The Winery Villaggio Grando is one of the world's great estates. It offers 30 wines for sale in of Santa Catarina to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Villaggio Grando wines in Santa Catarina among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Villaggio Grando 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 Villaggio Grando wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Villaggio Grando wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of home-made coq au vin, red mullet, mackerel, tuna, salmon sushi or leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche.
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Santa Catarina is a state in the far South of Brazil. Quality wine production is still in its early stages, but is likely to develop rapidly as the industry develops country wide. To date, Santa Catarina's production is a mix of red, white and Sparkling wines.
It Lies immediately North of the country's southernmost state (and most prolific wine region), Rio Grande do Sul.
Located between the latitudes of 26°S and 29°S, Santa Catarina is far from the most obvious of locations for winegrowing. It lies entirely outside the 'wine belt' (the band of latitudes in which effective viniculture is traditionally thought possible). In the southern hemisphere, the wine belt encircles the globe between 30°S and 45°S.
It is on the high-lying plateau, the Planalto Catarinense, that almost all of Santa Catarina's vineyards are located.
The main wine-producing zones are in the central-southern portion of the state, around the towns of Sao Joaquim, Campos Novos and Cacador.
Altitude plays a key role in the Terroir here, particularly in keeping temperatures down. The plateau ranges between 915m and 1400m (3000ft and 4600ft). Basalt soils feature strongly in some parts of the planalto and are credited with bringing complexity to the wines.
How Winery Villaggio Grando wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of provencal stew, lamb sweetbreads with white wine and sorrel cream or veal chop with mushrooms.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Villaggio Grando. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Villaggio Grando. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
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.
How Winery Villaggio Grando wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of barbecued filet mignon, salmon carpaccio with pink berries and shallots or marinated shrimp sautéed asian style.
On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Villaggio Grando. often reveals types of flavors of tropical fruit. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Villaggio Grando. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
Juices that flow from the press after the cuvée, at the second pressing. Less fine, often more vegetal, it is mainly used to make the first price champagnes.
How Winery Villaggio Grando wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.
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Marselan noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Languedoc). 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 large bunches and small grapes. Marselan noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
