#fitapreta

[vinhonosso]

O vinho de hoje já passou por aqui anteriormente mas valeu a pena ser revisitado! 🇵🇹 Este é o “Fita Preta 2018” da @FitaPreta.Vinhos — um tinto Regional Alentejano elaborado por @Antonio_Macanita com 40% Aragonez, 30% Trincadeira e 30% Alicante Bouschet, com estágio de 9 meses (metade em barricas de carvalho francês e metade em cubas de inox). 🍷 Coloração rubi de média intensidade. Aroma de frutas vermelhas bem maduras com leve herbáceo e discreto toque de caramelo. Na boca é seco, tem corpo médio, acidez média+ e taninos médios e macios. Muita fruta e leve pimenta, com moderada persistência. 📝 Bom vinho: equilibrado, fruta gostosa, com frescor e álcool bem integrado. Tem estrutura para mais alguns anos de guarda, o que talvez confira alguma complexidade. VN90+ pts. . 👉🏼 Mais um vinho do excelente portfólio da @Evino, da categoria “Produtores Renomados”, que você compra com R$30 de DESCONTO usando meu cupom VINHONOSSO30 😎 #vinhoportugues #vinhoregionalalentejano #sabado #fitapreta https://www.instagram.com/p/CnsRFWeJ8xE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[clipstone]

Fitapreta Vinhos

Fitapreta Vinhos a Laranja Mecanica Alentejo, Portugal 2020 Blend A Clockwork Orange is a blend of 10 local varieties by a winemaker who is passionate about using indigenous grapes. A vibrant orange hue despite only spending a week on skins, it is quite textured and very clean. An autumn/winter orange - oily, waxy and herbaceous with a little oak. Tasting notes: quince, satsuma, rosemary, orange peel Pairing: charcuterie, mushrooms, roasted meats (pork/pheasant)

[lesommelierwine]

António Macanita #winemaker dinner at @saltwinebar is on! 7 wines, 7 courses. . #fitapreta #fitapretavinhos #azoreswinecompany @azoreswinecompany @amacanita #açores #acoresislands #pico #alentejo #portugal 🇵🇹 #wine #winemaking #winetasting (at Salt Wine Bar) https://www.instagram.com/p/By1GkbthsJ8/?igshid=2esgdzi04dwg

[dandelionwineshop]

“A Touriga Vai Nua” means Touriga in the nude. Young unoaked Touriga is wonderfully aromatic and fresh. Think🌹🌸🍓🍇. A springtime red if there ever was one... drink chilled with a plate of cheese for a real good time. #drinkwine #megwine #touriganacional #fitapreta #alentejo #portugal #oleobrigadotripmay2018 🇪🇸🇵🇹 (at Évora)

[haybug1]

What To Drink Now: Wines of Portugal

What To Drink Now: Wines of Portugal

Plush, juicy and intensely vibrant, the sunshine filled vineyards of Portugal’s northern Vinho Verde, central Duoro Valley, and southern Alentejocreate wines as unique as their surroundings, including a range of white and red wines that flow from being highly acid driven, low alcohol, and very fresh, to mineral intense and robust, to luscious, soft, ripe fruit filled wines produced from…

[nmacmouronho-blog]

Amanhã, Domingo, estarei no CCB a apresentar as obras primas do António Maçanita - FitaPreta Vinhos! A partir das 14h no CCB!! - A não perder! Não só a oportunidade de me ouvir falar durante horas e ficar rouco como também provar o que de melhor se faz no Alentejo!! 😬 - #moçodosvinhos #fitapretavinhos #fitapreta #alentejo #mocodosvinhos #vinhosdoalentejo #vinhosdoalentejoemlisboa #ccb #centroculturaldebelem #lisboa #portugal #winelover #wine #vinho #vin #vino #winemaker #antoniomacanita (at Centro Cultural de Belém) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo3p4r0B8Pm/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=10kd49enjswg

