WHEN TO SERVE PORT WINE
WITH PLEASURE AT ANY OCCASION
The Port Wine is very versatile and can be enjoyed on any occasion, savoring its rich and complex flavors surrounded by good company. While one could consider being a right wine for every occasion, its richness and variety allow it to be enjoyed at any time of day or night, taken alone or in harmony with various dried fruits, strong cheeses and rich desserts. But do not be intimidated by our suggestions: Port Wine is always good, whatever your decision – so be sure to make a choice yourself!
AS AN APPETIZER
White Port wines can be found with an indication of age, although they are rare wines that are close in colour, textures and aromas to red tawny ports of the same age.
WITH THE MEAL
If you are savoring a magnificent game dish, be sure to try a Tawny 10 years. Now, if your choice was light dishes based on salads or grilled fatty fish like salmon or then with the famous ‘foie gras’, the white wine served chilled blends perfectly. For red meat dishes or intense sauces, an LBV or a young Vintage Port is the ideal option achieving a balance between the intensity of the flavors.
WITH DESSERT
The cheeses, sweets and fruits are excellent partners for your Porto red wine. LBV perfectly accompany smooth soft paste cheeses, blue cheeses or red fruit desserts. Harder cheeses with rich and intense flavor, desserts made with caramel and custard, convent sweets or dry fruits, you can accompany with a precious 20 years Tawny. But if your dessert is one of the famous Serra Cheese, from Azeitão, Roquefort, Stilton, Cashel Blue, Le Ciel de Charlevoix, Gorgonzola or a Saint Agur Blue, be sure to accompany it with a Vintage Port, the perfect harmony for the contrast of the flavors. Whatever your dessert is, it will always be good with a Port Wine, so indulge yourself and enjoy the best of this true godsend.
AFTER THE MEAL
For your coffee, a 20 year old Tawny or older, like 30 or 40 years, is the best option. Or, if you appreciate a good cigar, accompany it with an old Vintage Port and immerse yourself in this unique experience that you will not forget and will want to repeat.
RELAXING AT HOME
After a stressful day, to end a day lived intensely, or just to relax reading a book, a 20 year old Tawny might be just right.
SPECIAL OCCASION
The magic of a Vintage Port of a special year is in being consumed celebrating someone’s birthday, in a great event, in a moment of closeness and celebration among friends and family. Do not miss the opportunity to buy a Vintage Port wine box of a special year and letting it grow old, to be consumed in a birthday, birth of a son, at a wedding or at birth of a grandchild. Do not miss this extraordinary wine, this true gift of the Gods, for our pleasure, among our friends and people we hold dear.
OUR SUGGESTIONS
