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Signature grapes
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Bottles to find
Wine from Bairrada comes out of Beiras, Portugal, where it sits as a wine region.
The signature grape is Baga, backed by Fernao Pires and Bical.
Vines root into clay and limestone.
The climate is maritime/oceanic.
The vineyards themselves read as coastal.
Red wine and dry white wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows intense and tannic wines with rich flavors.
Pour them alongside beef & venison, chilis & hot spicy food, tomato-based dishes and blue cheeses.
In the glass.
Red: Intense, Tannic wines with rich flavors.
Grapes planted here.
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Baga
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Fernao Pires
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Bical
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Castelão
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Rufete
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Merlot
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Cabernet
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Touriga Nacional
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Riesling
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Cerceal
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- Adega de Cantanhede Marques de Marialva Grande Reserva, Bairrada, Portugal
- Caves Sao Joao 'Quinta do Poco do Lobo' Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva, Bairrada, Portugal
- Colinas de Sao Lourenco 'Calcario3 do Principal', Bairrada, Portugal
- Colinas de Sao Lourenco 'Principal' Grande Reserva, Bairrada, Portugal
- Filipa Pato & William Wouter 'Nossa Missao' Bairrada, Portugal
- Filipa Pato & William Wouter Flos Castanea Bical, Bairrada, Portugal
- Filipa Pato & William Wouter Nossa Calcario Bical, Bairrada, Portugal
- Filipa Pato & William Wouter Nossa Solera Espumante, Bairrada, Portugal
At the table.
- Beef & Venison
- Chilis & Hot Spicy Food
- Tomato-based Dishes
- Blue Cheeses
Nearby regions.
Bairrada: common questions
01.What grapes is Bairrada known for?+
Baga is the signature grape of Bairrada. Fernao Pires and Bical are also planted here.
02.What kind of wine does Bairrada make?+
Bairrada produces red wine and dry white wine.
03.Where is Bairrada?+
Bairrada is a wine region in Portugal.
04.What food goes with Bairrada wine?+
Try beef & venison, chilis & hot spicy food, tomato-based dishes and blue cheeses.
More from here: every wine region in Portugal, or the wider Beiras guide.