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Another great red table wine from Portugal this wine is a blend of Alfrocheiro, Tinta Roriz, and Touriga National. Unlike most Portuguese wines this is not a field blend and all three varietals were vinified separately. This technique might account for the broad depth of aromas and flavors this wine offers up in a complex [...]

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Another good table wine from Portugal. This wine was made from a blend of grapes that you might not recognize—Touriga Nacional, Aragonêz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Trincadeira. By blending they obtain similar results to that of the great Rhone blends and to a lesser degree but still the blending of separate elements to obtain a specific [...]

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While I might say from time to time just because it is a tradition it doesn’t mean it’s all good if I tried to apply that statement to this winery I would be wrong. Also, if I made that assessment concerning this wine I would be 100% wrong. This winery is steeped in tradition and [...]

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Getting up early after an eventful evening in Gaia, Portugal made departing the fantastic luxury surroundings at the Yeatman Hotel difficult. Knowing that my journey into the Douro would bring knowledge and adventure and probably a whole lot of things I could not anticipate made the departure somewhat exciting. It was made a little easier [...]

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Quinta de S. Jose Douro Riverside Lodge, Tasting Room and Retreat Douro, Portugal On a recent trip to Portugal I met the most wonderful family—Joao Brito E Cunha his wife Sofia, and most importantly his mother Teresa and father Ruy who exemplify the tightly knit social structure among the wine grape growers and wine producers [...]

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Just when I thought I had tasted the best of red still wines available locally in the Northwest retail distribution, this one lands on my table and impressed the heck out of my palate. This was the second still wine I have tasted lately from a Portugal producer that really made me decide to start [...]

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