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Port Wine Interesting! How you can imagine, I have no ideia about australian port wines, so I don't know how is it ranked. But Galway Pipe, in a "first sight" appears very similar to Vinho do Porto. The bottle, the age, the barrel maturation... And I noted the expression "port-style wines"...

Port Wine Yes, I agree with you. After all, the great majority of portuguese people, don't know what is a "vintage", never noted the words "ruby" of "tawny", and if so, never asked their signification. People just wants good and cheap Port. Just few persons have two qualitys: money to buy a...

Port or port I understand that point of view. Here, in Portugal, we have some "champagne-like" wine. That´s very good. But isn't "Champagne". Portuguese "champagne" (we call that "vinho espumante", something like "sparkling wine") is more cheap and has a different taste. And I prefer the...

White Port and the REAL Port No. Is not a question of "never", "always", or "only". I'm not very sure about that, because White Port is something new for us. The few bottles that I know, normally are different from those with red port wine, in green color, maybe for marketing reasons. In...

Port Wine (Part 2) Thank you. Well, I can say some more things about Port. But I'm not a specialist... White Port Wine has less Alcohol than Red (Tawny ou Ruby), but that's a little difference, something like one or two degrees. The taste is slightly different, and the color is very beautiful...

White Port Wine White Port Wine is very good. Here, in Portugal, it wasn’t well known until 4-5 years ago. Is softer, good to drink before dinner.