Portugal is more than just port wine. That is where most people’s experience with Portuguese wines may have started and stopped, but Portuguese wines are so much more. I quite enjoy the red and white blends from Portugal. They are…
History of Sanguinhal Wines One of the oldest wineries in Lisbon, Portugal, Agricola Sanguinhal was founded In 1926, by Abel Pereira da Fonseca. He was an innovator, with a passion for his family, grape-growing, and winemaking. He planted Sanguinhal’s first vines…
When someone asks you about your favourite wines from Europe, probably most people would say France or Italy, but there are other countries you should consider like Portugal. There are more than 250 grape varieties in Portugal, giving the wine…
“Uniqueness in a Bottle“. That about sums it up. Portugal produces wines from grapes that are indigenous to their country. I believe there are 250 grape varieties grown in Portugal. I had been told before that during the ice age,…
Are you tired of drinking Cabernet Sauvignon or Chardonnay from around the world? Are you excited by trying a wine from a grape that you have never heard of before? If you said YES, then you should be trying the…
Most of you probably know little about Portuguese wine other than the bottles of the slightly sweet, sparkly Mateus that were so prevalent in Canada 30 years ago. But then you moved on to the classical French varietals, like Chardonnay…