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LOVE IBERIA, Lineup of 10 Wines, One Package to Sell $159 SOLD OUT – please visit our website to purchase from our vault to your front door PORTLAND ONLY⁣ Oh what you can learn as you enjoy each bottle in this lineup, various styles and colors represented. If you’re stuck in the house with housemates, cook a multicourse meal; or drink a bottle a day and just chill. The Valdespino 'Don Gonzalo' VOS 20 Years is one of our favorite wines, almost hate to see it go. Needless to say, this price is ridiculous & delivered right to your front door by an out of work sommelier.⁣ ⁣ *Hidalgo 'La Gitana' Manzanilla Sanlúcar de Barrameda 500ml⁣ *Valdespino 'Don Gonzalo' VOS 20 Years, Jerez 375ml⁣ *Condes de Albarei, Rías Baixas, Galicia, Albariño 2018⁣ *Menade, Rueda, Castilla y León, Verdejo 2016⁣ *Marqués de Murrieta 'Capellanía' Rioja Blanco, Viura 2013⁣ *Muga, Rioja, Rosé of Garnacha/Viura 2018⁣ *Lopez de Haro Rioja Reserva Tempranillo Blend 2015⁣ *Gordo, Yecla, Monatrell/Cabernet Sauvignon 2014⁣ *Fitapreta 'A Touriga Vai Nua'[unoaked] Alentejano, Touriga Nacional 2016 *Cossart-Gordon, 15 Yr Bual, Madeira 500ml⁣ Impeccably stored in our vault & ready to impress. Thank you for your support!⁣ ⁣ 

[colheita1957]

Fitapreta vinhos-Winemaker-António Maçanita - Preta Cuvée, Grande Reserva 2017, 14,5%, Alentejo, Tinto, 58% Alicante Bouschet, 35% Aragonês e 7% Baga. De cor rubi, aromas de frutos vermelhos maduros, subtis notas de tosta, chocolate negro, na boca acidez e fruta madura bem integradas com a madeira, taninos gulosos, notas de cacau e ligeiro fumado, complexo e estrutura fina. Vinho cheio e rico, encorpado, com final longo e persistente. Acompanha bem pratos de carnes vermelhas e queijos 🧀 curados.- [ ] .#vinho#vin#vines #wine#vino#wein#vinhotinto #vinorosso #redwine#vinrouge#usa #france#italy#spain #germany🇩🇪 #brasil #chile #argentina #portugal #portuguesewines #holanda🇳🇱 #poland #newzeland #southafrica #japan #china #greece #england #austria #luxembourg - [ ] https://www.instagram.com/p/B4w1cO9nsXd/?igshid=mcxzo29tzo7r

[wineloverstours]

Day 4: Alentejo

I don’t think there is a better place to stay when visiting Alentejo than Evora. All of us took the opportunity to walk through this seemingly frozen-in-the-past walled town. Some of us even made it to the Chapel of Bones in the Cathedral. A sort of lugubrious way to start the day but please check out the photos. Our first visit was to Fitapreta, a winery started in 2004 by two young guys who met up and without any

Fitapreta winery

money or winery, decided to make wine. Antonio Macanita was Portuguese and David Booth was English and they hit it off. They started with 2 wines which won awards and it has been one success after another. Unfortunately David died in a car accident in 2011 and Antonio picked up the pieces. With some EU grant money and loans, he bought a ramshackle manor house and restored it and built the winery. Today Fitapreti has 75 hectares and produces 300,000 bottles annually, 70% red wine. Our tasting: -barrel sample blend of local grapes -Fitapreta Branca (white) 2018, blend of Antão Vaz, Roupeiro, Arinto, Rabo de Ovelha, Alicante Bouschet and Tamaraz -Palpite Branco 2018, a blend of Arinto, Verdelho, Antão Vaz aged 1 year in used barrels, all of the whites had good fruity aromas and crisp acidity -NV Blend of Castelao, Trincadeira, Aragonez (aka Tempranillo) using solar technique from 2015, 2016, 2017, rust orange color -Fitapreta Red 2017, a blend of Aragonez, Alicante Bouschet, Trincadeira, 6 months in tanks, 6 months in barrels, vinous, juicy, easy drinking -Trincadeiro 2017, no oak, juicy, easy drinking -Baga 1/2 Sol 2015, 2 years in French oak barrels, forest floor aroma, mushrooms, name comes from fact that the vineyard spends half day in sun, other half in shade -Preta Tinto 2015, Aragonez (35%), Alicante Bouschet (53%) and Baga (7%), 2 years oak barrels, easy drinking, juicy wines, wines to be consumed, not aged

From Fitapreti, we continued to Estremoz where we visited João Portugal Ramos. This winery was started in 1997 by Ramos in the locality of Vila Santa. Most of the wines (80%) are red. We learned that Alentejo is the driest area of Portugal and is divided in 8 subregions. This winery is in Borba and the harvest is in August, the earliest in the country. It’s a big operation, producing a total of 6 million bottles throughout Portugal, with 4.5 million in Alentejo.

