Mary Taylor, Filipe Ferreira Douro 2016, Portugal
Tasting Note: A solid Douro red blend with a good foundation of black fruit and flavor depth.[Read more]
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Jazz Musician & Esporão CEO, João Roquette, Adds “Personal Sustainability” to Family Wine Company’s Sustainability Efforts
Jazz Musician & Esporão CEO, João Roquette, Adds “Personal Sustainability” to Family Wine Company’s Sustainability Efforts
João Roquette is the youngest of six siblings and the CEO and Chairman of Esporão Group, a family-owned wine company that is one of Portugal’s major wine producers.[Read more]
Symington Family Estates Quinta Do Vesuvio Pombal Do Vesuvio 2018 – A Silky, Douro Red Blend That Oozes with Black Fruit and Opulence
Symington Family Estates, Quinta Do Vesuvio Pombal Do Vesuvio 2018, Douro, Portugal
Tasting Note: A silky, Douro red blend that oozes with black fruit and opulence.[Read more]
Prats & Symington Prazo de Roriz 2018 – Complex, Brooding & Leggy
Prats & Symington, Prazo de Roriz 2018, Douro, Portugal
Tasting Note: A Douro red blend that is complex, brooding and leggy.[Read more]
Esporão’s Focus on Sustainability in Portugal’s Vinho Verde & Douro DOCs
Esporão’s Focus on Sustainability in Portugal’s Vinho Verde & Douro DOCs
If you appreciate Portuguese wine, you’ve probably already enjoyed a bottle from Esporão which produces over 15 million bottles a year and is one of Portugal’s top-10-largest wine producers in terms of value.[Read more]
Esporão Murças Assobio Red 2017 – A Pleasing, Touriga-Nacional-Led Red Blend
Esporão, Murças Assobio Red 2017, Douro, Portugal
Tasting Note: A Touriga-Nacional-led red blend with pleasing midpalate concentration and black fruit.[Read more]
Esporão Quinto Dos Murças Minas 2018 – A Pleasing Potpourri of Black Fruit
Esporão, Quinto Dos Murças, Minas 2018, Douro, Portugal
Tasting Note: Douro red blends don’t get as much press as its, older, more-popular brother Port, and you should use this market reality to benefit from under-the-radar, Douro red blends which offer great price-to-quality value including this wine which offers a pleasing potpourri of black fruit.[Read more]
Quinta Das Carvalhas Branco 2015 – A Robust, Full-Throttle White Blend with Attractive Notes of Development
Quinta Das Carvalhas, Branco 2015, Douro, Portugal
Tasting Note: A robust, full-throttle white blend from Portugal with attractive notes of development.[Read more]
Quinta Das Carvalhas Reserva 2017 – A Perfect Cold-Weather Comfort Wine
Quinta Das Carvalhas, Reserva 2017, Douro, Portugal
Tasting Note: The sort of concentrated, ripe, black-fruit blend that is the perfect cold-weather comfort wine and also a wine to enjoy with grilled meats.[Read more]
Vallado Touriga Nacional 2017 – A Bottle to Slow Down & Enjoy
Vallado, Touriga Nacional 2017, Douro, Portugal
Tasting Note: Touriga Nacional is a Portuguese grape that impresses with its depth of flavor, concentration and intensity, and this bottle is no exception.[Read more]
