Best consumed before the
next ice age.
Excellent paired with xylem
and phloem (while supplies last).
Exhibits all the elegance of
an exhumed chainmail suit.
Carefully farmed using the
stick and carrot technique.
Can’t wait to try it?
Take a deep breath and
reorder your grey cells…
And were you able to follow
the bass line?
I didn’t think so.
Hang in there.
Pavao Vinho Verde Tinto NV
Another one from the $100 case.
My notes indicate the I have had
VV whites and rosés, but this is
my first “tinto”.
A bit fizzy (not unusual
for VV).
https://vinepair.com/wine-blog/7-things-you-need-to-know-about-vinho-verde/
Very low ALC = 11.5%.
Fruit bomb.
Unexpected full bodied
for a low ALC wine.
Enough “structure” in
the form of acidity and
tannins to keep the wine
from being ridiculous.
I don’t know what you
are SUPPOSED TO do with
this kind of wine.
Sangria comes to mind.
The grapes used in the reds
aren’t household names…
http://sarmentosimports.com/product-catalog/pavao-vinho-verde-red/
You CAN enjoy this wine
if you are prepared for
something fun and different.
A-N-D…
This looks to be another
“non-vintage” offering from
Portugal.
Seems like they ought to
have at least a “born on”
date or SOMETHING.
Hang in there.
From freaking Portugal…
(Yes, even wine retailers
can’t spell.)
This MIGHT be love
at first sip.
Sometimes I do get
DISTINCT impressions
of THE WINE after a few
sips.
Gamey, then a softness,
then tartness, and
finally smoke.
The fruit flavor
might be light
blackberry.
Nothing heavy.
Now I taste/feel
chalk???
I took me a while
to figure out what
I’m drinking.
It looks like
the grapes come from
the Beiras region.
http://sarmentosimports.com/product-catalog/porta-do-fontelo-red-wine/
This will show
you the location
of Beira wine regions.
https://winefolly.com/review/what-wines-to-drink-from-portugal-by-region/
To make life interesting,
it looks like there
is a
province,
geographic area, AND
wine region
named Beira.
So, I have no idea
what I’m drinking.
There is a reference
to UDACA on the
bottle.
UDACA seems to be
a commune in the
Dão wine
region that claims
to make the wine
but there is no
specific clue as to
where the grapes
are sourced.
This makes sense
since there is no
wine region pedigree
specified on the bottle.
Notice that the
Dão and Beira
regions intertwine
as you move inland.
This would be a
perfect opportunity
to make affordable wine
from grapes that come
from various vineyards
in several different
regions that aren’t
in premier locations.
AND have the wine
turn out REALLY NICE.
This wine IS
really nice.
A fullness of
flavor without being
HEAVY.
Now I’m picking up
a bit of something
GREEN and piquant.
Day Two…
Whatever GREEN there
WAS is getting lost
in the anti-braised
green beans and garlic
that I’m having today.
The wine is still
CHARMING.
Like a high school
band concert.
Beauty is in the
eye of the beholder.
I played and I
listened.
I can’t decide which
is worse.
Why weren’t the
the band and audience
BOTH drinking
(wine preferably)
BEFORE the concert?
I DON’T KNOW.
It seems like things
would have been a bit
less “tense” with
an “icebreaker”.
What a minute!
How does a
wonderful Portuguese
red wine make
one start thinking
about high school
band concerts???
Easy, the old grey
sponge can’t remember
anything else.
Shrink: How is
the old memory
holding up?
Option Trader: I
don’t remember.
S: What did you
wear to your third
birthday party?
OT: A buccaneer outfit.
S: Did you wear
a patch over one
eye?
OT: Yes, I had a
hard time reading
the wine list without
it.
http://www.buypiratecostumes.com/buccaneer.html
Hang in there.
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