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we have just launched our new delicious entry level Port wine Port Reserve English: This Reserve Port wine was made from a variety of grapes like Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Nacional and some others. It has a ruby colour and an intense taste of red fruits. Due to the special blend it can age on the bottle for many years, but is of course already enjoyable. This full-bodied, red Port wine tastes best with room temperature. On hot days it can be useful to cool it down a little bit. Alcohol: 19% vol. Excellent as aperitif or digestif German: Dieser Portwein ist eine Cuvée aus verschiedenen Rebsorten wie z.B. Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Nacional und noch einigen mehr. Er hat eine rubinrote Farbe und besticht mit einem intensiven Aroma von roten Früchten . Aufgrund der speziellen Kompensation kann der Portwein noch ohne weiteres viele Jahre auf der Flasche altern, ist aber auch jetzt schon trinkreif. Dieser vollmundige, rote Portwein schmeckt am besten, wenn er Zimmertemperatur hat. An warmen Tagen darf die Portwein Trinktemperatur aber auch ein wenig niedriger sein. Alkohol: Vol. 19% Exzellent als Aperitif oder Digestif

Port Reserve English: This Reserve Port wine was made from a variety of grapes like Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Nacional and some others. It has a ruby colour and an intense taste of red fruits. Due to the special blend it can age on the bottle for many years, but is of course already enjoyable. This full-bodied, red Port wine tastes best with room temperature. On hot days it can be useful to cool it down a little bit. Alcohol: 19% vol. Excellent as aperitif or digestif German: Dieser Portwein ist eine Cuvée aus verschiedenen Rebsorten wie z.B. Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Nacional und noch einigen mehr. Er hat eine rubinrote Farbe und besticht mit einem intensiven Aroma von roten Früchten . Aufgrund der speziellen Kompensation kann der Portwein noch ohne weiteres viele Jahre auf der Flasche altern, ist aber auch jetzt schon trinkreif. Dieser vollmundige, rote Portwein schmeckt am besten, wenn er Zimmertemperatur hat. An warmen Tagen darf die Portwein Trinktemperatur aber auch ein wenig niedriger sein. Alkohol: Vol. 19% Exzellent als Aperitif oder Digestif

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MORPHEUS Dieser Weißwein aus der Vinho Verde Region ist fruchtig und komplex zugleich. Die sorgsam selektierten Trauben reiften auf feinster Hefe und der Geschmack des Weins besticht durch Eleganz und Mineralität. Ein wunderbares Beispiel für das Potential der Alvarinho-Traube und der Region. Nach einer sehr sorgfältigen Auslese der besten Alvarinho-Trauben hergestellt, die auf dem Weingut Santiago in den Unter-Regionen Monção und Melgaço gewachsen sind. Die ausgewählten Trauben werden von Hand gepflückt und danach in 20 Kg-Fässern in den Keller getragen. Dabei wird eine sehr traditionelle Methode angewendet und das gesamte Wissen, das uns von unseren Vorfahren mitgegeben wurde, genutzt. Ziel ist es, einen Qualitätswein zu produzieren, der seinen Ursprung und seine Originalität widerspiegelt. Dieser Wein geht durch Vorgärung, Mazeration der Schalen und kontrollierte Fermentation schließlich zur Reifung in Edelstahltanks. Der Zeitpunkt der Abfüllung ist 8 Monate nach der Ernte. Erscheinungsbild: Zitrusmäßig. Aroma: mineralischer Charakter, elegant und komplex mit intensiven tropischen Noten, Pfirsich, Litschi und Blüten von Zitrus und Jasmin. Geschmack: Frisch und fruchtig, ausgewogen, vollmundig und anhaltend mit der Frische und Mineralität der Sorte und des Terroirs. Die optimale Trinktemperatur liegt zwischen 10 und 12 ° C. Ideal zu Meeresfrüchten, Sushi, Käse und weißem Fleisch. Alkohol-13% Vol.

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MOONLIGHT GEMMA - just arrived. go to: www.regionalspirit.com and enjoy a beautiful red from Portugal This red wine is distinguishedby the concentration and eleganceof the grapes Syrah and Touriga Franca. Aged 20 months in new French oak barrels and has flavours of vanilla, black fruits, liquorice and diverse spices. Especially recommended tomeat and selected cheese.Ideal temperature 16-18degrees Celsius.

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Two key persons for the successful Regional Spirit wine-tasting event:the Regional Spirit Customer Relations Paula Pontes Rocha and the Enologist Mafalda Perdigao.

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The night started with the beautiful "Sundance 1 Sekt rose" from the wine region Bairrada which was followed by the gentle white Terroir II and the magnificent "Sundance 1 Rose". The evening finished with three reds, The "Sundancer 1" from the Douro Region followed by the "Moonlight 2" and "Crowndance 1" from DAO. This was a perfect ending that was only surpassed by the fantastic sympathy from Petra and David as well as amazing friends.

