St. Valentine's Day and cheap wine
So.....after a hard afternoon in the grocery store (I had to push the cart) and given that it is Valentine's Day I thought that I had better own up and buy some wine for the occasion.
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| All wines sold in Portugal use a cork because Portugal is the home of cork production. |
You have to appreciate the sheer amount of wine that is for sale in our rather average supermarket (Intermarche) and ever since our first trip 16 years ago I always look for an initial bargain. In 2008 I found wine at Intermarche for 1.49 euros. It's what I call 'euro.49' wine. So every time we do our first grocery run I check out the booze department for a cheap wine. Voila! Struck paydirt! An Alentejo red for an amazing 'euro.99'. I can't even make my own for that little. Good heavens, the bottle cost me almost that much.
Chances are it will be made from Touriga Nacional grapes that are a mainstay of wine production in Portugal. These low price wines usually come from a co-operative and this one comes from the Redondo co-op.
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