Japanese Stamp features Portuguese Wine Label

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Mario Ferreira
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Japanese Stamp features Portuguese Wine Label

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I would like to let everybody know about this curiosity: "Casal Garcia", a popular Portuguese "Vinho Verde" wine with worldwide distribution, has its label being featured in Japan on a post office stamp !!

Pic.1 - The wine and its bottle produced in Portugal:
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Pic.2 - the Japanese Post Office Stamp:
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/Mario.
p.s. BTW, Casal Garcia was my first "love". I was seventeen then 8)
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Wild stuff. I am wondering why Japan would do such a thing?

Casal Garcia was also the first Vinho Verde I ever tasted. BTW Mario, I like your new avatar!
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