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Wine Tasting Chart
Vinhoweb.pt has just completed its wine tasting chart which is now available to download from the homepage. The chart is easy to bring along to your wine tastings and will let you in a quick way, to record the wines you've tasted.
The link is on the left side of our homepage, half-way down.
We hope you appreciate the chart
The link is on the left side of our homepage, half-way down.
We hope you appreciate the chart
International Wine Blogging
There have been more submitted articles than on the previous edition and so we have been more selective. Enjoy.
By the way, the carnival is also posted on my mustlovewine.com blog if you have the time to comment.
By the way, the carnival is also posted on my mustlovewine.com blog if you have the time to comment.
- I'm not going to open your bottle
- Our world is filled with people of different personalities and so customers aren't always the easiest to work with, especially not in the restaurant business
- Meritage: Americas Tasty Blend
- Information on Meritage you might not have heard before check it.
- Wine tasting robots
- Are your bored or need a bit of cheering up?... read these short poems
- Mulled Port Wine Jelly
- If you are daring when it comes to food and have an idea of how to cook then you might want to try this recipe.
- How to make wine at home pt. 1
- Sounds quite interesting. Just don't expect it to taste anything like a Quinta do Portal Touriga Nacional 2000
- How to make wine at home pt. 2
- Part 2 of the link above
Wine and Chocolate Tasting
Vinhos Domingos Damasceno de Carvalho
Vinhos Domingos Damasceno de Carvalho (Portuguese wine producer) is holding wine and chocolate tastings on the 21st of November, from 15.00 to 19.00 in both Lisbon and Guimarães. If you live in Portugal or happen to be here on that day then you might want to attend this event.
You can apply by calling any of the two numbers 00351919538240 (and) 00351914805910. The cost is 42euros per person.
Port Wine Vintage Years
Some information about the latest classical vintage years and a list of past years
Thus far the 21st century has seen three years being declared as classic vintage years. The first year, 2000, was a very unstable year in terms of weather, February and March were warm, April and May were rainy, in July and August there was some rain and in September the temperature stabilized around 40°C. As a result, harvesting was delayed a couple of weeks but all this gave the grapes such a superb quality that most major producers declared the year 2000 a vintage year.
The second year which was declared as a classic vintage was 2003. This year, the winter was rainy, spring was dry and temperatures were normal except for in July and August when temperatures were around 45°C during the day and 30°C during night. The grapes were highly concentrated and fruity from the start. Many of the prominent producers have declared a vintage year.
2007 has been declared by many of the major Port houses. It was a very cold year in comparison to previous years and the 2007 vintage have acquired some very untypical characteristics which makes them more elegant, balanced and with less body then recent vintages. Opinions regarding their aging potential vary. Expert Roy Hersh (who was knighted into the Port and Douro Wine Institute (IVDP)) has the opinion that ports from this year will age well over the next couple of decades but doubts that further aging will improve the wines*.
Vintage years from the 20th century below
20th Century Vintage Years
1900 1958
1904 1960
1908 1963
1911 1966
1912 1967
1917 1970
1920 1975
1922 1977
1924 1978
1927 1980
1931 1982
1934 1983
1935 1985
1942 1987
1945 1989
1947 1991
1948 1992
1950 1994
1955 1997
*Porto Vintage 2007 - Roy Hersh, 2008.
The second year which was declared as a classic vintage was 2003. This year, the winter was rainy, spring was dry and temperatures were normal except for in July and August when temperatures were around 45°C during the day and 30°C during night. The grapes were highly concentrated and fruity from the start. Many of the prominent producers have declared a vintage year.
2007 has been declared by many of the major Port houses. It was a very cold year in comparison to previous years and the 2007 vintage have acquired some very untypical characteristics which makes them more elegant, balanced and with less body then recent vintages. Opinions regarding their aging potential vary. Expert Roy Hersh (who was knighted into the Port and Douro Wine Institute (IVDP)) has the opinion that ports from this year will age well over the next couple of decades but doubts that further aging will improve the wines*.
Vintage years from the 20th century below
20th Century Vintage Years
1900 1958
1904 1960
1908 1963
1911 1966
1912 1967
1917 1970
1920 1975
1922 1977
1924 1978
1927 1980
1931 1982
1934 1983
1935 1985
1942 1987
1945 1989
1947 1991
1948 1992
1950 1994
1955 1997
*Porto Vintage 2007 - Roy Hersh, 2008.
International Wine Blogging
We have some interesting articles. Don't forget to check out the Banquet Manager - inspiring
- Quinta do Portal Reserva 2007
- British wine critic Jonathan Ray selected "Quinta do Portal Reserva 2007" as his favourite wine a few weeks ago... check it his comments here.
