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Tasting Port with Robert Bower of the Taylor Fladgate Partnership
Posted by Wine Reviews | Posted on 08-14-2012
| Posted inIt’s late summer, and much of the United States is coping with sweltering heat. For wine-lovers, crisp whites or roses tend to be the go-to thirst quenchers.
But Robert Bower of the Taylor Fladgate Partnership in Portugal is trying to convince Americans to reach for a glass of port when the mercury rises.
Port? The syrupy, sweet after-dinner drink? Not exactly.
Bower and his team recently invited me to taste Croft Pink, the world’s first truly rosé port. And I must admit, it’s a fantastic summer beverage.
Croft Pink (SRP: $19.99) is best thought of as a primary ingredient for a cocktail, rather than a wine for sipping on its own. I had mine on the rocks with lemon slices and soda, in about a 50-50 ratio. It reminded me of Campari and soda, but sweeter. Bower offered that it tastes British, like a Pimm’s cocktail, and I could see that as well. Really, I could imagine it being a pleasurable accompaniment to an afternoon relaxing on the deck, on the rooftop, or dining alfresco in the city. Read the rest of this entry »