White Port from Portugal is a rather unusual pleasant fortified wine. I know, some of you wrongfully do not do the right connection between Port wine and my hometown Porto, Portugal, the place where you should come to taste the real thing, since the best worldclass Port wines are from and still are here... But its's up to you, anyways.
One of those few I like that travels well, right up to your local winestore, is the Kopke, 10 years old, white, Port, Portugal. White Port wines is a recent thing here in Port wine's. And good semi-old white Port wines is newer still. Look, new wines for us here at Port wine's is the likes of at least 20 years old... so, a 10 years old ... But then, it is a white, right? Yes, indeed, nice new. It is a strong competitor for a shaken not stirred you know what or even better so to have it in one of those nights when bubbles are to be out but fresh white structured wine (this one carries acquavit wine type fortified strengths) are to replace it.
I had it with my spanish friends Carlos Valls and Gonzalo Stampa at the Kopke, Gaia, beautifull wine-cellars, courtesy of Sogevinus' CEO Gonzalo Pedrosa. To our pleasure. Although the brand is Dutch and the cellar is in Portugal, Spain rules here. To our cosmopolitan pleasure, that is.
Luis Miguel Novais
