I will be ording the 6 bone wine from WL right now and will enjoy asap.. great episode.

I’ve had several enjoyable, value driven wines from Spain, Chile, Argentina, but not Portugal…WHAT’S WRONG WITH ME? Gotta get with the program…

QOTD: Quinta do Encontro. Rolls in at about $6. #36871 at WineLibrary.

QOTD: Niepoort Vertente was the most recent that I really enjoyed.

Favorite Portuguese wine currently is Cortes De Cima Alentejo. Very good red wine at a very fair price.

What a great episode.

QOTD – Barco Negro Red Douro Wine $7.99 at Costco, liked it so much I went back a bought 3 more bottles.

You crack me up! Such great energy. Looks like I have 1 2004 Quinta de S. Francisco Ã?bidos in my ‘cellar’ which I bought at a tasting. It was about 10 bucks and I must have liked it! I have your book now – your personality really shines through. Just started reading it – your descriptions are very vivid. Wow, the 6 dollar wine sounded great – why it’s so great to taste before buying, as one would assume it was plonk just considering the price point alone.

Thank you for picking on a juicer besides Barry.

RE: stolen bases, check out Jacoby Ellsbury… kid got 6 steals over two games… crazy!

BTW, Admiral Wines imports TISHBI ESTATE WINERY WINES FROM ISRAEL!!!! Just thought I’d let you know ::wink wink nudge nudge::

QOTD: I promise… starting 3/31/2009

QOTD:
1977 Dow’s Vintage Porto…it’s red and from Portugal.

Great show! Haven’t had a Portugal red, but have had the Dorado, which is pretty good. Will soon to start trying some Portugal reds. I’ve had some Bordeaux reds, and they are very strong on the pallet, so I’m glad that you’ve introduced some “silky” reds that can help me to transition into the bigger Bordeaux reds.

As always, thanks for doing this show for us!

QOTD: Incognito. Purchased it in the Ironbound District in Newark. Don’t remember the vintage. Was in the $20 range. Haven’t noticed it in any wine stores in NJ/NY except for that Ferry St. Wine Shop in Newark and that was in 2003.

Thunder-ful show GV!

QOTD: I’ve only tried a handful of them, and the one I remember liking most was the Alianca Vista Tinta Roriz.

Need to drink more wines from Portugal. Can’t speak to my favorite now so I’ll order some this week.

Lovin’ how a cheap wine can bring thunder and it’s interesting how many people just don’t buy wines under a certain price point. I have been guilty of thinking there aren’t many thunderific wines at around 6 or 7 bucks but here’s to expanding our palates and opening our minds.

Thank you so much for the shout out, Gary!

QOTD: Can’t think of my favorite Portuguese wine, but we’ve definitely had some great ones!

Keep it up Gary!

QOTD: I don’t believe I’ve ever had a Portuguese wine. But I’ve had two Spanish wines recently that were fabulous: Vina Sastre (tempranillo) 2005 from the Ribera del Duero in Spain – $19.99 and Can Blau 2006(carignane, syrah, and grenache)- $15.00, and both of them were memorable.
I am reading the book and I’m loving it. The format is so clear and the writing is fun and informative. I like the little boxed in blurbs and though I can’t find most of the wines where I live I’m finding the descriptions interesting enough to keep reading.

Hope you survived Houston and managed to stay somewhat cool. I grew up in The Woodlands and my parents still live there – I heard from my mom that the heat index was 106 today. Enjoy Austin tomorrow – it is my second favorite city (after Seattle, where I now live). If you have a chance eat some texmex for me (I recommend Chuy’s or Trudy’s).
QOTD: I will certainly be picking one (or more) up on the way home tomorrow!

QOTD: Vale de Meao Douro red wine

Domini 2003 Duero was excellent

It’s great to see a show on Portuguese wines. I’ve been talking about them for many years now. My favorite is EA red and Quinta do Vale Meao…an amazing wine!

I PROMISE TO GET A PORTUGESE RED!!!!I cant wait for you to be in Austin tommorow, last time you were here my in-laws and my hubby got to hang with you and i was out of town, not this time!!! Cant wait :)And i am sooo in the “I love white wine and i want to get into reds” crowd and im gonna get that Cerejeiras!

That’s encouraging, I had the ’05 Cerejeiras and found it irredeemably nasty. However, the Adriano Ramos Pinto and So Touriga were actually very nice, and I’m looking forward to getting to know CARM and Luis Pato better.

QOTD: No favorite Portugese wine yet, but I’m definitely workin on expanding the PAL … drinking the Fontaleoni Vernaccia as we speak! AND I tried a greco di tufo the other night at a restaurant. Forget which one though. Doh! All I remember is lemon and lime all over the place! YUM. 🙂 Thanks for changing my wine world!

PS – You gotta get some Vaynerchick shirts!!

PPS – I think this might be my 5th post. Does that qualify me as no longer a lurker??

QOTD- 1963 Graham’s. Still reminds me of a cold night in front of the fire with Allison in Seattle. Good memories

GV? Is that a trip advisor shirt? Whatever it is, it’s cool. Love wine from Portugal, not only cheap but they have unique and varied tastes. It seems like the growers are creating their own style and not copying any other region. They’re true Vayniacs. You picked three wines, all good and all different. I bet the one you passed on was also quite good. If it was compared with any other 10 dollar wine, it would have got a big thumbs up.

Been drinking a lot of wine from Portugal…

2006 Álvaro Castro, Dão. Loved it!
2006 Quinta do Crasto “Crasto” Douro also loved it!

These are 12 dollar wines that have a very satisfying structure and complexity. The terrior is very Portugal, so you are definitely tasting something that is not mass produced or trying to copy another region. Portuguese wines taste like Portuguese wines, so if you are looking for a copy of your favorite Rhone or Sonoma, you will be disappointed

Nice Show GV,

I can honestly say that I have never tried a Portuguese Wine…But I PROMISE to search one out and expand the Pal.