yah!

You are nuts! The Anfora reminds of an over alcoholic Shiraz. The bitterness is the alcohol. This one of the first reviews I completely differ with you.

I promise to expand my wine palate and make a run at the wine century club.

Having Lived in Portugal several years and with a wife from Portugal, we have some good experience in this arena and our opinions are:

BEST VERDE - ALVARINHO. Medium-High priced
Palacio Da Brejoeira - Moncao region

VERDE (All Tastes) - CASAL GARCIA (Cheap Price!) Tastes always the same. Good for a first experience of green wines. Better than Lancer's but in the same category for the Portuguese native.

GOOD QUALITY - GOOD PRICE:
FALCOARIA -white- of Ribatejo region.
SERRAS DE AZEITAO -white-(2005) Sado Region.
MONTE VELHO - red (2006) Alentejo Region
CABECA DE BURRO - red (2005) Douro Region.

Be Aware that PORTO & MADEIRA wines are from Portugal Only.
Because of the regions they come from, which is Porto and Madeira.

Be aware of the FAKE wines such as the the so-called "Porto" from Australia.
It would be the same as calling champagne to wine that does not come from the region of Champagne in France.
That's why all the other sparkling wines are just called sparkling wines made according to the "Champagne Method."

Boas Festas! Enjoy!

Dam those grape varieties are hard to pronounce...
I have many favourites but i cant tell.
all the best,

Hi Gary; I have tried my first bottle of Portugese red wine and I am a little blown away! You NEED to try this bottle; it's £6.99 over here and I am going to take it to a tasting and buy some more bottles for my family and friends. I think it's wonderful - I hope you find it and I hope you agree.

2005 Point West, Touriga National, Regional Estremadura, Portugal. 13%. If you find it e-mail me and let me know what you think. Tom.

QOTD: Port. I drink a good amount of it and looooove it. Love the flavors of chocolate, smoke, caramel, toffee, coffee, wood, etc. Have a 94 Dows and planning on buying a top 2003. Almost always have one when Im out at a nice restaurant with a chocolate dessert.

Sorry I missed this awesome episode when it came out ... we have been drinking great values from Portugal ever since you first turned Darcey and I on to them. You get yet another great thank you from us.

I hope I find that very good $6 wine. Was quite surprised to find one that was not a winner there.

QOTD - Just tried the 2005 Quinta do Crasto DOC Douro, very good indeed and inexpensive too.

I really don't think I have missed from portgual yet, but hard to pick one that is my favorite.

QOTD - Charamba 2004 Douro.

QOTD - Trying to buy a few different wines to start a collection of my own. Will start my search tomorrow to find the Cerejeiras!

love the green owl shirt as well

I just had my first Portugal red. It was 2004 Sogrape Dao Duque de Viseu. It was a blend of touriga nacional, jaen, alfrocheiro and preto. Not bad for 10 bones. Lots of black pepper and a little cranberry on the nose. A little thick and chemical inky with some bite and drying on the finish.

Hey GV
Thanks for the hello to the UK contingent. I've only been on your case since Christmas but religiously use your videos to accompany going running. Have thought for ages you should come to the country and help strip the conservatism that seems inherent here. I want to raise my hand and petition for a signing in Cardiff, Wales. Please don't just go to London, Manchester and Glasgow. We may have a small country but our public transport system is so bollocks that getting to those towns is like you taking a road trip to Seattle or somewhere.
James \m/

Hi there! I live in Brazil! Talking about Portuguese Red Wines.. I am having just now a DAO Quinta de Cabriz 2005, 88 points from Wine Spectator (2004).Very good wine (grapes Alfrocheiro, Tinta-Roriz and Touriga-Nacional).Here, it costs R$ 22,00 ( circa of US$ 13.75).As Vaynerchuk rightsfully says," wine is supposed to bring people together" and not a "pissing contest" on who knows more about!Keep up with the good work..

Hi all.. Good day

Great show!

Q-Not sure, only had a few, need to try more.

Thanks, GV. I'll go seek out one this week. All I've ever had are ports.

GV - good show.
I have not had many Portugese table wines.
I will commit to go out and find some soon.

POEIRA

QOTD - Periquita is my must drunk wine, overall. A cheap, fruity and good wine. Have been going over to other wines the last months, but I have had buckets of Periquita.

