Wine with Leslie: Celebrating Portugal's astounding wine culture

Portugal in my experience is eminently reliable and one of the few regions (along with regional Spain and perhaps the Languedoc) where I feel I can take a risk in a discount supermarket.

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The schools are out and the summer holidays have begun and this means hordes of Irish people are flying to the Algarve. 

I have huge fondness for Portugal and its wines, I love how they have stayed true to their native grape varieties with under 10% of Portuguese wine made from international varieties such as Merlot and Chardonnay.