This is not a wine review. I love this wine and must say so. A friend was vacationing in the Iberian Peninsula and brought back wine from Portugal. He broke it out at Canasta night, and after decanting it, I could not stop sniffing the...
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Would you like to hear more from the Douro?
I must say Portuguese red wines are plentiful and delicious, so with no intent to exclude any, the Douro region’s reds are unique. The same grapes used for making Port produce dry (no detectable sweetness), age-able, world-class red wines that can stand alongside Napa, Bordeaux,...
Is Portugal’s Vinho Verde your next favorite?
Portugal has delicious wines; many are hidden gems due to being overshadowed by larger European countries’ popularity. However, Portugal has been on the rise as a travel destination due to its affordability, rich history, beautiful landscapes, culture, and cuisine. Although Portugal is famous for...
Do you know the secret code on champagne bottles?
In French, Récoltant-Manipulant, or Grower champagne, is produced by the estate that owns the vineyards and grows the grapes. Big champagne houses like Mumm, Veuve Clicquot, and Moët et Chandon use grapes from different vineyards they don’t own to produce a house style with a unique and consistent...
What lies at the foot of the mountains?
You will find Italy’s preeminent wine region at the foothills of the Italian Alps, appropriately called Piedmont, literally pie-d-mont, meaning foot of the mountain. Piedmont borders France and Switzerland and is influenced by both culture and cuisine. Like France’s Burgundy wine region, Piedmont relies on...