Portuguese Red Wines – Episode #476

June 2, 2008

Gary rants and raves about Portugal as the next coming so lets see what these wines have to offer.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Tinto Da AnforaOther Portuguese Red Wine
2005 Bafarela RedOther Portuguese Red Wine
2007 Sanguinhal CerejeirasOther Portuguese Red Wine

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June 3, 2008

BigTarheel
2003 Quinta do vale Meao Meandro
June 3, 2008

KyleLikesTies
QoTD: I’ve not had a Portuguese red in ages … -but- I’m running a bit behind on the things I’ve promised to try (a dry ros’e is one that stands out … although I saw a 100% cab. franc ros’e at a shop the other day, and it’s hard for anything made from cab. franc to be bad, so I think I’ll have to give that one a go). That said, I’ll try some more Portuguese reds when I have a chance.
June 3, 2008

Chris in Tulsa
QOTD: Have not had a Portugese wine that really stands out as my favorite. Need to try more. Do love Vinho Verdes with shell fish! Great summer wine.
June 3, 2008

RieslingRon
I haven’t bought a bottle of Portuguese wine, however, I have had a glass of red at a restaurant that I enjoyed very much.

I will be looking for the Cerejerias.
June 3, 2008

Kelly
QTOD:I have never tasted a Portuguese wine but have one in my cellar. I will drink it this week.
June 3, 2008

ruffy
Douro and Alentejo are in fact great wine producing regions…They are in oposite extremes of the country and differ quite a lot in climate and soil types. In between, among many others, i recommend you to try some wine from the DÃƒo region. They have some really interesting unique wines. Check it out!
June 3, 2008

ruffy
Thanks for showing good stuff from the rectangle by the Atl.Ocean!

Best Portuguese Wines: Barca Velha, CARM 2005 and last but not least Vinho de Colares (probably one of the most unique wines in the World).
June 3, 2008

Indigo
BACKGROUND MUSIC??? Do you have a new producer – adding a bit more to the thunder show. What song is it?

Great show!
June 3, 2008

Patt
QOTD: PORT!!!!! well…..it used to be red. Tawny is my favorite unless it is Vintage.
June 3, 2008

Susan
Gary-QOTD: I will get a Portuguese red THIS week………….. Thanks for expanding our palates!!!!
June 3, 2008

BobbyTiger
Portuguese wines? Not to this point, but……………………………………………………I promise, yes promise, to purchase some this weekend. While I don’t expect to find the wines you showcased, I’ll do my best to find a nice looking label, and selling for around 8 to 10 ba-ba bones.
June 3, 2008

yowens
Sweet values. QOTD: I’m not sure I’ve had one, but I will soon
June 3, 2008

Russ
Good show GV. QOTD -Haven’t had a one yet but will this week. We have been stuck on Borolo’s and Rioja’s lately.
June 3, 2008

Shane
Nice little cameo on System today. So, we going to see you as part of R3 soon?
June 3, 2008

Clifford
Haven’t tried a Portuguese wine yet. Can’t promise to try it this week, but I will make sure to do it sometime within the next few weeks.

If you are wondering about the Vayniacs’ demographics, this lurker is 27 years old.
June 3, 2008

onekailuaboy
QOTD: 2001 Chryseia Douro, loved this so much I picked up a 6btl case. I’m now down to my last bottle, sadness. Trouble, here in Hawaii we don’t get a lot of wines from Portugal, however we get a lot from Spain.
June 3, 2008

Kevin C
QOTD: My favorite Portugese wine is the one I’m drinking now (first in a long time). At â‚¬7.69 from the Del Haize in Brussels it is a steal. Its called Quinta Das Maias and its a 2005 DAO. There’s a lot of stuff in Portuguese on the lable that I don’t understand, but thanks to you Gary I recognize the cÃ©page: Jaen, Touriga Nacional, Tinto Amarela. The most difficult wine I’ve ever had to describe. Something in the midpalate that just haunts me. Loads of cherry up front, with a fruit salad in the middle and some diesel on the finish. The burning soldier makes an appearance on the nose, though, in my youth it was burning model planes to make their crashing seem realistic, till I burned a hole through my forearm.
June 3, 2008

Chippewamike
QOTD: Nada. . . promise to expand this week. . .while watching the Wings take the Cup Wednesday
June 3, 2008

Bernardo M.
Sam Paes,

I don’t get it when you say in Brazil we have a very strong currency, when it is a lot weaker than even the US dollar(1 dollar is 1,62 reais), although it has been getting stronger. And that wouldn’t be a favor only for portuguese wines, but for all foreign wines.
I agree with you that we have a good access to portuguese wines, and in part that is because we speak the same language, but our currency surely isn’t a factor.

QOTD: Quinta do Vale MeÃ£o 2004, the Quinta do Crasto Touriga Nacional is one of my favorites too.
June 3, 2008

Marco Castro
Thank you!
June 3, 2008

Karl Laczko
And a big shout out from the U.K. back to you Tell me more about this proposed trip to this hallowed land (& remember life doesn’t stop at London)!

QOTD – There is still a lack of easy-to-get Portuguese vinho around me, the best one I’ve had in the past year was a DfJ 2004 Touriga (Touriga Nacional & Touriga Franca), a $12 Vinho Regional Estremadura that I put in the 87 range. Now obviously if we include Port or Madeira into the equation then the scores change!
June 3, 2008

seabop
Fonseca ‘66 Porto
June 3, 2008

Slats
QOTD: Never had and sadly can’t promise to try any this week. I’m judging beer this week (like 40 beers a day, yikes) and the last thing I need is more alcohol to drink.
June 3, 2008

Sam Paes
Man, your portuguese sucks….LOL!!!
That’s why I’m gonna write in portuguese. LOL again!!!!

Aqui no Brasil nÃ³s temos um acesso incrÃvel aos vinhos de Portugal, especialmente porque temos uma moeda local muito forte e porque falamos a mesma lingua, o que nos favorece em termos de negociaÃ§Ã£o.

POrtugal Ã© um paÃs enologicamente interessante, pois Ã© provalvemente o paÃs que possui a maior quantidade de uvas autÃ³ctones do mundo. Isso permite que eles tenham vinhos muito interessantes.

QOTD: o melhor vinho portugues que jÃ¡ bebi foi o PERA MANCA 1998, um vinho que tem muita histÃ³ria e tradiÃ§Ã£o, esse vinho veio com Pedro Alvares Cabral nas caravelas em 1500. TambÃ©m gosto do Barca Velha, Quinta dos Carvalhais, Cartuxa, etc…

excelente show Gary, continue a surpreender-se com os vinhos de portugal.
June 3, 2008

DON D
QOTD:VALE DO BOMFIM 2004 DOURO RESERVA, FROM THE HOUSE OF DOW.