Off the to-do list: White Port

One of the souvenirs I got my self in Portugal was a small bottle of white port.

From Global Food

After having the classic Twany port several times, I was interested in trying something a little more unusual. Tawny is a very sweet wine, almost syrupy both in thickness and in taste. So at some place in Lisbon I grabbed a little bottle to sample the variety and promptly never got around to drinking it on the trip. When I got back, it went straight away into the cabinet with the expectation to open at... some point. Eventually, the white port earned a spot spot on my to-do list. While I was waiting to drink it, I wanted to be able to share it with as well.

Thanks to Nancy and her wine and cheese party last night I finally managed to crack it open.

From Global Food

Far lighter and much thinner, it had very little aroma with a lovely golden hue. The taste was best captured by Sam when he said, "It tastes like white port," in that it has a similar flavor to any other port, just much lighter. The sweetness is dialed back considerably, and the mouth feel isn't thick like jam, but much closer to a standard white.

While we finished off the evening with the white port, its considered more of an apéritif, and the bottle recommends trying it with soda or tonic.I enjoyed it; its a bit more versatile than a true dessert wine, which can be too much for some people. Still, I have to express a preference for Tawny. I just like sweet wines.