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The wine world loves to complicate things. Why? I haven’t discovered why, yet.
I will try to help. Before you check this, make sure you have a glass of wine with you… The wine Gods are judging, and so am I.
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This page will be dedicated to grapes and most common wines of the world. No more excuse about not knowing how much tannins your reds have or if your white is completely the opposite of what you thought it would be. Feel free to reach out to me if any grape isn’t here on the […]This page will be dedicated to give you a definition of what some of the words we use actually mean. Look at the wine folks as the last people in the world that speak Latin. We have our own terms that mean something very specific or different than what you think it is. This list […]
This post has nothing to do with wine, but I obviously get asked a million times where I recommend to eat and drink in Porto so here’s a list of my favourite spots. Favourite Classic spots of the city:– Casa Guedes, for a pork sandwich with mountains cheese (although, Mr.Guedes sold it last year. But still […]
Wine and food... Food and wine. What a dilemma. We all have a different sensitivity to flavours. Some people like intense reactions while others find them unpleasant. Wine and food pairing should, therefore, take into account the preferences of the individual person. Taste buds are adapatable. Tasting food will affect the taste of the wine […]
Hi! I am Rafa, owner of de Lima's Wine Experiences and a WSET level 4 student. I am here to help with your perception of Port Wine! Allow me to paint you an image: here we are, at de Lima's Wine Bar doing our Tastings or somewhere in the Douro or Vinho Verde Wine Region […]
After this week's wine event we had, which by the way thank you to everyone that made it really amazing, there was the need to make a shortlist of great value portuguese wines. Portuguese wines should be on your list for great value. Unbelivable what you get for under 20 bucks. That doesn't mean every […]
One of the most misunderstood wine region by consumers. You would be amazed by the number of people I get here in Porto...