That Portugal has much more to offer than port we have long known, but that the choice in still white and red wines is so great was a surprise to us too. The bottles poured in. 123 ended up on the WINELIFE tasting table. Magda van der Rijst and culinary journalist Ellen Scholtens picked out the 24 tastiest. Text and image Magda van der Rijst
You break your tongue. Not about the wines - certainly not - but about the names of the grape varieties from which Portugal's wines are made. Only occasionally do you come across familiar ones like cabernet sauvignon, merlot or syrah. Most consist of autochthonous, purely Portuguese varieties: alfrocheiro, castelão, alicante bouschet, all tourigas, sousãos, bical, encruzado, fernão pires, gouveio, viosinho, rabigato and so on. How fun is that? Very nice!
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