In this edition of Supper Club Sips, we explored five really stellar Portuguese red wine blends from the Alentejo region. We attended a wine sustainability program late last year and had the pleasure of sampling a couple of these wines already, but stacking five blends together in one sitting, plus pairing them with Valentine’s Day faire, was […]
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Exploring Monte Velho Wine & Food Pairing
In this edition of Supper Club Sips, we explored two delicious Portuguese white and red wine blends from Esporao Monte Velho, and paired these wines with good ol’ American comfort food. Wines that we sampled: Monte Velho White 2019 Monte Velho Red 2019 Having a particularly rotten day, comfort food was on the menu, and this turned […]
Exploring Alentejo Whites with a Portuguese Wine & Food Pairing
Lately we’ve been exploring more Portuguese wines, and I even attended an Appellation Alentejo Wine Seminar in Houston. Courtesy of Creative Palate, and as a follow-up to Exploring Alentejo Reds with a Portuguese Wine & Food Pairing, I was sent four Alentejo wines to taste and review. It was suggested that I taste the wines side-by-side, […]
Exploring Alentejo Reds with a Portuguese Wine & Food Pairing
Lately we’ve been exploring more Portuguese wines, and I even attended an Appellation Alentejo Wine Seminar in Houston. Courtesy of Creative Palate, I was sent five Alentejo wines following the wine seminar to taste and review. It was suggested that I taste the wines side-by-side, as to get a sense of the Alicante Bouschet grape […]