Silk & Spice Red Blend Portugal 2017 750 ML

Silk and Spice represent the exceptional flavors made possible by Portugal’s diverse terroir, indigenous Portuguese grapes, and the exotic spices and aromas discovered on the Silk and Spice routes to the far east in the 1500s. Three of the four grapes used to make Silk and Spice are indigenous Portuguese varieties. The label illustrates a reinterpretation of an original 15th-century map from the Age of Discovery. It details the Bay of Bengal, the Portuguese coat of arms and a historic caraveln n n of the time, all symbolizing the bravery of the maritime explorers who journeyed into the unknown and shared with the world spices like nutmeg, cinnamon and pepper, and fabrics like silk.n n View More