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Showing posts with label Portugal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Portugal. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Cool Wine, Cool Bottle

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I will admit, I purchased this wine simply because of the bottle. Who can resist a bocksbeutel? However, I have learned that when used for P...
Wednesday, May 8, 2024

A Portuguese Surprise

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The Casa Ermelinda Freitas winery was founded in 1920 in the southern reaches of Portugal. Today's owner, Leonor Freitas , keeps the win...
Monday, April 29, 2024

A Light And Breezy Rose From Portugal

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Espiral Vinho Verde Rosé Blend is a non-vintage pink wine, about which I know little more. I'm sure there are Portuguese grapes in this ...
Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Make It Mateus

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Mateus Dry Rosé is Portugal's leading wine export. Its makers claim that a Mateus wine is sold every 38 minutes around the world. Many p...
Monday, April 20, 2020

Warre's Fine White Porto

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The Symington family calls their Warre's label "the original British Port House."  Pulling grapes from several superb quinta...
Monday, March 2, 2020

Wine I'd Like To Have Everyday - Madeira

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Madeira was the wine of choice for many of America's founding fathers.  John Hancock and the other representatives of the 13 colonies...
Saturday, January 18, 2020

Miles Madeira - A Favorite Wine Of Founding Fathers

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Madeira was the wine of choice for many of America's founding fathers.  John Hancock and the other representatives of the 13 colonies,...
Wednesday, January 1, 2020

Vinho Verde Comes In Pink, Too

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The Vinho Verde wine region in northern Portugal is home to some of the best white wines this side of Albariño.  Vinho Verde means, "...
Monday, December 23, 2019

Vinho Verde: Portugal's Top White Wine Region

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The Vinho Verde wine region in northern Portugal is home to some of the best white wines this side of Albariño.  Vinho Verde means, "...
Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Pleasure From Portugal: Vinho Verde Wine

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The Vinho Verde wine region in northern Portugal is home to some of the best white wines this side of Albariño.  Vinho Verde means, "...
Friday, December 6, 2019

Green Wine For The Holidays

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The Vinho Verde wine region in northern Portugal is home to some of the best white wines this side of Albariño.  Vinho Verde means, "...
Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Port For The Holidays - Or Anytime, Really

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Port wine is a favorite wintertime drink for folks who live in colder climes.  As the holidays approach, the following is another fine pos...
Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Time For A Toast? Try Madeira

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Madeira was the wine of choice for many of America's founding fathers.  John Hancock and the other representatives of the 13 colonies...
Monday, August 26, 2019

Warre's Ports, Ruby And White

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The Symington family calls their Warre's label "the original British Port House."  Pulling grapes from several superb quinta...
Monday, June 3, 2019

Portuguese Still Wine: Incredible Douro

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Portuguese wine is booming and making a big comeback after a period of decline.  James Halliwell writes on Harper's UK that the growt...
Monday, March 4, 2019

Dow's Port

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Before the Port season slips away, here's a 2012 Vintage Port you should try.  Of course, it's always Port season for some, but th...
Monday, October 8, 2018

Great Red Wine Pairing With Indian Food

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This is for everyone who loves Indian food, but hates the wine lists.  There's a place that gets what sort of wines go with spicy, fla...
Monday, March 12, 2018

A Good Night For Port

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"It’s a good night for Port," my wife said.  The brutal Southern California winter had its teeth in us, with the overnight low e...
Friday, November 3, 2017

Portugal Wine: Prats + Symington Chryseia

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Portugal's Douro Valley is one of the most distinctive terroirs in the wide, wide world of wine. Prats and Symington grow grapes and ...
Wednesday, July 12, 2017

"Surprise Me"

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A good wine dealer is a great thing to have. I can simply tell Roberto at Wine Expo in Santa Monica how I feel and he always seems to ha...