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Category Archives: Portugal
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
Posted in Countries and Regions, Fortified, Portugal, Portuguese, Uncategorized
Tagged Featured, Port
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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
Posted in Countries and Regions, Portugal, Red Wine, Uncategorized, White Wine, Wine Type
Tagged Featured
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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
Posted in Argentina, California, Champagne, Countries and Regions, France, New York, Oregon, Portugal, Red Wine, Rosé, South Africa, Spain, Uncategorized, White Wine, Wine and Food, Wine Articles, Wine Type
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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
Posted in Countries and Regions, Great Winemakers, Portugal, Portuguese, Red Wine, Uncategorized, White Wine, Wine Articles, Wine Type
Tagged Featured
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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
Posted in Countries and Regions, Portugal, Uncategorized, White Wine, Wine Type
Tagged Arinto, Featured
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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
Posted in Portugal, Red Wine, Uncategorized, Wine Type
Tagged Featured
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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
Posted in Countries and Regions, Portugal, Portuguese, Rosé, Spain, Uncategorized, Wine Type
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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
Posted in Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Countries and Regions, Dessert Wine, Fortified, Germany, New York, Portugal, Portuguese, South Africa, Uncategorized, Virginia, Washington, Wine Type
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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
Posted in Countries and Regions, Portugal, Red Wine, Rosé, Sparkling Wine, Uncategorized, White Wine, Wine Type
Tagged Alentejo, Featured, Shiverick
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Obrigado: Impressive New Releases from Portugal
Over the past two decades, Portugal has made dramatic progress in producing world class red and white table wines. Today, in the Douro, the Dão, Alentejo and other regions many talented winemakers are crafting exciting wines from an amazing myriad of … Continue reading
Posted in Portugal, Red Wine, Uncategorized, White Wine
Tagged Douro, Featured, Portugal
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