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Category Archives: Portugal
Stay-at-Home Tour of the Wineries of Spain & Portugal: Sherry, Port and Madeira
Carrying on with my class on ‘Tasting the Wines of Spain and Portugal’, I am going into the third segment, the fortified wines: Sherry, Port and Madeira. We actually only tasted one Sherry and one Port in the class (bottles … Continue reading
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Tagged fino, fortified wine, Jerez, Madeira, oloroso sherry, port, Portugal, Sherry, Spain, Spanish, spiced almonds, tapas
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At-Home Tour of the Wineries of Spain & Portugal: the Reds
According to the instructor of my wine-tasting class, Spain is the second largest wine producer in the world when it comes to reds, and Portugal is ramping up production of quality reds from the Duoro and Alentejo regions. So here’s … Continue reading
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Tagged cork, cork trees, garnacha, grapes, grenache, Monastrell, Portugal, red wine, sangria, Spain, Spanish, spritzer, tannin, tempranillo, uvas, viñas viejas, vino tinto, wine
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At-Home Tour of the Wineries of Spain & Portugal: Cava and the Whites
In my tasting class at the university we tested 12 bottles of wine from Spain and Portugal. In addition, I have put in a few more bottles from the Iberian Peninsula that have caught my attention. To keep this blog … Continue reading
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Tagged cava, green wine, Portugal, Spain, Spanish, sparkling wine, vino verde, white wine, wine, wines
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