Papa Figos, Douro Valley Wine
We brought back this bottle of Portuguese wine from our trip to share with our friends. It is excellent and well balanced. Despite being in Porto I didn’t pick up any port wine except for a small bottle we were given as a gift. Although I did taste port several times while we were there.
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Birthday Wine Tasting at Nabu
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Missed the Valentine’s tasting last weekend so decided to do it today on a whim. Tasty and close to the Valley! Check it out!
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From Douglas…
Perhaps it is our trips to Sicily that make us prefer prosecco over other sparkling wines, but I think it also has to do with the difference in flavor profile from traditional French Champagne and American Sparkling Wines. We prefer a slightly sweeter taste to our sparklers and prosecco almost always seems to provide that.
You don’t need a special occasion for prosecco either. It is inexpensive enough to keep a bottle on the fridge all the time for spontaneous sharing with friends and family and yet the bubbles offer something more special something different from standard red or white wines. In fact, prosecco is one of the few white wines my wife will drink. She is a very traditional Sicilian in preferring the heavy, dark, smoky red wines whether sipping a glass on its own or pairing it with a large bowl of pasta.
If you haven’t checked out prosecco lately, give it a try. Your local BevMo or other local wine store is sure to have a wide variety available.
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Previously in the Douglas E. Welch 2016 Gift Guide…
A Sommelier Chooses His 10 Favorite Wines For $16 Or Less from Business Insider
Recently, we wrote about an experiment showing that most people can’t taste the difference between cheap and expensive wine, and it got us thinking: What are the best inexpensive wines?
So we asked an expert: Sommelier Jörn Kleinhans, the owner of the Wine Elite Sommelier Company.
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The 5 Best Red Wines for Sangria from The Kitchn
So, you’ve taken notes from Emma on how to make the perfect red wine sangria, and you’re ready to make your first pitcher. But which red wine should you use? Most recipes simply call for the broad category of “dry red wine.” Let’s take away the guesswork and narrow down some specific styles of wine that deliciously complement the fresh, fruity essence of summer sangria.
A traditional Spanish libation, sangria is a wine-based “punch” that includes seasonal fruit, a sweetener, brandy, and sometimes a splash of soda water.
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