frankj1
9 years ago
went with a Portuguese red last night, really easy to enjoy as a sipper before dinner...and knowing me, super cheap.

Herdade Das Albernoas 2014

aradonez 60% trincadeira 20% castellao 20%
Speyside
9 years ago
Aragonez? Interesting blend, Aragonez is another name for Tempernillo. Trincaderia is a port grape also called Tinta Amarela. Tinta Castellao is an ancient grape sometimes used in port.
patrickh44231
9 years ago
Sarah's vineyard. We drank all the wine and stayed late. Don't know is what grapes were in it but fun was had.
frankj1
9 years ago

Aragonez? Interesting blend, Aragonez is another name for Tempernillo. Trincaderia is a port grape also called Tinta Amarela. Tinta Castellao is an ancient grape sometimes used in port.

Speyside wrote:


hmmm, surprised it didn't cross over med into sweet. Very soft and easy to drink.
Speyside
9 years ago
Port grapes will actually produce dry wine. The fortification of port causes fermentation to stop leaving a sweet wine. The yeast stops working due to an alcohol level higher than the level the yeast ferments to.
frankj1
9 years ago
had no idea, pretty interesting.
Speyside
9 years ago
The reason port exists is also interesting. During the Napoleonic wars England could not obtain French wine and looked for a subsitute. Wine from any other country went bad before it reached England by boat. Portugal added alcohol to the wine during fermentation to stablize it for long transport. And so port wine was born.
frankj1
9 years ago

The reason port exists is also interesting. During the Napoleonic wars England could not obtain French wine and looked for a subsitute. Wine from any other country went bad before it reached England by boat. Portugal added alcohol to the wine during fermentation to stablize it for long transport. And so port wine was born.

Speyside wrote:


that is interesting.

I add alcohol to me before long trips too.
deadeyedick
9 years ago

that is interesting.

I add alcohol to me before long trips too.

frankj1 wrote:




Maybe this is why you are portly?
ZRX1200
9 years ago
^ and a genius.

Serra Rosa Marie 2016.

Addicting Rose, never thought I'd crave one.
frankj1
9 years ago

Maybe this is why you are portly?

deadeyedick wrote:


I can only blame myself for that...
tailgater
9 years ago

Maybe this is why you are portly?

deadeyedick wrote:



Portly?
Heck, he's nearly one tawny.

frankj1
9 years ago
talking scale says "hey! one at a time."
Speyside
9 years ago
2014, Mason Tardieu-Laurent, Condrieu, Rhone Valley.

Honeysuckle and orange blossoms nose. Flavors of Kieffer lime, and Cara Cara oranges. Velvety textured mouth feel. Very refreshing.
frankj1
9 years ago
2015 Mont Gravet Rose...100% cinsault

label says fresh and fruit forward dry rose, and it is

south of France
Speyside
9 years ago
Cinsault is a blending grape in the southern Rhone Valley. It makes great reds and rose's on it's own, usually from the Languedoc-Roussillon region. The label description sounds spot on.
frankj1
9 years ago
had some with dinner...good pairing.
had some a little after dinner, good alone.
SmokeMonkey
9 years ago
Semi-embarrassed, I've dipped my toe into the boxed wine pond tonight. With the diet I'm on, I can't have wine as often as I'd like and this seemed a good solution. So it's Black Box 2015 Pinot Noir. It is decidedly just ok.
Speyside
9 years ago
Try Bota Box, it isn't great wine, but it is better than Black Box, IMO. Big House is also better. I have not tried either Pinot. Only the red Zinfandels.
SmokeMonkey
9 years ago
I wanted Bota, but my grocery didn't have their Pinot. After this, I may go further afield in search of it. Mrs Monkey doesn't drink much red, and I'd be throwing away half bottles otherwise. This, in theory, fits the bill. But the Black Box is not ideal.
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