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…
During the Wines of Portugal tasting that I was able to attend recently I had the opportunity to also have a short interview with Filipa Anunciação, the senior area manager from Wines of Portugal. It was interesting to hear her…
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,…
A portfolio tasting is a great place for a restaurateur, liquor store staff, and wine media, like me, to find out about the latest vintages of wines, and brand new wines, for a wine agent’s portfolio. With a change in…
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…
In the first part of my notes on the 31st Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival I talked about BC wines as this was the featured region. But there was more than just BC wines at the festival. I will spend…
The 31st Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival has now come and gone. I attended the “Get Uncorked” kick off to the Festival, went to a Burgundy tasting (pinot noir, chardonnay and gamay), a Pinot tasting (all types of pinot both…
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…