by Keith S Wallace | Portugal, Portugese | All Things Corked & Forked, Featured, Portuguese Wine Reviews
Portuguese Wines There is evidence of wine production in what is now Portugal since the time of the Tartessians, who planted vines in the Sado and Tagus valleys around, at least, 2000 BC. Later, Phoenicians, Romans, and Celts contributed to the expansion of the...
by Keith S Wallace | Spanish Wine, wine review | Portuguese Wine Reviews, Wine Reviews
Sogrape is Portugal’s Gallo Wines. It’s the biggest winemaker in the country, and it’s not above throwing a critter on the label. This is the company behind Mateus, for effing crissake. I really really really wish Gallo could make something as good...
by Keith S Wallace | Chairman's Selection, PLCB, Wine & Spirits Stores, Wine Ratings, wine-reviews | Portuguese Wine Reviews, Wine Reviews
A top notch producer that is making a name for itself on the international stage. Winemakers Francisco Olazabal & Francisco Ferreira are putting together some of the best dry wines, as well as assembling some seriously legit Porto. There is no sure-fire way...
by Keith S Wallace | PLCB, Wine Ratings, wine-reviews | Portuguese Wine Reviews, Wine Reviews
The tension between tannin and acid is remarkable. This wine is tight as a guitar string, which brings a high toned musicality to the experience. A nose of crushed stone and white cherries warbles about, with the thunk-thunk of burnt vanilla just in the...
by Keith S Wallace | Chairman's Selection, Fine Wine and Good Spirits, PLCB, Wine & Spirits Stores, Wine Ratings, wine-reviews | Featured, Portuguese Wine Reviews, Wine Reviews
Despite being around since 1815, this port producer doesn’t really exist. That’s reason enough to pick up a bottle or two. Let me explain: Feuerheerd’s was founded in 1815 by Dietrich Matthias Feuerheerd who established his wine shipping business in...
