Portuguese Wine

Aged on the lees for four months, this young, fresh white also shows pleasant density and concentration, with intense minerality supporting a palate full of yellow fruit and crisp green apple. Pleasant acidity adds lift and makes... Read More

A remarkable value for such a refreshing, distinct wine from organic producer Anselmo Mendes! Vibrant citrus and floral aromas with flavors of lemon peel, subtle grapefruit, and white blossoms with a very dry, crisp finish. A... Read More

Did you know Vinho Verde can be red? That’s right! The name of a region, rather than a style of wine, it includes vibrant, light-to-medium-bodied reds like this indigenous blend, full of strawberry fruit lifted by very pleasant... Read More

Did you know Vinho Verde can be red? That’s right! The name of a region, rather than a style of wine, it includes vibrant, light-to-medium-bodied reds like this indigenous blend, full of strawberry fruit lifted by very pleasant... Read More

A remarkable value for such a refreshing, distinct wine from organic producer Anselmo Mendes! Vibrant citrus and floral aromas with flavors of lemon peel, subtle grapefruit, and white blossoms with a very dry, crisp finish. A... Read More

Soft and subtle on the palate, with velvety yet quite present tannins and an undercurrent of mouthwatering acidity lifting the rustic notes of dark cherry, mint, violets, herbs, and forest floor. Hints of spice on the long, complex... Read More

Soft and subtle on the palate, with velvety yet quite present tannins and an undercurrent of mouthwatering acidity lifting the rustic notes of dark cherry, mint, violets, herbs, and forest floor. Hints of spice on the long, complex... Read More

This vintage tawny port from Santa Eufemia is incredibly complex and beautifully balanced, with aromas and flavors of blackberry, plum, figs, and a powerful, long finish. Stunning!!

A concatenation of fig marmalade, salted caramel, baking spices and Havana-wreathed smoke, the H&H Boal 10-Year (entirely Boal, aged entirely in lodge canteiro for more than ten years) is sweet, gypsy richness, reverberative depths... Read More

The H&H Verdelho 10-Year is pure Verdelho meio seco—medium-dry—aged a minimum of ten years in canteiro. Here, you enter the Garden of Earthly Delights and find yourself standing on the seashore: Apricot kernel, mandarin... Read More

The H&H Verdelho Single Harvest 2007 is a colheita bottling: an early-bottled vintage wine. (H&H prefer to use the term Single Harvest, a rough translation of Colheita.) This is unique among Madeira wines: a single-vineyard wine... Read More

Juicy & fresh, like Niepoort’s whole Nat Cool range, this Jaen-based blend from Dão still offers plenty of food-friendly structure and surprising complexity. Notes of red fruit, savory complexity, and well-integrated... Read More

This fizzy Portuguese white finished fermenting inside the bottle, resulting in slight carbonation as well as trapped lees that the Niepoorts choose not to filter out. Fresh, vibrant, and pleasantly funky, it’s delicious... Read More

Bairrada’s indigenous Baga variety typically produces bold, tannic wines, but Dirk Niepoort found a way to create a fresh glou-glou natural red with only 12% alcohol and zero added sulfur! This is a highly drinkable, juicy... Read More

Nearly forgotten, the historically singular region of Colares, rife with old ungrafted vines, is just now receiving much deserved attention. Even after 5 years, this white is very fresh and lively, with pleasant acidity, minerality,... Read More

This 21-year-old red, produced in tiny quantities, comes from Colares, the Portuguese region famous for its pre-Phylloxera ungrafted vines and wines of almost limitless age-ability. Still fresh and youthful with red fruit, game... Read More

Though most of the estate’s land is planted to cork oak—yes, real cork comes from trees!—they also have superb plantings of Castelão, which in this case are harvested early to preserve freshness in favor... Read More

A selection of the estate's finest Arinto grapes grown in the Vinha da Gafa, a southeast-facing vineyard with clay-limestone soils! Only free-run juice is fermented with native yeasts and then aged in stainless steel. The... Read More

This organically-farmed blend of native Portuguese white varieties is fermented with native yeasts and aged on lees in stainless steel for 11 months, resulting in a lovely marriage of freshness and lees-y texture with notes of... Read More

A racy, precise Portuguese white with plenty of verve—hints of lemon peel, lemon pith, crisp green apples, and fresh herbs with exceptional depth and a very slightly waxy texture that adds intrigue. Versatile and crowd-pleasing,... Read More