lunch at JPortugal Ramos

Our lunch menu was appetizers of assorted local cheeses and hams, chestnut soup, partridge with creamed spinach and boiled potatoes and desserts of mango semi-freddo, fruit salad and 6 local cheeses. To accompany the lunch, we had the following wines: -Marques de Borba 2019, a blend of Arinto which adds tropical flavors, Antão Vaz, Viognier, a crisp, fruity, delicious wine -Vila Santa White 2017, a blend of Arinto, Alvarinho, Sauvignon Blanc,a very smooth easy drinking wine -Marques de Borba 2017 Old Vines, a blend of Touriga Nacional, Aragonez, Castelão, Syrah, crushed in marble lagares (we learned that Estremoz is famous for its marble) -Duorum LBV Port 2014, bottled in 2019, a blend of Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Touriga Cão, Sousão

Our last visit was to a much smaller winery, Susana Esteban., so small it’s almost impossible to find and no signs, even on the winery. Susana is originally from Spain, came to Portugal and founded the winery in 2011. She produces 40,000 bottles annually, all from purchased grapes. 60% of the production is red wine. Her first wine was named “Procura” which means “searching for” the right wine. She also produces an amphora wine, some dating from 1861, which are fermented with whole clusters and aged for 8 months in the amphora, just like they used to do in Portugal.

tasting at Susana Esteban

Our tasting: -Aventura 2017, a field blend of 15 varieties, fresh, crisp, tutti-frutti -Procura vinhas velhas 2016, from 40 different varieties in 80 year old vineyards in the region of Serra de São Mamede -Rosé 2018, a blend of Black Muscatel, Aragonez, and other grapes, good structure -Aventura 2016, a blend of Aragonez (40%), Touriga Nacional (40%) and 20% ‘others’, deep red ruby, no oak, cassis aromas, dark berries, soft tannins, lingering aftertaste -Procura 2014, a blend of Alicante Bouschet (55%) and 45% ‘other grapes’, deep red, very tannic, 16 months in barrel, this wine needs time. Today’s visits had some interesting contrasts in size which is always very interesting to experience.

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amphorae at S. Esteban

Susana Esteban winery

cork tree

amphorae at Ramos

marble lagares at Ramos

amphora at Fitapreta

Fitapreta Winery

Chapel of Bones

Portuguese tiles

Chapel of Bones

tasting at Susana Esteban

Portugal Day 4: Alentejo Day 4: Alentejo I don’t think there is a better place to stay when visiting Alentejo than Evora.

[vinhonosso]

🤩 Provavelmente o melhor Vinho Laranja que já provei!! Os “vinhos laranjas” (ou “vinhos âmbar) dividem opiniões. 🤔 Há quem seja apaixonado por eles (como é o caso da Fabi do @simplesvinho) e há quem torça o nariz… O fato é que ninguém fica indiferente quanto bebe estes vinhos tão particulares. 🤯 Os Vinhos Laranjas nada mais são do que vinhos brancos elaborados como vinhos tintos! Isto é: uvas brancas são maceradas com suas cascas, extraindo os pigmentos que dão a cor alaranjada e também TANINOS! Este é o “a Laranja Mecânica 2020”, um vinho portugues, do Alentejo, produzido pela @FitaPreta.Vinhos (do grande @Antonio_Macanita 🇵🇹, elaborado com as uvas Arinto, Roupeiro, Verdelho, Antão Vaz, Alincante Branco, Trincadeira-das-Pratas e Fernão Pires. Depois de uma primeira e suave prensagem, as uvas maceram por 7 dias com suas cascas e, então, são novamente prensadas. O mosto resultante sofre fermentação espontânea com leveduras indígenas e, depois, faz fermentação malolática completa. 🍷 Na taça tem coloração dourada, cor de mel. Mostra aromas de laranja, nectarina, damasco seco, pêssego e marmelo. Na boca é seco, tem corpo médio, acidez média+ e uma discreta adstringência. Sabores de laranja, pomelo e nectarina, com leve amargor e longa persistência. 📝 Delicioso!! Um vinho aromático e exuberante, com untuosidade e muito frescor! Vocação gastronômica. Par beber jovem. Eu adorei! 93 pontos. . Um vinhaço de produção bastante limitada (9.314 garrafas) que você encontra na @Evino (na categoria “Produtores Renomados”) por um preço que vale cada centavo! ➡️ Use meu CUPOM de desconto “VINHONOSSO30” e ganhe R$30 nas compras acima de R$150. . #vinhonosso #evino #vinholaranja #orangewine #fitapreta #laranjamecanica #clockworkorange #antoniomacanita #portuguesewine #winesofportugal #vinhosdeportugal #vinhoregionalalentejano #magnificent #greatwine #delicious #goodwine #winelife #vinhoportugues #italesse #wineoftheday (em Campinas, Sao Paulo) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYpYcoeJ-QS/?utm_medium=tumblr

