PROWEIN 2013: BUSY, SUCCESSFUL AND INSPIRING (8)
Three days long, 44000 professional visitors from all over the world gathered at ProWein in Düsseldorf; nearly 3500 more visitors than in 2012, 4783 exhibitors from 48 countries. I enjoyed it very much, especially because I had some beautiful and very enticing (re) discoveries! PORTUGAL Portugal is back again on the world wine scene, and [...]
QUINTA DA ROMANEIRA WIJNEN NAAR FLOR DEL VINO
* Just received message * Flor del Vino start met de import van de Douro wijnen van de prestigieuze Quinta da Romaneira . De quinta is een van de mooiste van de regio en heeft 85 ha A-klasse wijngaarden die over een lengte van bijna 3 km aan de Douro grenzen. Van oudsher staat Romaneira [...]
GREAT NEW WEBSITE FOR QUINTA DO NOVAL
Memories of a fantastic visit at QUINTA DO NOVAL, years ago… I still feel the warmth, the cooling wind and shadow on the fabulous terrace with a marvellous view… I can smell the freshly harvested grapes crushed by feet in the granite ‘lagares’, day and night… I can hear the songs and the music of [...]
FORÇA PORTUGAL (12 and last) … TWO BORGES QUINTA WINES DOURO & DÃO
For the last time this month, 2 Portuguese wines on the tasting table, a red Douro and a red Dão, both Quinta (Estate) wines from the well-known producer Sociedade dos Vinhos BORGES. DÃO DÃO is one of the oldest Portuguese wine regions. It is located half-way from north to south Portugal, has a mild climate [...]
FORÇA PORTUGAL (8) – DOURO ‘LELLO’
The Douro wine region is worldwide famous for its Port wines. However, the region produces also some good wines, mostly reds, since the end of the 90’s of the past century. Those red wines are not fortified like Port, but made from the same traditional grape varieties. They are actually unfortified brothers of the Port [...]