The Winery Santa Colina is one of the best wineries to follow in Rio Grande do Sul.. It offers 21 wines for sale in of Rio Grande do Sul to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Santa Colina wines in Rio Grande do Sul among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Santa Colina 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 Santa Colina wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Santa Colina wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of stuffed squid in the sétoise sauce, salmon pave en papillotte or clams in white wine.
On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Santa Colina. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, tree fruit. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Santa Colina. is a with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
Rio Grande do Sul is Brazil's most prolific wine-producing state. It is located in the very South of the country along the Uruguayan and Argentinian borders.
The wine regions of Serra Gaucha, Campanha and Vale do Vinhedos can be found in this Part of the country. Soft, light red wines from a range of varieties such as Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon and Tannat are made here.
Rich white wines from Chardonnay and Viognier are also produced. However, it is the fresh, FruitySparkling wines made here in the Italian spumante style that have captured the most attention.
Today, Rio Grande do Sul is responsible for around 90 percent of Brazilian wine production, although only a small amount of this is quality wine made from Vitis vinifera grape varieties. Vitis labrusca and Hybrid grape varieties such as Isabella and Concord are better suited to the terroir here and still make up the majority of plantings.
The state lies some 650 kilometers (400 miles) southwest of the city of Sao Paulo and 300km (200 miles) North of the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo. Rio Grande do Sul (which means "great river of the south") is essentially a continuation of the pampas of Argentina and Uruguay.
These are fertile lowlands that consist mainly of low, rolling hills and plains. In the more northern part of the state, the landscapes rise into low mountain ranges that extend northward into the bordering state, Santa Catarina.
How Winery Santa Colina wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of beef lark, lamb tagine with dried fruits and herbs or italian gnocchi.
In the mouth the red wine of Winery Santa Colina. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
How Winery Santa Colina wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of steamed pork chops, skate with vinegar and capers or tuna, pepper and tomato quiche.
In the mouth the white wine of Winery Santa Colina. is a with a nice freshness.
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Tannat is a red grape variety from Béarn which belongs to the cotoïdes family. Present in several vineyards of France, it occupies nearly 3,000 ha. Its leaves are reddish with tan patches. Its bunches are either of normal size or larger. Its berries have a thin skin and are rounded. Its foliage has a swarthy appearance. This variety must be pruned long because it is vigorous. It likes sandy and gravelly soils. Tannat is often exposed to leafhoppers and mites. It is also somewhat susceptible to grey rot. It has 11 approved clones, including 474, 717 and 794. Once mature, this variety produces acidic, fruity, tannic, acidic and full-bodied wines. Various aromas emerge, notably tobacco, cinnamon and exotic wood. Tannat is rarely used alone. It is combined with iron-servadou to obtain a fruitier taste or with cabernet sauvignon to be more rounded.