- Wine in Baby Bottles?
- Have you ever heard about such business ideas? You must check out this article. It will cheer you up.
- Popular Cream Liqueurs
- If you like sweet liqueur you will like this article. It gives you some advice on which bottles you may want to buy next.
- We forgot to pass the champagne
- Here he is again. If you want to be a banquet manager then maybe you should think twice because this guy is not having an easy time.
Things do to with Port wine
besides drinking it
No doubt about it - Port is best consumed the way God intended - in a crystal glass slightly below room temperature. Preferably in the company of good friends. However, it is quite a versatile little beverage.
Port is a type of fortified wine which hails from the Douro Valley in the Northern provinces of Portugal. It is typically a sweet red wine - but also comes in the not-so-sweet, dry, white and various other varieties.
There are more than one hundred varieties of grapes that are used to produce Port. The most widely used and popular varieties seem to be Tinta Barroca, Tinta Cão, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Francesa, and Touriga Nacional.
The most popular use for Port is still as desert wine - to cap off a good meal. Perfect. But there is more of a trend developing to use Port in cooking. I know, I know - it sounds almost sacrilege. And believe me, you do not want to be using your finest bottle of vintage Port to be shovelled into a Bolognaise. But - for the cheap and cheerful varieties, try this for size:
Pan Fried Prawns: Pan fry some prawns or shrimp (half a kilo) in Olive oil, with fresh garlic. Add a dollop of mustard, cream and vodka. Then add about 4 tablespoons of Port (red or white). Salt and pepper to taste, and hey presto!
But please - if your bottle of Port is a Burmester Colheita 1955 - DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME. Rather stick to the crystal glass at the fireplace, and enjoy as is.
Port is a type of fortified wine which hails from the Douro Valley in the Northern provinces of Portugal. It is typically a sweet red wine - but also comes in the not-so-sweet, dry, white and various other varieties.
There are more than one hundred varieties of grapes that are used to produce Port. The most widely used and popular varieties seem to be Tinta Barroca, Tinta Cão, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Francesa, and Touriga Nacional.
The most popular use for Port is still as desert wine - to cap off a good meal. Perfect. But there is more of a trend developing to use Port in cooking. I know, I know - it sounds almost sacrilege. And believe me, you do not want to be using your finest bottle of vintage Port to be shovelled into a Bolognaise. But - for the cheap and cheerful varieties, try this for size:
Pan Fried Prawns: Pan fry some prawns or shrimp (half a kilo) in Olive oil, with fresh garlic. Add a dollop of mustard, cream and vodka. Then add about 4 tablespoons of Port (red or white). Salt and pepper to taste, and hey presto!
But please - if your bottle of Port is a Burmester Colheita 1955 - DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME. Rather stick to the crystal glass at the fireplace, and enjoy as is.
Grape Varieties
Touriga Nacional
Touriga Nacional is a variety of red wine grape, part of the species Vitis Vinífera, which is considered by many the best Portuguese grape type. As a result of this, the use of Touriga Nacional continues to grow in European, Australian and American wine production. While planted in various regions in Portugal, the grape tends to show its best qualities when grown on the plateaus of the river Dão.
In the 1990's, there existed 2760 hectares of Touriga Nacional in Portugal. However, since this grape has quite small yields, it still only represents a small part of the wine production in Douro. Nevertheless, this grape still plays a major role in producing the finest port wines.
The use of Touriga Nacional usually gives a wine a good quantity of alcohol, intense and complex aromas and it tends to add concentrated flavours of black fruit to the wine while creating high tannins and providing good body and structure.
In the 1990's, there existed 2760 hectares of Touriga Nacional in Portugal. However, since this grape has quite small yields, it still only represents a small part of the wine production in Douro. Nevertheless, this grape still plays a major role in producing the finest port wines.
The use of Touriga Nacional usually gives a wine a good quantity of alcohol, intense and complex aromas and it tends to add concentrated flavours of black fruit to the wine while creating high tannins and providing good body and structure.
Partners and Products
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Links we think you should visit
- Vinhoweb.pt
- Vinhoweb.pt is an online wine retailer. We sell wine for prices lower than in supermarkets and have about 700 products in stock currently. If you are a fan of Portuguese wines then we definitely suggest that you check our site out
- Vinhoweb.pt blog
- This is a blog that we run. On this blog we publish updates from our partners (wineries) and try to inform you about what impact our partners products are having in the wine world.
- Must Love Wine
- A social networking community (like Facebook) which focuses on wine news and issues. You can set up your own profile page, publish blog posts, join groups etc.
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