![]() ![]() The two flights were presented with mainly the first focusing on grapes and the second on regions. Portugal Alentejo wine regions with appellations of origine DOC Alentejo, Portalegre, Borba, Redondo, Reguengos, Vidigueira and Ribatejo including the subregions Santarém, Chamusca, Cartaxo, Almeirim, Coruche and Tomar and then the geographical indications Evora, Granja Amareleja, Moura. A few like Touriga Nacional and Baga are great on their own. Now most of the varietals are blended to make them interesting. Today we will taste roughly 25 different varieties. The grapes are really mutated to suit their terroir to support the heat, humidity and resist mold. ![]() Officially there are 343 cultivars allowed to be use in wine production in Portugal. Not to say they don't have any vitis vinifera, most of the common grapes (Tinto Roriz) are V.V. Of interest the majority of grape vines in Portugal are originally from vitis sylvestris (wild) instead of the vitis vinifera groups and species. Portugal is the 7th largest per capita in wine consumption. Unlike their neighbors, Portuguese wines have a common thread to me, being almost completly foreign to every other wine I usually drink. No particular region or varietal, just a general introduduction to what the country produces. To begin tasting Portuguese wines, you kind of have to just jump into them. The trade tasting held at Mortons begins with a flight of 8 wines from all over Portugal. One of four people in the world that holds both titles, plus an excellent public speaker and educator. I was excited to receive the invite from Evan Goldstein, MS to an educational tasting in Chicago, moderated by none other than wine super star, Doug Frost, MW, MS. My first visit was this year but I feel like I've been traveling there for a decade while reading and tasting the wines. We have had a very promising relief map of the wine regions of Spain and Portugal in our shop since November 2020. Promoting their own "castas", grape varietals, their unique style of wines and names. Since Hugh Johnson launched The World Atlas of Wine in 1971, it has sold over 4.7m copies worldwide in eight comprehensively revised.
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