2003 Quinta do Carrasqueiro Douro - Portugal, Douro (9/26/2006)12.5% alcohol - Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta BarrocaDeep marroonish and very dark. On the nose wet slate, earth, leather, and white peppers, with black cherry and anise showing as it opens up. Strong acidity with medium weight tannins. The palate shows underripe raspberry flavors [...] More info...

Forum: Beer, Spirits, NON-WINE Alcohol Posted By: Dick Krueger Post Time: 03-29-2007 at 02:02 PM

A new manzanilla from new importers Outlandish Imports. It’s always good to see someone importing something new, I’ve got a couple of whites from these guys to look at too. Jose Estevez is a fairly large group In Jerez, they also make Valdespino. Plus this gave me a chance to test out ...

Tinta Roriz - aka - Tempranillo. Douro, Portugal. Sealed with cork. 13% alcohol. Approx $A30. Rustic food friendly wine with excellent acidity, marred or enhanced (depending on your perspective) by brettanomyces. Medium red, savoury and alcoholic nose which is laden with prune, tar and dried herbs. There is something distinctly animal on the nose. It is brisk in attack, almost sour...

Cape Heights Tinta Barroca Wine Tasting Note: Cape Heights Limited Release Tinta Barroca , 2005, Western Cape, South Africa. Currently on offer at Waitrose £4.66 Combining an obscure grape variety – the Portuguese Tinta Barroca – with pure smooth drinkability is guaranteed a high ranking ... bodied. Tinta Barroca is used in the production of port and some still, red wines from Portugal...

Or, Watch carefully as a five-grape blend from Portugal devours your rib-eye I heart Portuguese wines and I bristle when people label them as too rough, overly tannic or inelegant. Yet I can't defend this mid-priced Portuguese bottle called Palha-Cañas as it really is quite coarse. This is an acidic ...

Bodega: Hacienda Monasterio País: España Región: Castilla y León (Ribera del Duero) Año: 2005 Tipo: Tinto Castas: Tinta Fina, Cabernet, Merlot. Alcohol: 14º Precio: Aprox. 26€ (en l’Hereu) Nota de Cata:  Color rojo rubi con ribetes violáceos. En nariz, aromas a frutas negras maduras (moras, especialmente) y también sensaciones lácteas o vainillas. En boca es sabroso, también muy Ribera, notas de...

Bodega: Cía. de Vinos Telmo Rodríguez (Matallana) País: España Región: Castilla y León (Ribera del Duero) Año: 2006 Tipo: Tinto Castas: Tinta Fina Alcohol: 13.00º Precio: Aprox. 6,75 (en Vilaviniteca) Nota de Cata: Granate picota muy intenso. Aroma de intensidad correcta, con frutos rojos sobresalientes. En boca es suave, fácil de beber, con fruta roja otra vez, pero bastante sencillo. Opinión...

The Spanish, Ribera Del Duero produces some bargain wines made largely from the Tempranillo grape locally called "Tinta Fina." This wine is cranberry red on the pour with a shimmering halo rim of beautiful magenta translucency. The bouquet is full of blackberry with a touch of wood in the nose. In the mouth the wine is intense, on the sweeter side, a tad hot on opening but "cools off...