Guide To different types of Portuguese Wine

1. Guide To different types of Portuguese Wine Portugal has a great tradition of winemaking with a wealth of characterful (if sometimes unpronounceable) indigenous grape varieties as well as a wonderfully varied climate and topography. Like its neighbour Spain, Portugal has been undergoing something of a quiet revolution over the last twenty years or so. A reluctance to follow trends and plant international grapes is now paying dividends and the new breed of full-blooded, fruit-filled wines are more than able to compete on the world stage. The unique flavours that are the hallmark of Portugal's indigenous grape varieties have become its trump card. Good news for those looking for a change from buying Moldovan wine online made from ubiquitous international varieties. Port: Fortified sweet wines. Specifically LBV Port, Tawny Port, and Vintage Port wines, which are the best and made by blending “port grapes” which include Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz (Tempranillo), Tinta Barroca, and Tinto Cão among many others. White Port and Pink Port: Beyond the red Port, there are also Port wines made with the rare white wine varieties in the region. Rosé Port is relatively new, and both of these wines are awesome to use in light-alcohol summer cocktails such as the Porto classic: White Port and Tonic. Tinto Douro: Full-bodied red wines. They have talked about Douro Reds before, but the same red grapes of Port wine happen to make outstanding full-bodied, tannic, age-worthy red wines. You can find them on the cheap for around $10–$12 a bottle or, if you’re a collector, start looking into wine ratings and expect to spend about $50 for something world-class. Douro Branco: Light-bodied white wines. Douro Branco isa crisp, minerally white wine with minimal fruity flavors, subtle flinty notes and salinity, and high acidity. Douro white wines are a little harder to find and include the white Port varieties of Rabigato, Viosinho, Gouveio, and Folgazão (etc.)

2. Trás-os-Montes: This remote region in the north-east of the country is bound on one side by high mountains and on the other the border with Spain (the name means 'behind the mountains. The schistose soils are similar to those of the Douro and grapes grown here are similar too. The climate can be extreme here with harsh winters and low rainfall in summer. Reds are often lighter and more aromatic than those of neighboring Douro. The wines being made in Portugal have changed in just the last few years, and they are really hot right now. To celebrate the dynamic changes taking place there trade body Wines of Portugal took the theme of Taste a World of Difference for its annual portfolio tasting. They changed the venue, the style of the tasting, drafted in Portuguese wine online for the evening consumer event, and have put even more oomph behind their already-impressive education programs, organics section, and focus on the excellent white wines coming out of the country. Contact Details: Address: 4 Chatham St Dublin Southside, Dublin 2, D02 R223, Ireland Call: 1850 211 879 Website: https://www.thecorkscrew.ie/