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I am a great connoisseur of wine and i simply love Porto Wine(or i can say Port). And if you love sweet wine, then you should try Porto wine.
We all know that Portuguese dishes are well appreciated for its rich, flavored and filling foods. But what about wine?
Wine is believed to be the most traditional beverage of Portugal. There are many wines which are quite popular in Portuguese market such as rose wine or vinho verde wine. Vinho verde is also known as “Green wine”. Although it is named as green, but it is not green in color. Green wines are normally produced in north Portugal and are usually sparkling.
Being produced in Douro region, Port is a fortified wine that includes distinct flavor. The speciality of the Porto wine is that it can be served as a dessert wine.
Compared to other wines, Port has a richer and sweeter taste. The wine includes 20% alcohol with low acidity and tannin. It would always be good to use red variety of grapes to make Porto wine. The most recommended varieties of red grapes for making Port are donzelinho tinto, mourisco, bastardo, tinto cao, tinta roriz, touriga nacional, mourisco de semente, tinta da barca and touriga brasileira.
Port is prepared in a special way as it captures the ripe grape fruits with flavor which possess extraordinary longevity. Porto wine is produced from the grapes which has been grown and processed in Douro region. The wine is then fortified by the addition of a neutral grape spirit termed as aguardente to stop the fermentation process, thus leaving behind the residual sugar in the wine. The wine is then bottled and kept for aging.
The wine got its name as “Port” during the late 17th century from the seaport city of Porto which is located at the mouth of the Douro River.
Always make sure to store the Port in a cool, not cold, and dry location as the light might spoil the Port. To enjoy the drink, you can serve the wine at the temperature of 15-29 degrees celsius.
Thus, Port is a wine which has it’s own unique characteristics. So next time when you are buying some wine, make sure to try porto wine.
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