The Winery Quinta da Falorca of Dão of Beiras
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The Winery Quinta da Falorca is one of the world's great estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Dão to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Quinta da Falorca wines in Dão among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Quinta da Falorca 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 da Falorca wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Quinta da Falorca wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of boeuf en daube, couscous without couscous maker or grandma melanie's cassoulet.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Quinta da Falorca. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, black fruit or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, prune or plum. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Quinta da Falorca. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
The wine region of Dão is located in the region of Beiras of Portugal. We currently count 316 estates and châteaux in the of Dão, producing 1397 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Dão go well with generally quite well with dishes .
How Winery Quinta da Falorca wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of curried mouclade à la charentaise, chorizo puff pastry or asian style fish papillote (very healthy).
On the nose the white wine of Winery Quinta da Falorca. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, oaky or citrus and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Quinta da Falorca. is a with a nice freshness.
A very old grape variety grown in Greece - one of the main ones - most often at high altitude, it is said to have originated on the island of Crete. It can also be found in Italy, but is practically unknown in France. D.N.A. analyses have shown that it is related to Thrapsthiri and Vidiano.
How Winery Quinta da Falorca wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
Protected Designation of Origin - equivalent to the term "controlled designation of origin" in European regulations.
How Winery Quinta da Falorca wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of barbecued prime rib with coarse salt or salted king's cake with cauliflower.
Most certainly Portuguese, not to be confused with the Touriga Franca also of the same origin. In Portugal, where it is widely cultivated, it is used to produce, among other things, the famous red Porto. It is also found in Uzbekistan, Australia, South Africa, Cyprus, Spain, etc... very little known in France, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of A1 vines.
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Without much certainty, its origin would be German. It is a very old variety that has been cultivated for a long time in Germany, Austria, Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, etc. Today, the Limberger is less and less multiplied. It is a direct descendant of the white gouais.
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The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...
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Protected Designation of Origin - equivalent to the term "controlled designation of origin" in European regulations.