Just wanted to put my two cents in here by mentioning Madeiran Wine. It's an appertiff, very strong, and thick. I always get some at the Feast of the Blessed Sacrament in New Bedford. Whatever is left after the Feast has to be sent back to Madeira- it's very regulated. It also has some neat history with regards to this country. Our forefathers celebrated the signing of the Declaration of Independence by drinking Madeiran Wine.
It packs quite the buzz! Jay Fraga Massachusetts ----- Original Message ----- From: nancy jean baptiste To: azores group Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 1:49 PM Subject: RE: [AZORES-Genealogy]Portuguese wine Also, a good wine from Pico is the Friar Gigante.Lajido is the wine that was sent to the Czar's and kings at the time it was in full production and you can still buy it on Pico. Very good honey colored wine. I wish we could buy Pico or Portuguese wines in Arkansas! Nancy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 03:28:02 +0000 From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy]Portuguese wine It is a dessert liqueur. Not wine. As for Azorean table wines, there is one from Pico called Basalto that is a very nice red. Otherwise, seek wines from the mainland (Douro, Alentejo, Dao regions). Summer is ideal for vinhos verdes. Some are produced rather cheaply and over-carbonated (Gatao, Lagosta, and Mateus are in this category). Really nice one, not expensive, served very cold is Casal Garcia. Probably the best quality vinho verde is Palacio da Brejoeira. You'll pay a little more but it is great quality. Here in Nashville, it has taken us a while to educate various wine stores to get these wines in but they are finally catching on and everyone is happier. Maria Moore ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cheri Mello" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 5:52:11 PM Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy]Portuguese wine Linda, Maracuja is a dessert wine. It's made from passion fruit, I believe. Cheri -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars with Hotmail. Get busy. -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
