(Douro) Portugal is a prolific wine country, best known for its sweet dessert wine that we call “Port.” World famous in its many styles, Port is sweet and fortified, prized for its rich flavors and lush texture. Portugal also has fabulous dry red wine, somewhat under the radar of most of our customers. Dow’s “Vale do Bomfim” is made with the same grapes and sourced from the same historic Douro Valley that gives us Dow’s great Ports. Portugal’s indigenous grapes – Tinta Barroca, Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, and Tinto Cão – are names that should pique your interest and draw you to this imported discovery. Picked by hand and manually sorted with great care, the grapes are fermented in small vats. The resulting wine has complexity and style. Portugal’s Douro Valley has consistently good climate and growing conditions almost every year. The 2011 vintage was exceptional and it really shows in this wine. The flavors are dynamic and the tannic structure is soft and silky. This is a really good wine for all occasions, and you’ll love the price and value here.