Filipe Ferreira (Mary Taylor Wines) Douro Branco 2023 carmignano northern Portuguese region “Green Wine”

northern Portuguese region “Green Wine” under the assumption it was clear they were referring to the impossibly green countryside

This is a full bodied wine because it’s Trebbiano Spoletino

and while they are often fantastic and noteworthy wines

Their wine is very similar to Sherry

Light yet palate staining

Filipe Ferreira (Mary Taylor Wines) Douro Branco 2023 carmignano northern Portuguese region “Green Wine”The Calem family has owned the Felipe Ferreira vineyard since 1872. Nestled into the Cima Corgo of the Douro Valley where most of the great Port houses are based, Ferreira wines are made in a strictly low tech way. Grapes are planted on steep terraces, so all work in the vineyard is done by hand, and most of the work in the cellar is done by foot, the oldest and least sophisticated method of grape pressing. The Branco is a blend of four native white