This 1934 Adega Viuva Gomes wine from Colares, Portugal got me back in the vintage wine tasting saddle this weekend. Colares is a small region and is well known for using the Ramisco grape. I found this wine to still be remarkably tannic which is something…
I love history and it’s one of the reasons I enjoy trying older vintages. They are like a time machine to a period of time long gone by. What was the world like when the grapes were growing? How about when the wine was being made?…