Exaggerating somewhat the red grape Touriga Nacional for Portugal is the equivalent of what apple pie is for the United States! Unfortunately I mention this grape to non-wine professionals and I receive blank stares except from Port drinkers who are always familiar with this grape of the Holy Grail. From what I have seen andContinue reading “RKS Wine: Portugal’s Delaforce 2015 Touriga Nacional”
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RKS Wine: 2019 Alice Vieira de Souza: Another Douro Winner?
Quality control is the name of the game in Portugal’s Douro region perhaps due to the thoroughness of its “regulator” Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e do Porto (IVDP). I must say over the years there have been almost no corked or low-quality wines I have encountered from the Douro. And price can be deceptive.Continue reading “RKS Wine: 2019 Alice Vieira de Souza: Another Douro Winner?”
RKS Wines: White Port You Say? Stay Away Tonic Water!
On my visits to The Douro White Port was rarely seen and so little is imported to Canada. It most often seems to be used in a cocktail of Port and Tonic. It can be refreshing but I will admit it is not compelling but then again the most exotic I get is a MojitoContinue reading “RKS Wines: White Port You Say? Stay Away Tonic Water!”
Dipping into Dalva at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario: Double Douro Product
It is not easy to dip below $14.95 for Liquor Control Board of Ontario Vintage releases. For example, there are only three in the December 12th Vintages release. In this case from the Douro we have both a red and a white Dalva. Let us start with the red 2017 Dalva. In colour black cherryContinue reading “Dipping into Dalva at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario: Double Douro Product”
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