Wine with Leslie: Marking a revolutionary anniversary with Portugese wine

"Fifty years ago on the 25th April 1974 a virtually bloodless coup occurred in Lisbon, overthrowing 40 years of authoritarian fascist rule."
Wine with Leslie: Marking a revolutionary anniversary with Portugese wine

Two Portuguese soldiers reading a newspaper to find out the latest on the Carnation Revolution in Portugal. (Photo by Henri Bureau/Sygma/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)

Regular readers will know I like a bit of cultural context for my wine drinking, so it is about time we celebrated the Carnation Revolution. 

Fifty years ago on the 25th April 1974 a virtually bloodless coup occurred in Lisbon, overthrowing 40 years of authoritarian fascist rule.

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