Porta 6 Sparkling Wine Porta 6 Brut Sparkling Wine is made using the Charmat method. The base wine, consisting of 70% Arinto, 25% Fernão Pires and 5% Chardonnay grapes, is fermented in controlled temperature conditions, with the second fermentation carried out in closed tanks followed by isobaric bottling to maintain the fine bubbles. The vineyards on clay limestone soil, located in the mountains north of Lisbon, benefit from the effects of the Atlantic Ocean on the climate.
Porta 6 Brut Sparkling Wine is ideal as an appetiser and pairs equally well as an accompaniment to a variety of dishes, from seafood and fish to meat and pastas.RRP: From £9. ABV 12.5%. Available from: Asda
The iconic Porta 6 Red Wine is complex, with red and wild berries and hints of nuts. It has a soft mouthfeel with a medium finish, making it the perfect pairing for a roast turkey. Sales of Porta 6 Red Wine exploded after celebrity chef James Martin said it was one of the nicest reds he had tasted in ten years of BBC Saturday Kitchen. The subsequent scramble to buy it broke the Majestic website.
The Porta 6 wine bottle has a unique label featuring a classic Lisbon image: a relaxed scene of one of the city’s famous yellow trams. Street artist Hauke Vagt, who painted the label, originated in Germany, and settled in Lisbon in the early ‘90s. He fell in love with the city and its laid-back lifestyle. Hauke sold his paintings to tourists outside the Castle of St. George, never imagining this particular image would find itself on wine shelves in almost every corner of the world
Porta 6 Reserva Red Wine is a delicious wine for special occasions. Made from a blend of 40% Syrah, 20% Alicante Bouschet, 20% Cabernet and 20% Touriga Nacional grapes, Porta 6 Reserva is a complex, concentrated wine with rich flavours of red fruits, berries and dried fruits. Smooth and mellow, with a touch of spice on the finish.
Porta 6 Reserva Red Wine RRP: £11.99. ABV: 14%. Available from: Majestic
