Tag: mateus

Mateus The Original Rose wine close up

It’s Coming Around Again, Mateus Rosé Wine

 mywinepal  November 23, 2018

It’s like Carly Simon says if you are willing to play the game, its “Coming Around Again”. This time I’m talking about Mateus sparkling wine from Portugal. The oval dark green Mateus Rosé sparkling wine bottle is probably very familiar to my parent’s generation, and to me by assimilation.  But for the younger people, GenX and Millennials, Mateus may not be on their…

MyWinePal Portuguese Wine Tasting

 mywinepal  September 26, 2010

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 and Cabernet Sauvignon. Well I would like to suggest you take a chance on both white and red wines from…