Saturday, November 22, 2008

Sol Lewitt, Bodega Matador, Dirk Niepoort, Douro, Portugal, 2001

Portovino session of 12 November 2008.

The beautiful magazine Matador issues each year a special limited edition of a wine made in collaboration by signature wine and plastic artists. They call it Bodega Matador. The 2001 edition was handsomely labeled by the meanwhile deceased New York based plastic artist Sol Lewitt. And the liquid product of it was produced by my friend Porto wine maker Dirk Niepoort.

Dirk descends from a family of wine makers and distributors who’s been at Oporto for centuries now. See Niepoort.

We had the bottle numbered 740 of the Bodega Matador 2001 special edition. A superb and rare red Douro, Portugal wine product.