A great evening of Portuguese wines with food matches. The wines included:
- Casa Santos Lima WOP (Wines of Portugal) Sparkling
- Valcatrina Rose 2016
- Pluma Vinho Verde
- Casa Lima Alvarinho (Albarino)
- Confidencial 2015 (a Portugese multi blend red)
- Galadoro Red 2016
- Casa Santos Lima Colossal Reserva 2015
- Ximenez Iberian Sherry
The food matches included:
Pão Frite (Fried Bread)
- Figos, presunto e queijo de cabra (figs, ham and goat cheese)
- Camarão alho (garlic shrimps)
- Bolas de frango com molho de piri piri (Chicken balls with Piri Piri sauce)
- Carne vinho d’alhos (Beef in a wine and garlic marinade)
- and by no means least Bolo de Nata (Christmas Cake).
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