Celebrate spring with Toronto Vintners Club while sipping red wines from three famous regions of Portugal on April 16. We have four wines from Douro, three from Alentejo and one from Dão, all of which have scored at least 90 points and are drinking at their best today! If you aren't familiar with Portuguese wines, this will be a great opportunity to try something new but if you know them, then you know you'll be in for a big treat and this will be a chance to taste some new producers. Portuguese wine styles changed dramatically about 21 years ago when Portugal entered the European Union and began a period of rapid economic expansion that brought it into the ranks of a modern industrialized nation and with that has emerged a significant increase in quality.
Theme: Portuguese Reds
Date: Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Time: 6 PM
Where: 41 Wilcocks St., Toronto, ON (U of T Faculty Club)
Cost: TVC Members: $60; Non-members: $80
Register / Buy TicketsWhere: 41 Wilcocks St., Toronto, ON (U of T Faculty Club)
Cost: TVC Members: $60; Non-members: $80
Please note that light appetizers and a reception wine will also accompany the formal tasting. We hope you'll join us for this tasting!
Fun Facts about Portuguese Wines
* In 1756, the Douro Valley became the world’s first official demarcated wine region.
* Portugal has more indigenous grape varieties than any other country – more than 200.
* The number of microclimates and soil types give specific and unique features to Portuguese wines – a plus for the wine lover, especially in tandem with the number of grape varieties.
*The country is the seventh largest exporter of the product worldwide, by value.
