The Winery Quinta do Garrido is one of the world's great estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Lisboa to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Quinta do Garrido wines in Lisboa among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Quinta do Garrido 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 Garrido wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Quinta do Garrido wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of feijoada ( portuguese cassoulet ), pasta with lemon and comté cheese or pork tenderloin with onions.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Quinta do Garrido. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Quinta do Garrido. is a powerful.
Lisboa (formerly Estremadura) is a prolific wine region located at the Center of Portugal's Atlantic coast. Despite being one of the country's most productive winemaking areas, its name remains relatively obscure in wine terms, as its wines have traditionally been labeled with the names of the local sub-regions, which include Alenquer, Bucelas and Colares. The region is also home to Portugal's capital, Lisbon.
The region fell under the VR (Vinho Regional) classification until 2008, when the category was renamed IGP (Indicaciones Geográficas Protegidas) to bring it into line with the rest of Europe.
When the switchover happened, the Portuguese wine authorities took the opportunity to rename the Estremadura appellation as "Lisboa", after Lisbon, which marks the region's southern boundary.
There are nine DOCs in Lisboa, but many are more famous for their history than their modern wine industry. The most prestigious wines from the region fall under the Alenquer and Bucelas DOCs.
The region's position on the coast gives rise to the broad Terroir that shapes the local wine industry.
The Serra de Montejunto hills run North from Lisbon, and effectively divide Lisboa in half.
Along the coast, the Atlantic batters the vineyards with high winds and autumn rains, making viticulture a challenge. The most notable DOC on this side of the hills is Colares, which is more famous for its phylloxera-resistant soils than its robust red wines made from Ramisco.
The cool, wet conditions also shape the Lourinhã and Óbidos DOCs, famous for brandy and Sparkling wine, respectively.
How Winery Quinta do Garrido wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, pork or shellfish such as recipes of pasta with chicken, stuffed artichoke or shrimp in red sauce.
In the mouth the white wine of Winery Quinta do Garrido. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Spanish, more precisely from the Duero Valley where it is still very present. According to some ampelographers, it is close to Cabernet Franc.
How Winery Quinta do Garrido wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of veal shank with mushrooms or parmesan squash with cumin.
American vine on which a French vine is grafted. This is the consequence of the phylloxera that destroyed the vineyard at the end of the 19th century: after much trial and error, it was discovered that the "pest" spared the roots of the American vines, and the technique became widespread.
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Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.
