The Winery Quinta do Gradil is one of the world's great estates. It offers 32 wines for sale in of Lisboa to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Quinta do Gradil wines in Lisboa among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Quinta do Gradil 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 Gradil wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Quinta do Gradil wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, pork or shellfish such as recipes of pasta with basil, pork colombo or fish pot.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Quinta do Gradil. often reveals types of flavors of apples, tree fruit or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, citrus fruit or tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Quinta do Gradil. 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 Gradil wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of sweet and sour turkish dumpling soup (eksili köfte), risotto of coquillettes with chorizo or capon stuffed with morels.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Quinta do Gradil. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Quinta do Gradil. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
How Winery Quinta do Gradil wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of boeuf en daube, smoked salmon sandwich or vegan leek and tofu quiche.
An ancient white grape variety from the Valais (Switzerland), which produces renowned wines suitable for ageing. Viney and sustained by a strong vivacity, these wines express a fine salty touch, the signature of this variety. Petite arvine wines can be dry, tender or made from withered grapes from late harvesting. Syn.: arvine.
How Winery Quinta do Gradil wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of salmon burger, mussel clusters or brownies with nuts.
Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.
How Winery Quinta do Gradil wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of monkfish armorican style, thomas's shoulder of lamb or veal axoa (basque country).
This is said of aromas that are reminiscent of a stale wine and that can be released when a long-closed bottle is opened. They generally fade with airing.
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It is a Spanish variety, in Galicia to be precise, with its cradle in the Rias Baixas area, around Pontevedra and up to Orense. It would be a close relative of the Loureiro. Widely cultivated in Portugal, ... in France, it is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.
