Report from - G7 Wines of Portugal: Wine and Component Tasting ... October 20, 2009
06 Nov 2009- Details
- Category: On the Road with the Grape Guy
At first I was a little confused when invited to a G7 tasting, what did they want with me? But then I found out it was 5 wineries from Portugal representing 7 regions (from the map we were given I count 11 regions, so we were covering more than half). The five wineries were Alianca, Aveleda, Bacalhoa, Jose Maria Fonseca and Messias, each brought along their knowledge and two of their own wines already in the Ontario market, along with a tasting of some of the single varietal components found in many of their wines.
The Components …
We rarely see straight varietal wines from Portugal, like many old world countries they prefer to blend grapes to make the best wines possible, so to try these grapes/wines individually was quite a treat … these were not finished wines and in some cases were tank or barrel samples ... (to read about the wines, the components and the lunch - with pictures - click here)
