The Winery Quintas do Homem is one of the best wineries to follow in Minho.. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Minho to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Quintas do Homem wines in Minho among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Quintas do Homem 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 Quintas do Homem wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Quintas do Homem wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of fried squid, tuna, pepper and tomato quiche or baked chestnuts.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Quintas do Homem. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of microbio, tropical fruit or vegetal. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Quintas do Homem. is a with a nice freshness.
Minho is Portugal's Northernmost wine region. It is known for one wine style above all others: crisp, light, white Vinho Verde, whose DOC zone covers the same territory. The Minho name is used for the area's Vinho Regional designation (similar to the French IGP).
The latter's looser production laws allow more diversity in the average winery's portfolio, including red and rosé wines.
Minho VR was formerly known Rios do Minho before the Vinho Regional category was updated in 2008 to fall in line with the EU-wide PGI/IGP/IGT category.
The region is located on the Portugal's Atlantic coast to the north and east of Porto, Portugal's second-largest city and the home of Port. It occupies a roughly rectangular area about 100 kilometers (60 miles) from north to South, which reaches about 50km (30 miles) inland.
There are around 60,000 hectares of vines planted in Minho.
Many of these are dedicated to Vinho Verde, the country's largest DOC.
Minho Grape Varieties
A number of varieties are also found in Spains Rias Baixas region, which Lies immediately to the north. The key grape varieties to be found in white Minho wines include the natives Alvarinho, Avesso, Loureiro, Pederna (Arinto) and Trajadura. Chardonnay and Riesling are the most common international white varieties.
How Winery Quintas do Homem wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
On the nose the pink wine of Winery Quintas do Homem. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit.
The white Alvarinho is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 small grapes. The white Alvarinho can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley.
How Winery Quintas do Homem wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of steak tartare, canned cassoulet or rabbit with white wine and mushrooms.
In the mouth the red wine of Winery Quintas do Homem. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Number of vines per hectare. For the same yield, a vine planted with 3,000 vines per hectare bears many more bunches (per vine) than a vine planted with 10,000. The grapes will therefore be less rich in sugar and polyphenols (tannins, aromas...).
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Number of vines per hectare. For the same yield, a vine planted with 3,000 vines per hectare bears many more bunches (per vine) than a vine planted with 10,000. The grapes will therefore be less rich in sugar and polyphenols (tannins, aromas...).
