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Citrus yellow, young, intense and attractive aroma. In the mouth is a beautiful surprise, by the freshness of the...
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As the name implies, this blend of indigenous white varieties spends a healthy three weeks reveling in the goodness...
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A lightly juicy, light-bodied white, with an easy-drinking mix of melon rind, lime pith, chive blossom and crunchy...
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Pale with green glints and light spritz, with delicate fruit and aromatics of fresh honeydew melon and cucumber,...
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The 2021 Branco is a roughly equal blend of Encruzado, Malvasia Fina and Verdelho, unoaked, very dry and coming in at...
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The 2018 Branco O Fugitivo em Curtimenta is an unoaked and very dry field blend (grapes like Encruzado, Uva-Cão,...
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From the careful selection of the best grapes from our vineyards we obtained a bright, pale straw colored wine, with...
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Pale citric color with green tones. Transparent, fruity with hints of tropical fruits and flowers. Pleasant...
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Citrine yellow color. Intense and exuberant aroma, dominated by citrus fruits, where floral aromas are also noted....
750ml - Case of 12
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Made with the varieties Malvasia-Fina, Cerceal-Branco and Bical with a minimum technology to ensure the traditional...
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For life’s lighter moments. Notes of green apple, pear and citrus. Deliciously refreshing with a light sparkle. A...
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This delightfully light and easy to drink wine is slightly prickly, but has soft, freshly crushed northern...
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Pale in color with lime aroma. Elegant and fine, with good acidity.
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A tribute to freshness, Lyma refers to the sub-appellation of Lima in the Vinho Verde region of Portugal, as well as...
Rum White Blend Zinfandel Portugal
It is difficult to categorize rum as a single spirit, because of all the spirits found around the globe, rum is perhaps the one which varies most dramatically from place to place. Clear, white rum - a favorite for cocktail drinkers - is perhaps the most prevalent example found today, but there is a whole world of darker, spiced and molasses-rich rums to explore, thanks to the fascinating history and wide reach this drink has.
Rum came about during the colonial times, when sugar was a huge and world-changing business. The molasses left over from the sugar production industry could easily be distilled into a delicious alcoholic drink, and provided extra income for the sugar traders. Before long, it became a favorite of sailors and transatlantic merchants, and it quickly spread across the Caribbean and Latin America, where it remains highly popular today.
The production of rum is a basic and simple one - you take your molasses, add yeast and water, and then ferment and distil the mixture. However, as is often the case, the devil is in the detail. The variation in yeasts found from place to place, the maturation period, the length of the fermentation and the type of stills and barrels used provide the rainbow-colored variation that gives rum its spectrum of styles and characteristics.
The precise origins of what became known as the Zinfandel grape variety are uncertain, although it has clear genetic equivalents in both Puglia and Croatia. However, when it was brought to the New World in the mid 19th century, it became known as the Zinfandel, and has been consistently popular and widely grown ever since. These very dark and very round grapes have a remarkably high sugar content, resulting in relatively high levels of alcohol in the wines they are made into, with bottles often displaying as much as fifteen percent. What makes the Zinfandel such an interesting grape, though, is the fact that the flavors produced by this varietal vary considerably depending on the climate they are grown in. In cooler valley regions, the Zinfandel grapes result in wines which hold strong flavors of tart and sweet fruits; raspberry, redcurrant and sweet cherry, held in a very smooth and silky liquid. Conversely, warmer regions result in more complex and spicy notes, including anise, pepper and hedgerow berries.
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.