Vinho Verde Granitic And Loamy Soils

Wine enthusiast april 2014.
Vinho verde granitic and loamy soils. Granitic and sandy alcohol by volume. The coupled with the granitic and loamy soils creates a terrain perfect for making climate fine elegant fresh wines with good acid. Granitic soils contribute to the wines mineral qualities and many vinho verde grapes are considered to be excellent at transmitting the region s terroir. Vinordic wine challenge may 2015.
Vinho verde means green wine not because all vinho verde is white but because ample rainfall makes the region verdant year round. Originally defined on september 18 1908 the demarcated vinho verde region extends across the northwest of portugal in the area traditionally known as entre douro e minho. Trajadura loureiro pedernĂ£ and azal soil. The minho river is its northern border forming part of the border with spain its southern border is formed by the douro river and the freita arada and montemuro mountains to the east it.
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