Here’s my selection of 10 Portuguese wines available in the USA for $30 or under, many of which are fairly easy to get from major retail outlets, as of November 2017
by Elena Grigio
Category: Wine
I often think about how wine is a form of art. This summer I encountered a very interesting person, who is not only a winemaker but an architect and lover of all things art. He believes that ‘wine is an art form, and that it goes hand in hand with painting, music, poetry, architecture… where we search to find the perfect balance.’ Jose Joaquim Da Silva Perdigão is the man behind the wine of Quinta do Perdigão.
Quinta de Chocapalha is a small family run wine estate, which produces some of the best wines in Alenquer region of Portugal. Read on to learn more about their wines and where to find them.
Our car engine died right after we got to the Aldeia Galega, a cute tiny village located in Alenquer region of Portugal, just northwest of Lisbon. This is where Quinta de Chocapalha has its picturesque vineyards nestled between the sun-bathed hills surrounding the village.
Ontario wine country is Canada’s biggest wine-production area. Here are some of the wines I enjoyed drinking during my last trip to Toronto.
Ontario is Canada’s biggest wine-production area. It’s considered a relatively new wine region, although vines have been planted here over a hundred years ago. Here is a wrap-up of what I’ve learned about Canadian wine during my recent trip to Toronto.
This is the second part of the conversation with Moritz Rogosky of Podere il Carnasciale where we talk about different wine markets and their consumers, distribution and wine pricing, as well as new projects and plans for the winery.
Read the previous post to learn about the unique story of Podere il Carnasciale and it’s phenomenal wine il Caberlot.
With the explosion of wineries and wine brands around the world, the market has become extremely competitive. It is not an easy task to make your wine brand to stand out from the crowd. I met Moritz Rogosky of Podere il Carnasciale, a small family-owned winery in Tuscany, to learn about the unique wines of Il Carnasciale, and the winery’s story of success.
New York State is the third-largest wine-producing region in America. It has over 400 wineries located predominantly in five official wine regions: Long Island, Finger Lakes, Hudson River, Lake Erie and Niagara Escarpment.
It is what supposedly said Dom Perignon, a French Benedictine monk, when tasting the first champagne. While the monk made important contributions to the production and quality of champagne wine, he didn’t invent sparkling wine, nor was he the first to make champagne. Learn how Champagne is made and what’s the difference between Champagne & Prosecco.