The Alvarinho grapes used in the winemaking of Soalheiro Espumante are selected from vineyards with a lower sugar concentration and fresh acidity planted in soil of granite origin between 100 and 200 meters in altitude. Melgaço, the northernmost region of Portugal, is protected by a series of mountains that allow a perfect marriage between rainfall, temperature and the number of hours of sunshine necessary for the best maturation of the Alvarinho grapes. The production of a sparkling wine from the Alvarinho grape variety requires a careful choice of grapes. The must resulting from this selection ferments at a controlled temperature, obtaining the base wine for sparkling wine. This wine undergoes a second fermentation in the bottle. Remaining in the cellar, at a low and constant temperature for several months, allows this sparkling wine to show all the elegance of the Alvarinho grape variety. Once this fermentation and aging phase is complete, "degorgement" takes place, an operation that allows the elimination of existing yeast in the bottle and the replacement of the temporary metal capsule with the definitive cork typical of sparkling wine.
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