On 9 Aug 2004 10:36:48 GMT, Michael Pronay > wrote:

>Mike Tommasi > wrote:
>
>[Niepoort "Charme"]
>
>> So what are the grapes, baga must be part of it, waht are the
>> others?
>
>No, it's quite standard Douro: mainly tinta roriz, some touriga
>franca (formerly known as touriga francesa), but everything from
>70 year old vines.

Sounds worth investigating.

What about on the vinho verde front, any alvarinho worth seeking out,
anything comparable to Terras Gauda or Pezas da Portela in Galicia?

Mike

Mike Tommasi, Six Fours, France
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