Cortes de Cima, all wine from this producer are great!
http://www.cortesdecima.pt/,

and Niepoort wine, those are all great as well:
http://www.niepoort-vinhos.com/

Tried the Sanguinhal Cerejeiras and really liked it. Just ordered a case.

QOTD: I have yet to try one, but I have one aging at the moment (Quinta do Zambujerio)

QOTD: Wow, just checked CellarTracker and I'm surprised. The only Portuguese wines I've had are Port and Vinho Verde. I've got to get on that.

Loved the show Gary. After growing up in a Portuguese neighborhood(Newark's Ironbound), marrying into a great Portuguese family and having a wine importer relative, I have tried many wines from there. Most times, I don't even remember the names of the wines I drink from there neither. Example, just had two really good ones(a white and a red) at a cousins Christening last Sunday and have no clue what they were. All I know is, they were nice!

When we go visit Portugal, we visit the North and South family members so we get different tastes the whole trip. However, as good as some of their wines are, it isn't "my" first wine country of choice. Oh oh, I think I might be in trouble now.

Cartuxa, Primavera Reserve(although, bottle to bottle it varies), and one with some Cabernet in it that I can't remember the name that I drink all the time are some of my favorites besides others.

p.s. Like Pedro said, wine has been made there for a stupendous amount of time.

qotd: i do not remember if i've had a portuguese wine but i will buy one the next time i'm at the store just to be sure

Tinta Roriz is Tempranillo in the North of Portugal, in the South of Portugal it is known as Aragonês.
Actually Portugal has over 500 grape variatals.
Wine has been produced in the region where Portugal is located, known previously as Lusitania, since the time of the Romans or be it over 5000 years ago!

Dona Maria Reserva - Alentejo

Didn't read through all the comments so i'm not sure if anyone's covered this but tinta roriz is tempranillo. I know one or two of the others are also common varieties (cab sauv and fran i beleive). An episode educating us on the dozens of grapes of Portugal would be sweet.

2004 Quinta val meo duoro. Excellent balance and pure fruit. A little more expensive but great is the 2005 quinto do chocopalha. Stellar and available widely here in Tampa Bay.

Love this episode!...I've been watching for the past year and the passion you have can not be denied. I've been trying Portuguese wines as of late in San Francisco. Couldn't agree more, Great value, at a realistic price point. Bummed I missed your book signing recently but I'm spreading the word. I would love to hear more food pairing recommendations with your reviews, but that's just me...Bring the THUNDER!!

QOTD: Casa Santos Lima "Quinta de Bons-Ventos" 2003 (Estremadura - Alenquer IPR). Stunning QPR. EURO 4.90 a bottle. Tried one bottle, ended up with 19 bottles before the vintage was no longer available. Enjoyed them on summer evenings with friends, all of them fell in love with this wine for its balance and silkiness. Probably the best under ten dollar wine I ever had.

Gary-WWWWHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOO??? WWWWWWHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO??????????????? gave you the green owl shirt???

Ok, splitting hairs over $6-7 wine versus $10 is asinine. Give me a break, pay the extra $3. It's not an $80 ream-you meritage, come on.

Portuguese wines just rock, excellent topic. I hope you do many, many more shows on these wines.

Have had many Syrahs from this neighborhood recently. Mixed bag, really, as it is an "international" varietal. Invariably in a blend with Touriga Nacional. Some really good stuff. Many local varietals, especially some of the whites, are rocking. But when it comes to Portugal, you've got to go for the Tawny's. Vintage ports are good too, but I love Tawny, and it won't break the bank like the VPs do.

Seriously, though, stop with the $10 is overpriced thing, that sets the wrong expectation. If you can get a really good wine for $10 and that's a couple bucks more than the $$$ you spend on your usual crap, then don't buy the pack of cigs and spring for the better vino. $10 is not a lot to pay for real wine, I don't care who you are. Don't train people to go for happy meals when for a few bucks more they can support real, biodynamic/organic producers who care about their product.

QOTD: Charumba for $7dollars. Is the best $7dollars i spent on a wine.

Gary-Who knew that you would leave us hanging????????????? :)

QOTD: I promise to try a new Portuguese red wine this week. I love Tawney port but have not gotten into Portuguese red wines, I'll try to find some around the same $8-$10 price range. Great Show!

promise to try some portuguese! that's right chone figgins is the man. hey g, here is so cal we call him "sean" figgins. ran in to him at the local mall during the off season and said hi. real nice guy, he pronounses his name sean though? go figure