yugoslavia, Albania, Romania, Hungary, Turkey and Greece. It is believed to be the result of a natural intraspecific cross between coarna alba - a Romanian variety - and white gouais.
How Winery Quinta do Cerqueiral wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
Gentle transfer from one barrel to another to oxygenate the wine, eliminate some of the lees and reduce the carbon dioxide (fizz) that was released during the fermentations.
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Native to Georgia, it has been known for a long time, especially in the Kartli(e) region in the central part of the country, where it is still grown. It has long been appreciated as a table grape. Chinuri can also be found in Germany, Azerbaijan, Russia, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Romania, sometimes in China, and in France, where it is virtually unknown.
