Wine For Dummies by Ed McCarthy & Mary Ewing-Mulligan

Author:Ed McCarthy & Mary Ewing-Mulligan
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
ISBN: 9781119512707
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2018-11-06T00:00:00+00:00

Arguably the best dry red wine in Portugal, Barca Velha, comes from the Douro region. Made by the Ferreira Port house, Barca Velha is a full-bodied, intense, concentrated wine that needs years to age — Portugal’s version of Vega Sicilia’s Unico (from Spain). Like Unico, not much is made, and it’s produced only in the best vintages. Barca Velha retails at about the same price as Unico or even slightly more — in the $400 to $500 range.

RECOGNIZING PORTUGUESE WINE TERMS

The following terms may appear on Portuguese wine labels:

Colheita (col-yay-tah): Vintage year

Garrafeira (gar-ah-fay-rah): A reserva that has aged at least two years in a cask and one in a bottle if it’s red; six months in a cask, six months in a bottle if it’s white

Quinta (keen-ta): Estate or vineyard

Reserva: A wine of superior quality from one vintage

Tinto (teen-toe): Red

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