Leichte Weisslichkeiten aus Lusitanien

Über die letzten Wochen habe ich einige zur Leichtigkeit neigende weisse Portugiesen verkostet ... und natürlich getrunken. Folgend nun eine kleine und für meine Verhältnisse ungewohnt kurze (glücklicherweise) Zusammenfassung ... 

Portugal's Plenty Primeira Parte

As you guys already know in recent weeks (or months, actually) I made a couple of palatal journeys to Switzerland. At least one pending part ahead, I'd like to start another palatal trip. This one will bring me to Portugal's Plenty. Today I'd like to start this personal voyage to the Lusitanian wine bounty with vinhos from the two most well know viticulture regions: Dao and Douro. For starters there was the equally famous and very reasonable Tinto from Quinta das Maisas 2008 and the well distributed Casa de Santar Reserva 2003. From Douro a little bit more north I spent a little while with the still very juvenile Terra a Terra Reserva Tinto 2009 and the Teutonically implulsed Campo Ardosa 2003 from Quinta da Carvalhosa. Let's take a peek ...