“a mineral-driven wine with flavors of white flowers, citrus and quince and a complex finish that lasts so long your food may get cold waiting for you to take the next bite.”
“This belongs among the top tier of the world’s white wines at this price level.”
“Portugal’s Alentejo region is best known for affordable value wines, but it can climb the wow ladder when it wants to. The Cartuxa wines, including a deep, savory Tinto (red), demonstrate Alentejo’s ability to produce extraordinary wines while maintaining good value for the price. (Though the extravagant bottle most likely adds extra cost without contributing value.) The winery takes its name from a Carthusian monastery dating to the late 16th century, where monks lived a vow of silence. They may have been contemplating wines like these. The Branco is a blend of antão vaz, arinto and roupeiro grape varieties fermented and aged without oak. The result is a mineral-driven wine with flavors of white flowers, citrus and quince and a complex finish that lasts so long your food may get cold waiting for you to take the next bite. This belongs among the top tier of the world’s white wines at this price level.”
ABV: 13 percent. BW: 700 grams (Heavy).
Available in these stores or ask your favorite retailer to order it for you:
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Rodman’s Drugs, Washington
DELAWARE
Available for Sale – request it from your local store!
MARYLAND
Dunkirk Wine & Spirits, Dunkirk
” “This delicious red blend demonstrates why Portugal, and especially its Alentejo region, is a reliable source of bargain wines. This is good burger wine. Spaghetti wine. Weeknight wine. Alcohol by volume: 14 percent. BW: 415 grams (Light).”
Available in these stores or ask your favorite retailer to order it for you:
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Available for Sale – request it from your local store!
DELAWARE
Available for Sale – request it from your local store!
MARYLAND
Beards Hill Plaza Liquors, Aberdeen
” Here’s a good, simple vinho verde rosé, slightly spritzy, not particularly sweet, and refreshing with tart strawberry and watermelon flavors. Vegan friendly. Alcohol by volume: 11 percent. Bottle weight: 480 grams (Light).”
Available in these stores or ask your favorite retailer to order it for you:
WASHINGTON DC
Magruder’s of DC
Rodman’s Discount Drugs
S&S Wine & Spirits
Watergate Vitners
Yes Organic Market #9 – Capitol Hill
MARYLAND
Aloha Liquors, Baltimore
“Every time I sing Portugal’s praises for producing great quality and affordable wine, another example drives the point home. This is a blend of aragonez (a Portuguese name for tempranillo), trincadeira, syrah and cabernet sauvignon, so it combines native grapes with international standards. The result is a spicy mix of red and dark fruit flavors, anchored by an appealing earthiness. This wine is delicious by itself but really calls for hearty meats and sausages.”
Available in these fine stores or ask for it at your favorite retailer:
WASHINGTON DC
Magruder’s of DC, Washington
Morris Miller Liquors, Washington
Rodman’s Discount Drugs, Washington
DELAWARE
Cheers Wine & Liquor, Laurel
Milton Liquor, Milton
Roadsters Wine & Spirits, Lewes
Ward’s Fine Wines, Wilmington
MARYLAND
49 West Winebar & Coffee House, Annapolis
Charles Village Discount Liquors, Baltimore
Cheers and Spirits Beer Wine and More, Arnold
Downtown Crown Wine And Beer, Gaithersburg
Eddies, Baltimore
Edgewater Liquors, Edgewater
Fireside Deli & Wine Shop, Swanton
Frederick Wine House, Frederick
Liquor Locker, Hagerstown
Longmeadow Wine & Liquor, Hagerstown
Maple Lawn Wine & Spirits, Fulton
Marlin Market, Pocomoke City
Mt Vernon Supermarket, Baltimore
Old Farm Liquors, Frederick
Sandys Spirits, Elkridge
Sassy River Market II, Galena
Tilghman Island Country Store, Tilghman
The Winery, Chester
Valley Wine & Spirits, Hagerstown
Vintage 414, Cambridge
Wells Discount Liquors, Baltimore