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Douro Whites - What are your go to's?
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 8:34 am
by Moses Botbol
Currently, I have been digging Douro white's more than reds. What are you picks under $30?
Re: Douro Whites - What are your go to's?
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 4:23 pm
by Andy Velebil
Some of Niepoort's mid and lower end whites are really good.
I love the Symington's Altano Branco, but they don't import that very inexpensive white to the states.
Casa Ferreirinha Planalto Reserva is very good.
Quinta do Crasto Branco rocks.
Other than that, they are somewhat hard to find around me. I can find other regions of Portugal much easier, so tend to drink more of those at times.
Re: Douro Whites - What are your go to's?
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2016 9:10 am
by Moses Botbol
Andy Velebil wrote:Some of Niepoort's mid and lower end whites are really good.
I love the Symington's Altano Branco, but they don't import that very inexpensive white to the states.
Casa Ferreirinha Planalto Reserva is very good.
Quinta do Crasto Branco rocks.
Other than that, they are somewhat hard to find around me. I can find other regions of Portugal much easier, so tend to drink more of those at times.
Will look for all of those. Niepoort dry wines are hard to find actually around here. You'd figure they'd be selling big time, but no is into carrying them around Boston. Casa Ferreirnha is actually a more common Producer on the shelf around here.
I dig all of the Loureiro based wines I have tried so far.
Re: Douro Whites - What are your go to's?
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2016 5:24 pm
by Ronald Wortel
Another one for Casa Ferreirinha, and Niepoort of course (couldn't you buy online?), but for value I've always found Lavradores de Feitoria to be very good, as well as the whites of Real Companhia Velha. Contraste by Conceito is also relatively good value.
Re: Douro Whites - What are your go to's?
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2016 5:35 pm
by Ronald Wortel
Forgot to mention the "Passa" white from Quinta do Passadouro. Fresh, well-made, very affordable.
Re: Douro Whites - What are your go to's?
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2016 5:19 am
by Moses Botbol
Ronald Wortel wrote:Another one for Casa Ferreirinha, and Niepoort of course (couldn't you buy online?), but for value I've always found Lavradores de Feitoria to be very good, as well as the whites of Real Companhia Velha. Contraste by Conceito is also relatively good value.
MA may have some the lowest liquor prices in the World (including no sales tax), but most online sites won't ship to MA; regardless if it's legal or not.
Re: Douro Whites - What are your go to's?
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2016 7:51 am
by Andy Velebil
Ronald Wortel wrote:Forgot to mention the "Passa" white from Quinta do Passadouro. Fresh, well-made, very affordable.
Yes they are. Just can't find them around me.
Re: Douro Whites - What are your go to's?
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2016 8:24 pm
by Frederick Blais
Vallado has been showing much better in its last release. Harder to find, Muxagata is great and cheap.