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$11.90
“Achados e Perdidos” means “Lost and Found” in Portuguese….. This particular wine is the result of a bottle...
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$10.44
$19.99
Anyone who has ever ventured into a young vintage port will know that few regions in the wine world can deliver...
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$11.51
12 bottles:
$10.93
Ruby color. Fruity. Light body, soft and spicy. The aroma of ripe red fruits with hints of raspberry.
750ml - Case of 12
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Deep ruby color, medium body, fruity, balanced, leathery and with hints of raspberry. Fruity, strong and soft,...
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$80.00
A wine with deep violet, dark red and purple hues with a high concentration of aromas of mature dark red fruit, black...
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$13.26
$14.73
12 bottles:
$13.18
A quintessential, easy-drinking Portuguese red blend that works on its own yet would shine with food. Black fruits...
750ml
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$14.25
$15.83
Ruby red colour with hints of violet. Intense aroma, dominated by ripe fruit, such as plum, blackberry, raspberry and...
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$16.94
$18.40
Deep red color with violet tones. Fresh and complex aroma dominated by ripe black fruits, blackberries, prunes and...
750ml
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$13.04
12 bottles:
$12.78
The second wine of Duorum is richly textured while also open and fruity. Its structure and black fruits are shot...
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$15.41
Rated 93 - The 2021 Douro Tinto from Filipe Ferreira is crafted from a cépages of sixty percent Touriga Nacional,...
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$10.50
$13.00
A blend of Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Sousão, and Tinta Amarela. The wine comes from an intermediate region...
750ml
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$13.50
$15.00
Twisted is a pleasant, easy drinking red wine, but with complexity, mineral notes and great depth, found in the...
750ml
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$23.94
12 bottles:
$23.46
The grapes for Vertente come from the slopes of Pinhao and Tedo rivers - both Douro tributaries. The grape blend...
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$91.60
6 bottles:
$90.80
A rich and powerful red with astonishing roundness of tannins. On the nose the fruit is upfront with notes of plum,...
Bourbon Merlot Red Blend Portugal Douro
Bourbon has survived all manner of difficulties and restrictions to become one of the world’s best selling and most recognizable spirits. This unique and distinctly American whiskey came from humble origins, allowing poor farmers in the fields of Pennsylvania and Maryland to make a living from their crops. Prohibition, temperance movements and conflict continuously threatened to wipe Bourbon from existence, but today the drink is stronger than ever and has a global audience of millions. Over time, it has become more refined, and innovation and experimentation has set modern Bourbon apart from other whiskey styles.
Today, the Bourbon heartland and spiritual home is in Kentucky, where the whiskey producers of northern states traveled to seek a new home, free from oppressive tax regimes in the early days. It is now far from the rough and ready spirit of yesteryear, governed by strict rules and regulations to maintain standards and keep quality high. Modern Bourbon must be made from a mash which is no less than 51% and no more than 80% corn (the rest of the mash being made from rye, wheat or barley), giving it a distinctive sweetness, and it must be aged in charred, white oak casks with no other added ingredient but water.
The varied flavors of different Bourbons come about mainly from the different quantities of the permitted grains in the mash. A larger proportion of rye will produce a spicy, peppery whiskey, whereas more wheat will result in a smoother, more subtle drink. Ageing and water quality, as well as the expertise and vision of the craftsmen who distill it, will also make a difference, meaning there is much more to Bourbon than might first meet the eye.
With its dark blue colored fruits and high juice content, Merlot varietal grapes have long been a favorite of wine producers around the globe, with it being found in vineyards across Europe, the Americas and elsewhere in the New World. One of the distinguishing features of Merlot grapes is the fact that they have a relatively low tannin content and an exceptionally soft and fleshy character, meaning they are capable of producing incredibly rounded and mellow wines. This mellowness is balanced with plenty of flavor, however, and has made Merlot grapes the varietal of choice for softening other, more astringent and tannin-heavy wines, often resulting in truly exceptional produce. Merlot is regarded as one of the key 'Bordeaux' varietals for precisely this reason; when combined with the drier Cabernet Sauvignon, it is capable of blending beautifully to produce some of the finest wines available in the world.
Benefiting from both the hot, dry Iberian climate as well as brisk Atlantic winds, Portugal is a perfectly situated country for vineyard cultivation and wine production. With a wine making history which stretches back thousands of years, it comes as little surprise that wine plays an important role in the cultural identity and practices of the country. The Phoenicians, the Carthaginians, the Greeks and the Romans all had a hand in forming Portugal as an important center for wine production, and over the millennia, this resulted in each region of this beautiful part of Europe producing its own distinctive wines easily identifiable and separate from neighboring Spain's. Today, the varied terroir and climate across Portugal allows a great range of wines to be made each year, from the fresh and dry Vinho Verde wines to the famous and widely drunk fortified Port wines, and many in between.
The undisputed jewel in Portugal's crown is the beautiful wine region of Douro, located along the banks of the river from where it gets its name. The region itself is renowned around the world for its range of wonderfully aromatic fortified wines, as well as a wide variety of still red and white wines made from native grape varietals. Wineries in the Douro region utilize a huge amount of different local grapes for their characterful wines, but generally the most popular are made from Tinta Roriz, a rich and flavorful red wine grape related to Spain's flagship Tempranillo. However, there are plenty of different red and white grape varietals used in the region, all benefiting from the excellent hot weather and mineral rich terroir which characterizes the Douro valleys.