Portuguese wine may not have the high profile of bottles from France, Italy, California, or even Argentina, but they are well worth searching out! Portugal may be small, but there are 14 distinctive wine regions that provide everything from crisp, fresh whites to unctuous ports and the time-honored Madeira. Each have their own characteristics and prove there is certainly something for everyone.
So, how to find out what you’ll enjoy?
Here’s a great article that introduces some of the major regions and the wines they produce.
And another on some beautiful dry whites.
http://winefolly.com/tutorial/5-dry-portuguese-wines/
How good is Portuguese wine? Very, very good!
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/12/15/portugal-wine-world/20427269/
Now that you know a little bit about Portuguese wine, join Public Radio 90 on our tour of SUNNY PORTUGAL! We’ll be visiting two wineries, with plenty of opportunities to taste even more along the way!
Saude!
