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 seafood and mushroom quiche, mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche or bacon-gruyere-tomato cake.
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 beer goulash, sweet and sour braised leg of lamb or duck breast in foil (barbecue).
In the mouth the red wine of Winery Quinta do Cerqueiral. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This grape variety is native to the Balearic Islands (Spain), more precisely to the island of Mayorque, and has been cultivated for a very long time. It is said to be the result of a natural cross between the Callet Cas Concos (Negrella) and the Fogoneu, the former being in danger of extinction. Callet is hardly known in other wine-producing countries, but in France it should be interesting for the production of original rosé wines that are pleasant to drink.
How Winery Quinta do Cerqueiral wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
The addition of sugar in the form of expedition liquor to a sparkling wine after disgorgement.
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Originally from the southwestern Atlantic region of France, Blancard has long been cultivated in the Gers, Landes, Eastern Pyrenees and the High Pyrenees. Blancard is practically no longer present in the vineyards and is therefore in danger of disappearing.
Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Solutré-Pouilly, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bour ...
Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Milly-Lamartine, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bour ...
Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Chaintré, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWi ...
The addition of sugar in the form of expedition liquor to a sparkling wine after disgorgement.
