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The welcome surprise at the Wine Bloggers’ Conference #wbc12…Portuguese wines!
Posted on September 4, 2012 3 Comments
Portuguese wines were a huge surprise to me the first time I tried them and continue to be whenever I initiate others into this small but grand wine world of Portuguese wines. Portugal has more to offer than just Port wines, they have amazing still wines a.k.a regular wines, that will blow you away! Having […]
Quinta do Vesuvio Estate of Symington Family Estates in Douro, Portugal
Posted on October 6, 2011
It is amazing how wines are made in this region of the world. These are “lagares” where the grapes are destemmed, pumped into these huge lake like things, everyone walks over them, extracting the best must. Then they break the seal or sombrero- hat with a long stick and collect the juice. What a great […]
Visit to W. J Graham’s of the Symington Family Estates in Oporto
Posted on October 6, 2011
W. J Graham’s is part of the Symington Family Estates and is one of the most well known wineries in the region. Quinta do Vesuvio in an earlier visit is part of W.J. Graham’s and is one of the best known estates used for their port. Â Marisol of W.J. Graham’s shows us around and provides […]
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