tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post7915082283889749249..comments2024-03-28T02:36:57.726-07:00Comments on Good Wine Under $20: Grape Variety #89: Fernao PiresDr. Debshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02892131332003571463noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post-91582005938144147212008-01-23T10:46:00.000-08:002008-01-23T10:46:00.000-08:00Ryan, the Portuguese and Spanish grapes are defini...Ryan, the Portuguese and Spanish grapes are definitely what put me over 70 in the Wine Century Sweepstakes. Thanks for the news on Pil-Pil. Never had it before, so this is valuable information. I must say, however, that the Guindillas sound formidable from a heat standpoint. Perhaps it was a good thing that I started out with the wussy paprika.Dr. Debshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02892131332003571463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post-46488097569882232862008-01-23T05:42:00.000-08:002008-01-23T05:42:00.000-08:00yeah, more Portuguese Grapes. You could do about 3...yeah, more Portuguese Grapes. You could do about 3 centuries worth if you just stayed in Portugal. Too bad they are so hard to find! <BR/><BR/>BTW Your shrimp dish is traditionally not done with Paprika, but rather Guindillas, small super hot peppers, that are fried with the garlic....A staple for almost every terrace in Spain. They are also great with Cava!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post-10905688674723520842008-01-22T07:46:00.000-08:002008-01-22T07:46:00.000-08:00Thanks for the comments. John, Marco, this will ce...Thanks for the comments. John, Marco, this will certainly be a grape variety that I seek out in the future, because of its versatility as well as its food-friendliness. Richard, I haven't seen those in the shops--or indeed any Fernao Pires, with the exception of this bottle from d547--but they will go on my ever-expanding wish list of makers to look for in the stores.Dr. Debshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02892131332003571463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post-90199271835571918252008-01-21T15:19:00.000-08:002008-01-21T15:19:00.000-08:00I had a few wines with this grape at that large Po...I had a few wines with this grape at that large Portuguese wine tasting last November. Two that I specifically recall, and which I very much enjoyed, were the 2006 Casa Santos Lima (CSL) Fernao Pires & the 2005 CSL Palha-Canas.Richard Auffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03948647697847819742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post-35466892242943138472008-01-21T09:58:00.000-08:002008-01-21T09:58:00.000-08:00Dr Debs... Like many Portuguese varietals, names d...Dr Debs... Like many Portuguese varietals, names differ from region to region, despite the fact that Portugal is such a small country. Though I don’t know the reason for the official name, regulations allow the region of Bairrada to call it “Maria Gomes”. Unofficial names elsewhere in the country are “Amaral” and “Gaeiro”. I once spoke with a vineyard manager from California who was fascinated with a California wine made from this grape and he was calling it "Maria Gomes"...interesting I thought. This grape is also blended into red wine for aromatics. I might have to make a pit stop on the way home tonight and buy a Fernão Pires or a Maria Gomes... or one of each ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post-19788922826557198302008-01-21T09:22:00.000-08:002008-01-21T09:22:00.000-08:00whoops I guess we are in the 21st century. I reali...whoops I guess we are in the 21st century. I realized that as I was reading what I posted. And NO, I haven't been drinking.<BR/><BR/>heehee<BR/><BR/>JOhnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post-77941518151106264192008-01-21T09:21:00.000-08:002008-01-21T09:21:00.000-08:00Hey Dr DebsI figured out how it got a grape named ...Hey Dr Debs<BR/>I figured out how it got a grape named after him. Just like today in the 20th century where you can go to a website and have a star named after you, in the 16th century you could apply to have a grape named after you. Although it was by mail order, not over the internet, of course!! :)<BR/><BR/>Sounds like a fun and yummy grape varietal and definitely a value. I will do some looking at the shops around RIchmond and see if I can find one.<BR/><BR/>Cheers<BR/>JohnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com