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Spanish Wine, Portuguese Wine, their foods, and cultures
Common Names: Touriga Nacional, Mortágua - A small berry varietal capable of producing dark tannic wines, rising to become the star player in the historic Port wines of Northern Portugal.
Port wine is typically described as having an inky, dense and dark color with a powerful bouqu ... Continue reading »
Port wine is typically described as having an inky, dense and dark color with a powerful bouqu ... Continue reading »
3 years ago
Impressive and well written piece on the key grape in Port production. I have enjoyed a few single grape bottlings of Touriga Nacional from a variety of vintages by Quinta do Crasto that uses this particular grape in non-fortified Douro red wine. If you have not tried one, seek out the '96, 2001 or 2003. I appreciate your work here and hope you will include other grapes that cross the borders of our Iberian wine partners, Spain and Portugal such as Tempranillo/Tinta Roriz.
Keep up the excellent writing!
Roy Hersh
3 years ago
Impressive and well written piece on the key grape in Port production. I have enjoyed a few single grape bottlings of Touriga Nacional from a variety of vintages by Quinta do Crasto that uses this particular grape in non-fortified Douro red wine. If you have not tried one, seek out the '96, 2001 or 2003. I appreciate your work here and hope you will include other grapes that cross the borders of our Iberian wine partners, Spain and Portugal such as Tempranillo/Tinta Roriz.
Keep up the excellent writing!
Roy Hersh
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