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What a wine taste @ Petra and David.!!! Fantastic Programme. Great friends. Great wines... Enjoyable evening and above all a fantastic Enologist, Mafalda Perdigão which delighted all with her great knowledge of the Regional Spirit wines. An evening to repeat

Exzellenter Vintage Porto aus etwa 65 Jahre alten Reben | Regional Spirit - Fine Quality

Regional Spirit offers has in its portfolio a fantastic Porto wine. Try the "Porto VINTAGE 2011". You will be amazed http://www.regionalspirit.com/wein/14/porto-vintage To know more about Port wine and the region read this: There is a wine that immediately characterises the Douro region – Port. Born in poor soils and steep slopes bathed by the river Douro, Port is the ambassador of Portuguese wines. Besides Port, this region is also famous for its excellent red and white wines. Located in the north east of Portugal, Douro is surrounded by the Marão and Montemuro mountain ranges. Though the region has about 250000 hectares, the area occupied by vines is of only 40000 hectares. The river Douro and its affluents, such as Tua and Corgo, run through deep valleys and most plantations are fitted in the rivers’ hydrographic basins. Most soils are made up of greywacke/schist, being particularly hard to work on, and the steep slope makes the job even harder. On the other hand, however, this type of soil is good for the vines’ longevity and allows the production of colour and sugar concentrated musts. Human effort in converting bad soils into vineyards resulted in three different types of plantation: one of them resembles balconies separated by greywacke/schist walls and is common in areas with high inclination angles; the second one consists of mechanically built terraces, without walls supporting the lands; the third type takes into account the soil drainage and the space needed to move the machines in the vineyard. The vines go from the top of the deep valleys to the margin of the river, creating a magnificent landscape, recognised by UNESCO as World Heritage, in 2001. Adding to this is the excellence of the wines produced in the three sub-regions of Douro: Baixo Corgo at west, Cima Corgo in the centre and Douro Superior at east. The vines are not equally distributed. In Baixo Corgo, the vine occupies about 14000 hectares and the number of producers is of almost 16000, i.e., there is an average of less than one hectare per producer. Douro Superior is more desert-like and the number of producers is inferior to that of the vine’s hectares (almost 9000 hectares for little more than 7900 producers). Each region has slightly different weather conditions, resulting from altitude and sun exposure in deep valleys. In general, the climate is pretty dry and the mountains protect the vines against wind. In Baixo Corgo, as there is some Atlantic influence, the air has more moisture and is fresher. There is also a higher precipitation rate, which helps fertilise the soils and increase production. In Cima Corgo the climate is Mediterranean and in Douro Superior it gets to be desert-like (temperatures reaching 50ºC in summer). The best Port wine is made in the arid slopes near the river, while table wines are produced in the fresher slopes. Baixo Corgo, formerly considered the best region for the production of Port wine, is now thought best suited for producing table wine. In Pinhão (Cima Corgo), grape berries have a higher concentration of sugar, making the area perfect for the production of vintages. White wines, sparkling wines and the fortified Moscatel come from the higher regions of Cima Corgo and Douro Superior. The grape varieties grown in the region are not famous for their high production values; however, their history is secular, since some of them are from the time of the Order of Cistercians (Middle Ages). In the second half of the 20th Century a study was performed to determine which grape varieties were more adequate for the production of Douro and Port wines. The conclusion was that the best grape varieties were Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Barroca, Aragonez (known in Douro as Tinta Roriz) and Tinto Cão. New farms in the region grow mainly these grape varieties; however, they also plant other important varieties, such as Trincadeira and Souzão. White wines are produced from the Malvasia Fina, Gouveio, Rabigato and Viosinho grapes. To produce Moscatel, one plants the Moscatel Galego grape.

The History of wines in Portugal Grapes are thought to have been grown in the land that is now Portugal for at least 4,000 years. The Phoenicians probably introduced winemaking to the south, and the Romans spread vine cultivation and winemaking further upcountry as they drove out the northern Celts. Christianity arrived in the second century AD, incorporating wine into its ceremonies. England, a political and military ally, was a thirsty customer and “The 1386 Treaty of Windsor” gave rise to much trade in wine from Portugal to England. Throughout the coming centuries, Portuguese seafaring adventurers and traders established other markets in far-flung places for their native wines. English, Scottish and Dutch wine traders, meanwhile, settled in around Porto (Oporto) and its river Douro. The influence and power of these foreign traders increased hugely in the mid-17th century. Portugal needed England’s support against the Spanish, and conceded important privileges to the English merchants in a treaty of 1654. In 1662 Charles II of England married Catherine of Bragança, sister of Afonso VI of Portugal and the English customs books of the time show a rapid switch to Portuguese wines. Despite the ensuing decades of civil and political unrest in Portugal, exports continued to boom, including wines sourced more widely around Portugal. Then, in the middle of the century, like other countries in Europe, Portugal was afflicted by two major vineyard plagues in succession: first the fungal disease oidium, then the root-munching bug phylloxera. Vineyards were wiped and it was a time of great hardship. As elsewhere in Europe, the solution was to graft European vine varieties onto the bug-resistant roots of American vines, or to grow hybrids of European and American vine species. Later on, they were banned for quality wines. Portugal post-war was a land of a multitude of small growers, and part of the function of Salazar’s new institutions was to oversee the formation of co-operatives to rationalize the growers’ work. The big co-operative explosion began after the Second World War - over 100 co-operatives were built throughout Portugal during the 50s and 60s. Portugal joined the European Community in 1986. Numerous restrictive wine trade and production practices had to be liberalized on joining, the co-operatives’ monopolies were ended, and Portuguese quality wine categories and regulations were brought into line with those of other European countries. Grape producers who once delivered all their grapes to co-operatives are building their own wineries, making their own individual wines. Some vineyards are new and modern, the grape varieties selected for the modern market; some are decades or even centuries old, mixes of ancient grape varieties, giving small yields of concentrated, flavorsome grapes. Portugal today has a huge selection of fine wines to offer the world as never before.

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REGIONAL SPIRITS brings together exclusive wines (white, rosé, red, sparkling and Port wine) representing many of the 31 Portuguese “Denomination of Origin” as well an exquisite Olive Oil that resulted of long and passionate process of selection. Either you are a Connaisseur or an Explorer, a risk taker or a conservative, a Gourmet or a Gourmand as long as you have “La Joi de Vivre”, Regional Spirit will surely have something to offer you. REGIONAL SPIRIT products are recommended to be appreciate in the comfort of your house, in the comfort of your friend’s houses, in big and small events in formal, official or just casual occasions.

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