Contest / Concurso

Congratulations Diogo Martins! You are the winner of the contest and the well deserved bottle of Milhafre Negro! You will be contacted by email shortly.
The team of Finding Douro wants to thank all those who participated.

Raposeira sparkling wine / Espumantes Raposeira

For over 100 years, Lamego is one of the most prestigious wine regions. The Raposeira sparkling wine is one of the best in Portugal and this success is due to the production process.

The humidity, light and temperature must be appropriate to achieve the best quality.

 The Raposeira sparkling wine is divided into Old Reserve, Super Reserve, Reserve and Gourmet.

Old Reserve

• Brut - The Raposeira Velha Reserv Brut sparkling wine is a top of the range and has a smooth and lingering taste.

Super Reserv

• Brut - Advised to accompany meats, has a fresh and unique taste.
• Half dry - With an aroma of ripe fruit, it is advised to accompany desserts.

Reserves

• Brut - This quality is to be served as an aperitif or digestif and has a taste of apple.
• Half dry - With a fresh taste, this is ideal for desserts and sweets.
• Sweet - This has the same quality features of the Reserv Half dry.

Gourmet

• Super Reserve Rosé Brut - Pink colored, this sparkling wine is advised to accompany white meats, pasta and seafood.
• Super Reserv Red Wine Brut - This sparkling wine is suitable for heavier and typical dishes such as lamb and suckling pig.
• Super Reserve Blanc of Blancs Brut
• Super Reserve Blanc of Noirs Brut

 

APHVIN / GEHVID (Associação Portuguesa de História da Vinha e do Vinho / Grupo de Estudos de História da Viticultura e do Vinho do Porto)

For those looking for something more specific, related to the wines of the Douro region, we recommend APHVIN / GEHVID. It is an association that does research in the field of history, archaeology, heritage, museology, anthropology and other social sciences, related to wine from Opoto.

Fonte: http://contamaisconsultoria.wordpress.com/vinha/

Founded in 2006, it aims to develop and enhance research on the History of Vine and Wine. It begins its studies in the wine from the Douro region but expands to the general study of the practices and techniques of vine cultivation. In its activity, they collaborate with the Institute of Port, Douro’s region authorities, companies and institutions of national wine sector. The APHVIN / GEHVID helps graduate students and PhD students who share the same area of interest. This group makes conferences nationally and internationally and include the publication of a scientific journal called Douro: “Estudos e Documentos”.

Espumantes Raposeira

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Lamego is a city full of good Portuguese products. One is the Espumante Raposeira. Production began in the sixteenth century. The Portuguese studied French soil, which produces the famous champagne, and realized that in Lamego could be one of the best sparkling wines produced in the country. The quality of Espumante Raposeira is due to the extreme care and professionalism of producers.

Contest | Concurso

Do you want to win a bottle of the renowned Wine Milhafre Negro? Join the contest of Finding Douro. To enter, just leave a comment with your phrase in the publication of the contest, where you can find more information.

CONTEST / CONCURSO

The staff of Finding Douro launches, for the first time, a contest not to be missed.

To participate, send us a sentence that fits the disclosure of Douro products. The winner will receive a bottle of the conceptualized wine Milhafre Negro and the sentence will be published on the blog and in all our social networks. 

All you need to participate is to comment this publication with a sentence regarding our theme, and send it to our email in order to let us know how to contact you again.

To vote for your favorite sentence, respond to the comment with "Finding Douro". The sentence with more answers will win.

The contest will finish within one month, ending on May 19, 2014.We will contact the winner via email, so as to know where to send the prize.

We wish you good luck. 

For more info:

findingdouro@gmail.com

A equipa do Finding Douro lança, pela primeira vez, um concurso que não pode perder.

Para participar, envie-nos uma frase que se adeque à divulgação de produtos do Douro. O vencedor receberá uma garrafa do conceituado vinho Milhafre Negro e a frase será publicada no blogue e em todas as nossas redes sociais. 

Tudo o que precisa para concorrer é de deixar um comentário com a sua frase nesta publicação e enviá-la para o nosso email  para sabermos como contactá-lo de novo.

Para votar na sua frase preferida, responda ao comentário com "Finding Douro". A frase com mais respostas será a vencedora.

O concurso terminará dentro de um mês, no dia 19 de Maio de 2014. Entraremos em contacto com o vencedor via email, de forma a saber para onde enviar o prémio.

Desejamos-lhe boa sorte.

Para mais informação:

findingdouro@gmail.com

Gastronomy: Red Wine

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The Douro region is occupied by 40000 hectares of vineyard area. It is in this area of Portugal that is produced one of the best red wines in the world.
There are red wine to be consumed young wine and wine "of guard". The red wine meant for consume has a ruby color. These wines are consumed in their first years after harvesting and are suitable to accompany meat dishes, cod-fish, pasta and pizzas. The young red wine should be served between 55.400ºF and 59.000ºF temperature.

The Red "of guard" have a more intense flavor and color. Typically, these wines are labeled as Reserve or Grand Reserve. They must accompany red meat or the typical roasted goat, between 60.800ºF and 64.400ºF.

Gastronomy: Vinho verde (“green wine” or “young wine”) ou vinho maduro (“mature wine”)?

Source: http://eofdreams.com/wine.html

Did you know that the designation of vinho verde (“green wine” or “young wine”) or vinho maduro (“mature wine”) has nothing to do with the maturation of the grapes? «All wines are produced from ripe grapes and white wine is no exception.»

Such a difference only exists in Portugal!

Everything depends on the region: “young wine” if it has been produced in the Minho and Entre Douro (in the green wine region), “mature wine” if it has been produced in any other region.

«Basically allows to highlight the specificity of “green wines” compared to all others: the “greens” are lighter, fresh and generally less alcoholic wines.»

Gastronomy: Quinta das Parcelas

 

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In the Régua Valley, the capital of Douro, Quinta das Parcelas is situated on the right side of the river. 

António Vicente, farm owner, gave this name to the farm because it was made of several parts, that belonged to various members of the family. From generation to generation, these parts were passed and today, it's a beautiful farm. 
Quinta das Parcelas produces a red wine called Milhafre Negro Tinto. It is constituted by these varieties: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz and Tinta Barroca. This set gives an intense aroma to this wine.