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Red Blends from Portugal’s Alentejo Region
Alentejo is Portugal’s largest region, extending from the Tagus River in the north to the Algarve in the south. As a region, it is both scenic and historic. Predominantly located inland, it is also hot, dry, and sparsely populated. It … Continue reading
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Ringing in 2021 with Vintage Dated Ports
Ports are perfect for the Holidays, both for drinking by the fire and for giving to special friends. In this article, we report on some of our favorite vintage dated Ports. They include: Vintage Ports, Single Quinta Vintage Ports, and … Continue reading
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Selections from Portugal: Affordable Current Releases
Portugal is home to 400 varieties of grapes, many of which make delicious wines and most of which are unfamiliar to the average consumer. In this article, we review some current releases of white and red blends of Portuguese grape varieties … Continue reading
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Wines to Brighten Up Your Thanksgiving
For most of us 2020’s Thanksgiving will be different. Because of the COVID pandemic, family and friends will not be gathering in large numbers to celebrate. Instead, we’ll keep it smaller for the sake of everyone’s heath. Although we’ll … Continue reading
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Alvaro Castro: Outstanding Selections from the Dão
Alvaro Castro is one of the most accomplished winemakers in Portugal. Since 1980 he has served as winemaker for his family’s properties at Quinta da Pellada and Quinta de Saes. Alvaro crafts elegant wines sourced from traditional varieties with minimal intervention … Continue reading
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The Azores Wine Company: Volcanic Wines from the Azores
Wine enthusiasts who are searching for unique and authentic wines, should try these magnificent wines of the Azores. The Azores are an archipelago located 1000 miles off the coast of Portugal. Pico, the principal island, has windswept vineyards of extremely poor … Continue reading
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The Alicante Bouschet Wines of the Alentejo
Alicante Bouschet originated in Franc, but today its principal home is in the Alentejo region of Portugal. Developed in 1886 as a cross of Petit Bouschet and Grenache, it’s a teinturier (red colored flesh) grape that produces inky red wines. … Continue reading
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2018 Vintage Rosés from Spain and Portugal
This article on the rosés of the Iberian Peninsula is one of a series covering the vintage 2018 rosés currently in the American marketplace. We earlier published an article on Tavel rosés titled Tavel: The Rosé of Kings. Future articles … Continue reading
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Succulent Sweet Wines for the Holidays: The Best of 2018
What better time of the year to open a bottle of profusely perfumed, deeply flavored sweet wine than the Holidays? We’ve tasted a lot of them this past year from Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Washington, and, most recently, the Atlantic Coast … Continue reading
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Herdade do Rocim: New Releases from Portugal’s Alentejo
Located in the Baixo Alentejo with 70 hectares of vineyards (53 red, 17 white) and 10 ha of olives, Herdade do Rocim was founded by the late José Ribeiro Vieira. Today, his daughter Catarina Vieira and husband Pedro Ribeiro own … Continue reading
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