The Winery Rio Frio of Set&uacutebal of Península de Setúbal

Winery Rio Frio
The winery offers 10 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 259 of the estates of Península de Setúbal.
It is located in Set&uacutebal in the region of Península de Setúbal

The Winery Rio Frio is one of the best wineries to follow in Setúbal.. It offers 10 wines for sale in of Set&uacutebal to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Rio Frio wines

Looking for the best Winery Rio Frio wines in Setúbal among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Rio Frio 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 Rio Frio wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Rio Frio

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Rio Frio

How Winery Rio Frio wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of spaghetti squash bolognese style, mascarpone pasta with tomato sauce or tunisian pasta.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Rio Frio

  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Rio Frio.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Merlot
  • Touriga Franca

Discovering the wine region of Set&uacutebal

The wine region of Setúbal is located in the region of Península de Setúbal of Portugal. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine José Maria da Fonseca or the Domaine Horácio Simões produce mainly wines red, natural sweet and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Setúbal are Touriga nacional, Fernao Pires and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Setúbal often reveals types of flavors of orange, coffee or toasty and sometimes also flavors of clove, pear or lemon.

In the mouth of Setúbal is a powerful. We currently count 74 estates and châteaux in the of Setúbal, producing 222 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Setúbal go well with generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts, blue cheese or pasta.

The top white wines of Winery Rio Frio

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Rio Frio

How Winery Rio Frio wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, pork or shellfish such as recipes of trofie ( pasta ) paradiso, croque-monsieur or lamb curry indian style.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Rio Frio

  • 2013With an average score of 2.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Rio Frio.

  • Antão Vaz
  • Verdelho
  • Arinto de Bucelas
  • Fernao Pires

Discover the grape variety: Verdelho

The white Verdelho is a grape variety that originated in Portugal. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of medium size. The white Verdelho can be found cultivated in these vineyards: Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, South West.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Rio Frio

Planning a wine route in the of Set&uacutebal? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Rio Frio.

Discover the grape variety: Fernao Pires

In Portugal, it is one of the most planted white grape varieties, and we have found it to be very similar to the torrontés grown in Spain (Galicia). It can be found in Australia and South Africa, but is almost unknown in France.

News about Winery Rio Frio and wines from the region

Scapegrace to build £13m distillery in Central Otago

The Scapegrace team claims it will be New Zealand’s largest ever distillery when it is fully completed in October 2023. It will eventually produce all of Scapegrace’s award-winning gins and vodkas, along with its soon-to-be-released single malt whisky. The company plans to expand into other spirits categories further down the line too. Managing director Daniel McLaughlin said that the climate and water quality in Central Otago – which is famed for its Pinot Noir – make the region ideal for produ ...

Vine trunks rise to meet climatic changes

While taller overall vines do exist in regions such as Galicia with their pergola training method, the roots of any vine usually top out at 37cm. It’s at this top point where the Vitis vinifera shoot is grafted in and continues to grow, giving us such grapes as Cabernet Sauvignon or Chardonnay. This is opposed to the rootstocks which are composed of various crosses of vines such as Vitis rupestris which aren’t used for wine production but are resistant to the root louse, phylloxera. This new tal ...

Group of Bordeaux vignerons launches Pirate wine union

The project began life in 2019 as a Facebook group, created by Graves-based winemaker Jean-Baptiste Duquesne of Château Cazebonne. The positive reactions from both the public and fellow winemakers that followed prompted the group to pursue official recognition. ‘The idea started with me and with my friend Laurent David of Château Edmus in St-Emilion. He gave me the idea of the name “pirate”,’ Duquesne told Decanter. ‘So in December 2019, I created a Facebook group called Bordeaux Pirate to show ...

The word of the wine: Nervous

Said of a wine that leaves its mark on the palate with its strong characters and a hint of acidity, but without excess.

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