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Red Wine – Irreverente

This is quite a spicy wine from the Beiras region. We were a little unsure at first but it is one of those wines which tastes a little too rough on the first mouth-full but then becomes something really rather…

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Vinho Tinto – Continente!

Let’s face it, when a wine costs less than 80 euro cents, you’ve got to at least give it a go, and I take the attitude that I can always use it to add weight to a stew or something…

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Vinho Verde – Casal Garcia

For my first wine review, I will start with the Vinho Verde which is as ubiquitous in Portugal as Jacobs Creek is in the UK: Casal Garcia. Vinho Verde, for those that don’t know, is very young wine, often a bit…

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