Port - The Perfect After Dinner & Winter Time Sipper
2012-01-07 10:14
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Vinho Porto, Porto, or simply Port is a fortified wine produced solely in Portugal’s Douro Valley. Five indigenous grapes are mainly used for Port production, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Cao, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Francesa, and Touriga Nacional – and the fermentation process is stopped when a neutral grape spirit (basically a brandy) is added to the wine. The resulting product is slightly sweet from the unfermented sugars, with the high-alcohol richness from the addition of the brandy. While the general production process is similar, variations within the process result in greatly varied styles of Port, from the violet-hued freshness of a Ruby Port, to the barrel-aged, slightly oxidized Tawny style, up to the powerful and refined Vintage Ports, where all of the wine’s grapes come from a single year. There is white port, crusted port, and colheita Port among others; Port wine is a fascinating category and it can take even serious Port drinker’s years to distinguish and differentiate between the many styles and classifications.
The two Ports below are a good intro study in different Port styles, the Graham’s Six Grape is closest to a “Vintage Character Port” – non-vintage, aged four to six years, and made to resemble a Vintage Port, with a more approachable style and considerably lower price. The Taylor-Fladgate 10-Year is an old Tawny blend that has been aged in wood casks for ten years before being released. Try these two delicious ports and consider them an introduction to the legendary world of Port!
This week Mike and Tom featured them in our first Weekly Spotlight of the year. Take a look at the video above to get an in-depth look into the two very different style Ports. Be sure to login on the video page and leave your comments for Mike & Tom. Whether it is comments on this week's video or recommendations on future segments, your feedback is much appreciated.
"Vintage Character" Port has been compared to non-vintage Champagnes, where you get an idea of the quality the house is capable of without paying the sometimes prohibitive prices of the producer's vintage-dated bottlings. Graham's Six Grapes is a great exa...
After sitting in oak casks for 10 years, this style of Tawny is less about fruit than it is about mature, mellow flavors. Wood, butterscotch, and a distinct nuttiness, the aromas and tastes are classic aged Tawny Port. One of the region's original Port ho...
Graham's 'Six Grapes' Reserve Port
Portugal
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Non Vintage
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750 ml
Taylor Fladgate 10 yr Tawny Port
Portugal
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Non Vintage
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750 ml
