Re: [AZORES-Genealogy]Portuguese wine
winesearcher.com -Original Message- From: nancy jean baptiste To: azores group Sent: Thu, Jul 1, 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 + From: danandma...@comcast.net To: azores@googlegroups.com 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" To: azores@googlegroups.com 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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."
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy]Portuguese wine
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 + From: danandma...@comcast.net To: azores@googlegroups.com 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" To: azores@googlegroups.com 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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."
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 + From: danandma...@comcast.net To: azores@googlegroups.com 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" To: azores@googlegroups.com 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multicalendar&ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_5 -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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."
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy]Portuguese wine
Group, I had Basalto on my honeymoon. I really enjoyed it. Does anyone know where I can get it in the States (or Online, since I am not a close drive to either Mass or Cali)? I am also a sucker for Vinho Verde, but there are plenty of places I can get that. -Trevor Costa (Washington DC) In a message dated 6/28/2010 11:28:10 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, danandma...@comcast.net writes: 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" To: azores@googlegroups.com 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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_ (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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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_ (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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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."
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy]Portuguese wine
The wine from the Douro Valley of Portugal is called *Porto.* This is to keep people from thinking that any wine with name *port* on the label is the real thing. American wine producers have a long history of taking the names of popular wine regions of Europe for their labels. Most often it bears no resemblance to what it purports to copy An example, Burgundy, in France a delicate light red from Pinot Noir. Here it means a strong dark ripe wine usually made from Zinfandel and Ruby Cabernet *Porto *is made from a defined region of a steep rocky river valley. The varieties most often used are Touriga Nacional, Touriga Francesca, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roiz, and Tinta Cao. After picking and crushing, it is fermented on the skins, until grape spirits are added to stop the fermatation and leave sweetness in the wine. This was originally done so the wine could arrive in England in good shape. High sugar and alcohol levels were good preservatives during a sea voyage. The original Douro style of dry red would not last the trip. Now days many Douro producers are exporting this dry full bodied red. It's complex subject, and the Wikipedia page for Porto Wine is a good study. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_wine In over twenty five years in the wine business, I've tasted plenty of wines made in the Port style, none of them compare to the real thing, most are just sugary and alcoholic, lacking any of the complexity and interest of true Porto. Eric Edgar On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 7:58 PM, Linda Norton wrote: > I got White Port from Napa Valley, CA and it was superb. I like the Italian > sweet wine, Moscato. I thought Port was from the Douro Valley of Northern > Portugal and named after Porto. > > Linda > > > Original Message- > From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azo...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of > Joaquin Mendonca > Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 5:07 PM > To: azores@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy]Portuguese wine > > Linda, > > I do not like a sweet wine, white or red. Therefore, I do not drink or > sample any varietal grapes that fall in the sweet category. > I do appreciate a Port. Even though it is called a Port wine, normally > sweet, I do not considered it a wine. Red wine is used for the base, and > then it is fortified with brandy. I do not recall ever having a bad bottle > of port from Oporto. I have about 20 bottles of port from either Oporto or > the states. I have not seen or looking for white port from Oporto. Trivia - > port was originally make for the British. That why you see so many brands > with British name. > > Joaquin Mendonca > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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 > azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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."
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" To: azores@googlegroups.com 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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."
RE: [AZORES-Genealogy]Portuguese wine
Yes, that's my brother's favorite. I have a couple of bottles of that. Linda _ From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azo...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cheri Mello Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 6:52 PM To: azores@googlegroups.com 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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."
RE: [AZORES-Genealogy]Portuguese wine
I got White Port from Napa Valley, CA and it was superb. I like the Italian sweet wine, Moscato. I thought Port was from the Douro Valley of Northern Portugal and named after Porto. Linda Original Message- From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azo...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Joaquin Mendonca Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 5:07 PM To: azores@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy]Portuguese wine Linda, I do not like a sweet wine, white or red. Therefore, I do not drink or sample any varietal grapes that fall in the sweet category. I do appreciate a Port. Even though it is called a Port wine, normally sweet, I do not considered it a wine. Red wine is used for the base, and then it is fortified with brandy. I do not recall ever having a bad bottle of port from Oporto. I have about 20 bottles of port from either Oporto or the states. I have not seen or looking for white port from Oporto. Trivia - port was originally make for the British. That why you see so many brands with British name. Joaquin Mendonca -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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."
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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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."
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy]Portuguese wine
Linda, I do not like a sweet wine, white or red. Therefore, I do not drink or sample any varietal grapes that fall in the sweet category. I do appreciate a Port. Even though it is called a Port wine, normally sweet, I do not considered it a wine. Red wine is used for the base, and then it is fortified with brandy. I do not recall ever having a bad bottle of port from Oporto. I have about 20 bottles of port from either Oporto or the states. I have not seen or looking for white port from Oporto. Trivia - port was originally make for the British. That why you see so many brands with British name. Joaquin Mendonca -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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."
RE: [AZORES-Genealogy]Portuguese wine
Is there a sweet white or red wine (dessert) that is made? I love the white and red port, too. Linda Borges Furtado Norton -Original Message- From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azo...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Joaquin Mendonca Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 4:24 PM To: azores@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy]Portuguese wine Cindy D., There is a wine from the Dâo region of Portugal labeled with the name Dâo. It is a fairly dry white wine. Very good. Also there is a wine called Vinho Verde (green wine, NO the wine is not green, or immature) this wine is also a fairly dry wine. This is a type of wine. Like all wines, you can find great and poor wines. I find price is not always an indicator of the quality of wine. Joaquin Mendonca -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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."
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy]Portuguese wine
Cindy D., There is a wine from the Dâo region of Portugal labeled with the name Dâo. It is a fairly dry white wine. Very good. Also there is a wine called Vinho Verde (green wine, NO the wine is not green, or immature) this wine is also a fairly dry wine. This is a type of wine. Like all wines, you can find great and poor wines. I find price is not always an indicator of the quality of wine. Joaquin Mendonca -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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."
