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PORTUGAL
VINHO VERDE
DOURO VALLEY

Portugal's advantage is its isolation,
which has kept its inheritance of
indigenous varieties intact and largely
unaffected by international varietals
and styles. It also has an extraordinary
range of climates - rainfall varies
enormously; the Vinho Verde region
in the far northwest, famous for light,
dry whites, is one of the wine world's MADEIRA
wettest, while the Douro Valley to its
immediate south east is one of the
driest during the crucial growing
season. The island of Madeira is sub-
tropical, characterized by hot and
humid summers and mild winters.

DOURO VALLEY Altano
The Douro is a significant producer of robust, characterful red table wines with some of the The Symingtons began producing
Douro DOC table wines seriously
tannins which distinguish vintage port. The wines are intriguingly satisfying, with a concentration in 1999, applying their skill and
of flavor many winemakers elsewhere would kill for. Winemakers are also producing white expertise to ensure that the results
(branco) wines using indigenous varieties including Malvasia Fina, Viosinho, Rabigato, and reflect their tradition of making
the worlds finest wines.
Moscatel Galego. Symington Family Estates is
committed to sustainable
winemaking, working actively to
protect natural ecosystems, limit
carbon emissions, and support the
Altano vineyardbrands.com local communities.
Altano White Douro 2018 $131.90

Altano Organic Red Douro 2016 (6pk) $107.90 Prats & Symington
Altano Red Douro 2016 $119.90 The vineyards of the Douro and
Bordeaux can be said to be
amongst the finest in the world.
The Symington family has been
producing Port since 1882 and
owns some of the finest Port
Prats & Symington premiumport.com Companies, including Warre’s
P + S Red Douro Prazo de Roriz 2016 $179.90 and Graham’s. Bruno Prats is a
leading Bordeaux winemaker
P + S Duoro Post Scriptum de Chryseia 2017 (6pk) $137.90 92 WE and former owner of Chateau
P + S Duoro Chryseia 2016 (6pk) $330.00 95 WS, 95 WE Cos d’Estournel. Together, they
form P&S. The wines are made at
one of the Douro’s greatest
estates, the beautiful Quinta de
Roriz. This historic vineyard
dates from 1565.
VINHO VERDE
The verde or 'green' in Vinho Verde refers not to the color of the wine, but to its youth - the wines
are all designed to be drunk when still young and fresh. The more concentrated examples bear a Casa Do Valle
strong resemblance to the Rías Baixas wines made just over the river in Spain's Galicia - indeed, The estate dates back to the 18th
using the same aristocratic white grape variety, here spelt Alvarinho, the most admired variety in century, and with a total area of
170 hectares, of which 55 ha are
the Minho region. under vines, Casa do Valle is one
of the largest production Quintas
in the Vinho Verde Region, using
exclusively grapes produced at
the estate. The estate is located in
Casa Do Valle premiumport.com the sub-region of Basto, which
the winery calls “warmer and less
Casa Do Valle Vinho Verde Basto Sub-Region 2018 $119.90 humid than the rest”, and is
certified sustainable.
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