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Quinta Cruz San Antonio Valley Concertina Red Blend – 2006 – 9.0 – James Meléndez / Jaime Patricio Meléndez
This wine contains the following varietals: Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Cao, & Touriga Francesa—this is a polished Iberian varietal blend—elegant and bold; this wine has the following ch… more →
James the Wine Guy
An $1,100 Flight to Flavour Country
wrote 1 month ago: my first Grange! While I wasn’t lucky enough to enjoy the wisdom of host Chris Sharpe, working … more →
Prazo de Roriz 2004, Portuguese Red Blend
wrote 4 months ago: Prazo de Roriz, a 2004 blend from Douro Valley in Portugal, is a beautiful wine that did not merit m … more →
Quinta Cruz San Antonio Valley Concertina Red Blend – 2006 – 9.0 – James Meléndez / Jaime Patricio Meléndez
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wrote 6 months ago: This wine contains the following varietals: Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Cao, & Touriga … more →
Pierce San Antonio Valley Touriga – 2006 – 9.0 - James Meléndez / Jaime Patricio Meléndez
wrote 6 months ago: This wine is a blend of Touriga Francesa and Touriga Nacional and a superbly low alcohol level. This … more →
Barretto Cellars California Vinho Tinto – 2005 – 8.6 - James Meléndez / Jaime Patricio Meléndez
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wrote 6 months ago: This wine is 39% Tempranillo, 30% Touriga Nacional, 28% Tannat, and 3% Touriga Franca. This wine has … more →
St. Amant Amador County Vintage Port – 2006 – 9.1 - James Meléndez / Jaime Patricio Meléndez
wrote 6 months ago: St. Amant produces quite nice Lodi wines and I have to say their vintage Port was such a nice homage … more →
Back to Portugal, but not for Port
wrote 8 months ago: 2006 Dow’s Vale do Bomfim Portuguese Red I’m still trying to hang on to my trip to Portu … more →
Reboot
wrote 11 months ago: For many of the less technically inclined among us the on/off button is our solution to all electron … more →
Charamba Douro Red Wine Blend - 2004 - 8.8 - James Meléndez / Jaime Patricio Meléndez
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wrote 1 year ago: This red blend is composed of Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional presents … more →
Drink In The Season
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wrote 1 year ago: So, I’m walking to work this morning and I’m thinking about the priorities of the business day. I … more →
Cedro do Noval 2004, Douro
wrote 1 year ago: ~$20-40 US 40% Touriga Nacional, 40% Tinta Roriz, 20% Touriga Franca, Douro Portugal I’m just … more →
Lavradores de Feitoria "Três Bagos" Douro, 2003
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wrote 1 year ago: ~US$13, 52% Touriga Nacional, 16.5% Touriga Franca, 14% Tinta Barroca, 13.5% Tinta Roriz, 4% other, … more →
Weekend Wine: Portuguese Red Blend (Niepoort Vertente Douro 2004, $22)
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wrote 1 year ago: + Try this out: bake some Nestle toll house cookies and taste them with a glass of Niepoort V … more →
Niepoort Vertente Douro – 2004 - 8.7 - James Meléndez / Jaime Patricio Meléndez
wrote 1 year ago: This wine consists of the following varietals: Tinta Roriz Touriga Franca, Tinta Amarela, Touriga Na … more →
Portugal in the news
wrote 2 years ago: A few weeks back we mentioned a review in The New York Times of a little known Portuguese wine we ca … more →
Back at Work
wrote 2 years ago: Were you were wondering what happened to this newsletter last week? I was on a belated summer vacati … more →
Great Summer of Rosé 2007: Mateus Rosé
wrote 2 years ago: Welcome to our final wine in the Great Summer of Rosé 2007. The sixth wine is… Mateus Rosé! Ah … more →
