Favorite Dow’s Tawny Port Pairings
Tawny PortTawny Port is a sweet, fortified wine from the Douro river valley in Portugal. Tawny ports are long aged, anywhere from 10 to 40 years. They are aged in large “pipes”, old barrels of 600 liters. This long aging causes the wine to lose its’ original deep color while acquiring unique aromas and flavors … Continue reading
#NWTW: Touriga Nacional
New Wine This Week: Touriga Nacional This is week 6 in #NewWineThisWeek, a fun ongoing social media event open to all. All you need to do is find out what the wine of the week is, try it, and tweet or vote. Join up! The new wine this week is Touriga Nacional, a major grape … Continue reading
Port 101 in Porto, Portugal
The moral of this story: Don’t taste 40 year Tawny Port! All lesser ports will be nice, but you’ll forever be thinking about the 40. You have been warned! I just finished a two week European trip for my real job: 14 days, 8 flights, 7 cities – whew! Luckily, I did get a couple … Continue reading
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