The name given to our wine region – Vinhos Verdes – often leads to confusion and misunderstandings. Actually, there are still those who think that the term ‘Vinho Verde’ is due to a style or type of wine, or even to its color.
This is a dish that brings together wine and the sea, ideal for summer, which is just around the corner. Our Avesso wine, which means “the opposite of what it should be,” is everything we want it to be: elegant and harmonious, perfectly accompanying this dish!
If there is a season where fish and shellfish gain even more relevance, it is in the summer! And Vinho Verde wine fits like a glove in the freshest menus of this season. Here is a careful selection of aromas that are more suitable for that lunch or dinner you have in mind.
At Quinta da Raza you will find white wines for all tastes and different profiles. Our ranges – Raza, Dom Diogo, Quinta da Raza, Special Editions – seek, on the one hand, to highlight the full potential and scope of the RVV (and, in particular, of the Basto sub-region) and, on the other to satisfy the palates of our different consumers.
Sustainability is one of the topics on the world’s agenda for many reasons. What not everyone is aware of is that, in its fullest sense, Sustainability does not only include the adoption of a program or actions of an environmental nature, but also extends to the economic and social domains. At Quinta da Raza, as the first producer operating exclusively in the Vinho Verde Region to be certified with ViniPortugal’s National Sustainability Benchmark for the Wine Sector, we are fully aware of this multidimensionality and have set our goals so that we don’t leave behind or neglect any of the aforementioned areas.
The seasons in the planet’s temperate zones, particularly in Portugal, bring with them changes in temperature and daylight hours over the months of the year. For the vine, these changes are the signals that lead it to hibernate, bud, flower, and, finally, set fruit. As for the producers, these changes lead them to intervene in the vineyard and the vines, pruning, nurturing, and caring for them, until the tasks culminate in the harvest. It’s a cycle that repeats itself every year.
A “Quinta” that produces wine can include one or more vineyards, contain one or more grape varieties and produce several types of wine. The name of each vineyard is unique and often linked to the owner of the estate, its location, the type of soil or the surrounding landscape. Each vineyard has its “terroir” with its special characteristics that give rise to different wines.
Summer is the time for garden parties, picnics and days at the beach, while enjoying light and refreshing wines.
Also known as Bornal, Bornão, Borral, or Borraçal Branco, the Avesso grape variety is first and foremost distinguished by its name. The portuguese word “avesso” is often used as a synonym for a person of bad character or to describe something/situation that is “upside down”, “opposite” to what it should actually be. The name may […]
Much has been discussed over the years about bâtonnage, its effects on wine, its advantages and disadvantages.
When a producer presents a wine in which he has applied this technique, he usually does so with pride and with the aim of raising the final quality of the product. But what is bâtonnage?
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