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"Vintage port"
The essence of wet rocks. A purity to die for.
The 2011 Pintas Vintage Port from Wine & Soul not only seduces on the nose, it’s also drinking beautifully. Not a power house, it’s all about finesse and elegance. Just the way I want it. Sandra and Jorge at Wine & Soul continues to impress [...]
At some point you will realize it. Precisely when, is most likely due to how fortunate you’ve been at previous occasions.
Reading about older great vintages elicits the desire of tasting them. To learn and to understand what everyone is talking about. But with age great years doesn’t come cheap and one has to [...]
“I know this flavor. But what is it?”
How do you explain horseradish? Easy, ask the waiter to fetch one from the kitchen. The loin of cod we’re having, served with a creamy sauce and fresh horseradish, pairs excellently with the 2010 Guru from Sandra Tavares da Silva and her husband Jorge Serôdio Borges. Together they [...]
I must have been in my early twenties, when I tasted my first mature port. Still remember the wine, the 1965 Fonseca Guimaerens Vintage Port. It took me by surprise, how well it had aged. Graceful, elegant and still very alive. A passion had awakened; I started to buy Vintage Port. With age, because they [...]
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