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3 days agoWhy Portuguese red blends fly off the shelves | Hannah Crosbie on drinks
To help us wean ourselves off sprightly roses and buttery whites, let's turn our heads to easy-drinking reds and none are more easy to drink or of the moment than Portuguese red blends. These wines are uniquely indicative of the country's winemaking history, with more than 250 native grapes (some of which have different names from region to region), but I'd wager that many of us wouldn't be able to name many more than two of these indigenous varieties.
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