We had dinner last night in Cambridge, Ma. before going to see Robin Williams.
We discoverd a small restaurant there that I mentioned before, Casa Portugal.
We had dinner there, and ordered an inexpensive bottle of wine for dinner, as the couple we were with are on somewhat of a budget. The wine list had many bottles of wine for under $20, which in itself is fairly rare in this area.
I ordered the Vinha da Palestra, not even realizing it was a douro wine until it came to the table.
None of us could believe how great this wine was...and we've all been around red wine for quite awhile.
It was $14 on the wine list...I'll be talking to my local shop about getting a few cases, just to have downstairs. I'd be happy to serve this wine with any full-flavored or spicey dish, which we tend to lean towards in our kitchen anyway.
Jim