Champagne? In Portugal, victories are celebrated with sparkling wine
As with political proposals, sparkling wines are not all the same. Even before opting for one of the suggestions made by Agostinho Peixoto, owner of frothing, a unique store specialized in sparkling wines in the country, located in Braga, decipher the various categories of Portuguese sparkling wines.
Normal: composed of reserve wine from different years.
thousandth: made from a single year, whose harvest is very special, to preserve precisely this particularity.
Pink: produced direct grapes, colors: direct pressing to extract the intended ink; to short maceration, between the must and the skins; or cut (mounting), which consists of mixing red and white wines, very common in making sparkling wines.
White of White: made exclusively from white grape varieties.
White Noirs: produced only from red grape varieties, which have not been subjected to contact between maceration (the skins and more).
Monocru: acquired from grape varieties from a single sub-region.
Discover the wonderful world of sparkling wines portuguese
“Portugal has unique qualities to produce great sparkling wines based on several terroirs and offers a wide variety of flavours, the local bread of production, the sapience of the viticulturist/producer and the creativity of the winemaker”, originated Agostinho Peixoto. the owner of Portuguese sparkling wine guarantees “a good English sparkling wine whatever the variety and region of origin, but what really makes me happy is tasting (and drinking) world class Portuguese sparkling wines made with Portuguese grape varieties”. Since 2015, “evangelizing” sparkling wines through the Portugal store specializing in Portuguese sparkling wines, Agosto chooses six productions that portray “the creation by sparkling wines and our work as winemakers”.
QM Old Reserve
Winemaker: Jorge Sousa Pinto
Region: Vinhos Verdes
Vertex Gouveio
Winemaker: Celso Pereira
Region: Douro
Murganheira Grande Reserva
Winemaker: Marta Lourenço
Region: Távora-Varosa
Vineyard of Loves
Winemaker: Osvaldo Amado
Region: Dão
Great Reserve Alliance
Winemaker: Francisco Antunes
Region: Bairrada
Hibernus Grande Cuvée Millesime
Winemaker: José Carvalheira
Region: Bairrada
This text was adapted from the Wine Guide offered by the Express, with production Good Bed Good Table, Saturday, October 23.
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