[dandelionwineshop]

THURSDAY NIGHT TASTING 6-8PM:  BUBBLES, SHERRY & RED, RED WINE BEN FROM OLÉ IMPORTS

It seems like it’s Fall? Kind of a strange start but… we’re always happy to be in New York, so let’s taste some wine and hang out with our friends. This week behind the bar at Dandelion we have Master of Disaster Ben Carson of Olé & Obrigado.  

As always, cheese and bread and carefully programmed vinyl courtesy of our in-house DJ Gabey Baby. Dandelion thinks you deserve another vacation this year!

Caves São João, Espumante Rosado Bruto 2016

A certain wine director we know used to give this instruction to his staff at a shmancy joint downtown: “If they don’t know what they want, the answer is bubbles. If they don’t know what they’re eating, the answer is bubbles. If they don’t like that answer, the answer is pink bubbles.” Our new everyday favorite bub is indeed pink, and bone dry, and comes from one of the most interesting wineries in Portugal. The grapes are Baga,Touriga Nacional, and Cabernet Sauvignon, all planted in clay and limestone, less than 20 km from the Atlantic Ocean, where they are battered by the northern Atlantic winds for which the area is well known. Drink on its own, with fried seafood, or anything that wants a little freshness and sparkle. Bright strawberry and red raspberry on the mid palate, complemented by mineral, white pepper and more floral tones. Racy acidity cuts a beam through the middle. $21

Orleans Borbon Manzanilla, Jerez

Some of the driest wines in the world come from the small, magical fishing village of San Lucar, and this is largely because this place is entirely below sea level. Palomino is the grape and the wines are called Manzanilla, also the word for Chamomile(!). They’re bracing and complex, with salty seaside aromas and they’re very refreshing on the palate, with notes of citrus and almond skin. Classically paired with small fish, almonds, olives and yes, potato chips – I’d also include tacos as a go-to companion.   Infantes de Orleans de Borbons is owned by the Spanish Royal Family and until very recently, these wines were basically unavailable to the public.  Thankfully that’s over now. And a guy named Mike who sells wine in Boston once explained to me that it’s pretty fun to have an ice-cold bottle of this in your hand when grilling… and that, turned out to be true. I’m still planning to grill in the fall, so this will definitely be in stock. Manzanilla like this should be consumed like any fine white wine: with delicious food and better company. $13

Vinhos FitaPreta, Alentejo A Touriga Vai Nua Tinto Unoaked

It’s pretty rare to see a single varietal wine like this out of Portugal, the land of field blends. In this case it’s Touriga Nacional that master winemaker Antonio Maçanita has chosen to spotlight. A Touriga Vai Nua, or The ‘King’ Goes Naked uses the warmth and ripeness of the Alentejo to great effect in this fresh yet lush expression of Portugal’s most well-known grape. Like all of the wines from Fita Preta, this is unapologetically of and from the terroir of the Alentejo- warm, lush, ripe fruit. But by doing a partial carbonic maceration, whole cluster fermentation, and a mere 3 month elevage in stainless steel, he manages to create an expression of Touriga that is fresh, light on its feet, and extremely versatile – both classic and new all at once. This, as he says, is “Touriga as only winemakers have tasted it,” before it sees any wood or further adulteration (naked). An unmitigated look at terroir and varietal. Let’s get back to the still-grilling part of our discussion. With it’s complex, bright and deep mix of red and black berry notes and bloody mineral core, this wine screams for barbecue, in particular pork loin or spare ribs. It would also be fantastic with the cheese we’ll have out for you. $25

Bodegas Torremoron, Ribera del Duero Tempranillo 2016

Ribera del Duero fruit from the truly tiny, almost medieval village of Quintanamanvirgo. There are less than a hundred souls in this historic winemaking outpost on the high plains. The kids are leaving and the adults mostly make this single wine – when they're not setting old vines on fire to roast milk-fed calves, or partying in the deep cellears where they store the wine. Quintanamanvirgo has only two businesses: the bar and the winery. If you ever want to experience and taste the authentic personality of Ribera del Duero, head directly for this town and ask for Fernando de la Cal. When you meet him, ask him to show you his vineyards and his family cave where wine was made in the 1800's. The vines here date back to the 1910’s. Torremorón is a genuine wine, one of the most pure expressions of Tempranillo (aka Tinto Fino) that you'll come across. Fresh black and blue fruit aromas are lifted and sharpened by a peppery note and a suggestion of smoky minerals. Seamless and expressive, with no rough edges and a long, gently tannic finish that echoes a blueberry note. This would pair well with Thai beef salad, marinated Korean BBQ pork, Peking duck and meat or chicken dishes with a piquant play of spices. Help yourself to a rustic and wild wine that’s a truly rare value. $14

