This day is an opportunity for not only producers, but wine educators, geeks, blogs, mainstream media, and the general public to put down their Cabernet and Chardonnay and join in a global celebration and education centered around Port.
Tag Archives: Portugal
The Magical World of Portuguese Wine
Entering wine country in Portugal is almost like being Alice falling down the rabbit hole. It’s a whole other world. It is also one of the most intriguing wine regions of the world.
Port wines have been famous for centuries, and its winegrowing area was one of the very first in the world to be legally limited by certain boundaries (called demarcation). Now Portugal’s wine producers are taking their table wines just as seriously as their fortified wines. And table wines from Portugal are among the top ten imports into the U.S. There are roughly 230 grape varieties grown here.
Vintuba Podcast-#7- Drive by Wine Review #1
In episode 7 of the vintuba podcast JonM calls ChrisO on his very foggy commute to get some wine recommendations. Click Below to Play the Show: Show #7 (11:19min 4.8MB) The wines that ChrisO recommended: 2005 Chryseia Duoro P+S Prats and Symington (Duoro, Portugal) $44 2006 Herdade dos Grous, (Alentejo Portugal) $24 2005 Quinta do [...]
The Stories Behind Wine Episode 1 – Port
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History-Science-Party
We talk to Nick Poleto Director of wine education for Kobrand Imports. Get out your smoking jacket, light up your cigars and kick back to the soothing tales of Port.