What Portuguese wine have you purchased this week...
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My local Costco had 2009 Quinta do Portal Colheita Douro for $13. I grabbed a couple to give them a go this weekend at some point. If I like well enough it may be my new house wine.
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Wow, never saw Portal at a Costco. How could you not buy a handful?
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ive never seen it either.Moses Botbol wrote:Wow, never saw Portal at a Costco. How could you not buy a handful?
Wanted to Road test it before buying. :)
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Been in Denmark buying a load of nice Douro reds, either because we cannot get them in Norway or because they are cheaper in Denmark.
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That's a big haul.Rune EG wrote:Been in Denmark buying a load of nice Douro reds, either because we cannot get them in Norway or because they are cheaper in Denmark.
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Yes a very nice big haul
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3 x 2005 Quinta da Falorca Touriga Nacional Dão
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6 x 2011 Quinta do Vale Meão DOC
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2010 Herdade do Esporão - Monte Velho 1.5L for $14.
Herdade do Esporão is quite well distributed in my area.
Herdade do Esporão is quite well distributed in my area.
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Is this just a basic wine or did you get a really good deal on a more upper end wine?Moses Botbol wrote:2010 Herdade do Esporão - Monte Velho 1.5L for $14.
Herdade do Esporão is quite well distributed in my area.
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2011 Niepoort Twisted White. I was surprised to see this in a local shop, and had to pick up one to try.
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7 x 2011 Quinta Vale D. Maria Douro Red
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1 x 2011 Quinta do Vale Meão Douro Red
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That's their basic wine, but still a good value. From the same liquor store that had the 5L jug of Dao I post a few months ago (which they sell a lot of).Andy Velebil wrote:Is this just a basic wine or did you get a really good deal on a more upper end wine?Moses Botbol wrote:2010 Herdade do Esporão - Monte Velho 1.5L for $14.
Herdade do Esporão is quite well distributed in my area.
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Esporao really shines at the Reserva level, both red and white.
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Their olive oil is fantastic too at a fraction of the Italian big name prices.Brian C. wrote:Esporao really shines at the Reserva level, both red and white.
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Picked up a 5L of Adega de Redondo "Real Lavrador" Alentejano.
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That's a lot of wine. How many people will you need to open that?Moses Botbol wrote:Picked up a 5L of Adega de Redondo "Real Lavrador" Alentejano.
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As much wine as you want the spigot to pour. It comes in a box! They had about 4 different Portuguese wines in a box and about 6-7 5L plastic jugs which I've pictured here before. Another cool wine we picked up was 2000 Falua "Duas Castas", 2 for $10. 14 year old wine with a lot of life for $5 a bottle? That's hard to beat, no matter what region of the world. All are locally imported.Andy Velebil wrote:That's a lot of wine. How many people will you need to open that?Moses Botbol wrote:Picked up a 5L of Adega de Redondo "Real Lavrador" Alentejano.
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Wow, I've never seen Portuguese wine-in-a-box in my area of So. Cal.
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The box wine ended up being fine for daily drinking. Had in decanter 3 hours and was actually a robust wine that could've sat in the decanter 4-5 hours no issues. Short finish and simple in style; you'd have no complaints all considered. First box wine I have tried that had sediment! First half had sediment, but now it's pouring clean. I thought there was a white wine available too.Andy Velebil wrote:Wow, I've never seen Portuguese wine-in-a-box in my area of So. Cal.
Hopefully port will follow suit. I could picture a Messiah's, Borges, Barros, Cruz... tawny or ruby in a box in MA.
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