My experience with Portugese table wines is a little limited. I do like
Vintage Madeira and have a colection of it going well back into the
1800s. I like it better than Oporto. Fonseca's Moscatel de Setubal can
be outstandng in the old vintage wines such as 1934 and the legendary
Torna Viagem. The more recent non-vintage 25 year old is decent, but can
only hint at what this wine can be. You should taste the legendary
Colares if you get a chance. Recent vintages are not what they used to
be and mature much faster than in the past. A young classic Colares was
one of the darkest and most tannic red table wines you will find, and
might require decades to become smooth. Prouction is extremely small.
The top red table wine made in Portugal perhaps is Barca Velha made in
the Douro by Ferreira. Production is very small, and it is extremely
expensive and difficult to find in most countries. There is a whole new
generation of fine Portugese reds in a variety of areas, but I have not
had enough experience with these to comment.

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