[nmacmouronho-blog]

#Repost @quintadacaloura ・・・ Sintra à noite tem outro encanto!! O verde ganha outros tons e o seu casamento outra dimensão! ・・・ Este foi o casamento da Lou e do Dani! Agora é a sua vez!! Do que está à espera? Contacte-nos! Visite-nos!! Marque já antes que seja tarde!quintadacaloura@gmail.com ・・・ Sintra by night has another charm!! The green gets other shades and your wedding another dimension!! ・・・ This was Lou & Dani’s wedding! Now it’s your time to do it with us! Contact us! Visit us!! Book your wedding before it’s too late! quintadacaloura@gmail.com ・・・ #wedding #decorationideas #weddingdress #happiestday #happiestdayofmylife #thefirstdayoftherestofyourlife #louanddani #fitapretavinhos #fitapreta #sexysparkling #sexywines #quintadacaloura #sintracenterguesthouse #weddings #party #familyparty #celebratinglife #loveisintheair #partylovers #sintra #portugal #mocodosvinhos #moçodosvinhos ・・・ www.quintadacaloura.pt (at Quinta da Caloura) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo1TOzEhjH3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1menk57tichd

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WET, Lineup of Six Reds, One Package to Sell $89 SOLD OUT from our vault to your front door PORTLAND ONLY ‘Wet’ is a term we use when tasting wine that is fruit forward, low tannin with enough acid to make it interesting.  Wet wines are not pretentious. Quaffable with a bowl of super salty popcorn or a sandwich or a hunk of meat or if you are moving from cocktails to wine when you’re binge watching your new favorite show. You don’t think about it too much, you just enjoy & sometimes you enjoy the whole bottle when nobody’s looking.⁣ *Gordo, Yecla, Spain, Monatrell/Cabernet Sauvignon 2014⁣ *Teutonic 'Red' Willamette Valley, Oregon Gewürztraminer/Pinot Noir 2018⁣ *Fitapreta 'A Touriga Vai Nua' [unoaked] Alentejano, Portugal, Touriga Nacional 2016⁣ *Domaine Diochon 'Cuvée Vieilles Vignes' Moulin-à-Vent, Beaujolais, France, Gamay 2017⁣ *Rodica 'Classic' Slovenska Istra, Slovenia, Refoŝk 2015⁣ *Lopez de Haro, Rioja Reserva, Spain, Tempranillo Blend 2015⁣ Impeccably stored in our vault & ready to impress. Thank you for your support!⁣ ⁣ 

[veravinhoverde]

is not always easy to stay on top of the torrent of good news that surrounds the Macanita world. with 1 week delay here goes, huge congrats @amacanita for the award best winemaker of the year 👏👏👏 by top Portuguese publication @revistadevinhos #winemaker#oftheyear#winetasting#wine#macanita#azoreswinecompany#fitapreta#macanita#douro#obrigadovinhos#winesofportugal#proud#portugal http://bit.ly/2SpJFsv http://bit.ly/2RXb3c8

[lesommelierwine]

For the best selection of #portuguese #wine in #Ontario, check out the @lcbo store at the stockyards in #toronto at 2151 St Clair Ave West. You’ll find a great selection of #wines from @aphros_wine @quintanova.winesandtourism @macanitavinhos #fitapreta @arrepiado_velho @sexywines @montedozambujeiro #mouchao #casaldeventozela

[nmacmouronho-blog]

Olá Porto!! Hello Oporto!!! Estamos no Wine Fest - Alfândega do Porto! Das 15 às 20h. Até já!!! #winefest2017 #winefest #antoniomacanitawinemaker #macanitavinhos #maçanitavinhos #douro #codegadolarinho #touriganacional #douro #fitapreta #brancodetalha #talha #tintodecastelao #azoreswinecompany #tintovulcanico #moçodosvinhos #mocodosvinhos #winelover #wine #vinho #vino #vin #weine (at Alfandega do Porto)