tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6801509162092844910.post774822552719037122..comments2023-08-06T10:52:37.752+01:00Comments on Driftwood Vegans: Vegan Portuguese WinesScooby Gillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218354231932191997noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6801509162092844910.post-8832038705461659812014-08-17T13:49:36.401+01:002014-08-17T13:49:36.401+01:00PS. There is also http://www.barnivore.com/wine?r...PS. There is also http://www.barnivore.com/wine?region=Portugal which is a good site. I would urge you to have a search around yourself though on-line and I think we could even do a bit of an update at some point because I've just had a little look and according to Barnivore one of the wines we have drunk in the past (Casaz de Mouraz) has egg white in it (but was one of the wines that was on the Pageant Wines site)! Scooby Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06218354231932191997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6801509162092844910.post-40735168536764629922014-08-17T13:43:12.038+01:002014-08-17T13:43:12.038+01:00Hi Tracey - thanks for the comment. We originally...Hi Tracey - thanks for the comment. We originally found a list of Portuguese vegan wines on the internet from a wine supplier called Pageant Wines. I've just searched for the page again (we only have a print out now) and it seems they may no longer exist - http://www.wine-searcher.com/merchant/15748 - the only reference I found was this link. We also found a post from a Portuguese vegan who had kindly listed food and drink you could find over there but again, it is quite old and I only have a print out now (no reference online anymore). However, there re still sites out there that label and sell vegan wines - for instance Vinceremos (http://www.vinceremos.co.uk/organicwine/Organic_Wine_Portuguese_Organic_Red_Wine_40.html) - they have a few examples most of which are vegan. You can also find some wines in health food stores over there and some of these are not cleared/filtered so good to go. They tend to label these as unfiltered/vegan and you can even see the bits in the bottom of the bottle (so pour carefully!). One of our favourites is Quinta da Esteveira which is not labelled but you will see it on the Vinceremos site. We found this in a health food store in Aljezur (a few miles up the west coast from Sagres) and it is only about £5 a bottle. One of the health food stores in Lagos in the Algarve had a selection of local wines which were unfiltered so we enjoyed those a few times last trip. We have to say that on our last trip we struggled to find some of our old favourites in the supermarkets and they don't label their wines as vegan/veggie so we were stumped if we couldn't find the ones we already knew were okay. Hope this helps in some way and have a good trip!Scooby Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06218354231932191997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6801509162092844910.post-690770358165833872014-08-15T21:03:40.894+01:002014-08-15T21:03:40.894+01:00I just found your blog. Thanks for the recommendat...I just found your blog. Thanks for the recommendations. I'm off to Portugal soon. Can I ask: how did you do the research and how can you tell if local wines are vegan?TraceySmithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6801509162092844910.post-10655131011744654412013-04-26T15:23:40.878+01:002013-04-26T15:23:40.878+01:00Good work guys, have a glass or six for Alex and I...Good work guys, have a glass or six for Alex and I!<br /><br />PaulAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02939591460405101780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6801509162092844910.post-47380092560782450412013-04-09T10:27:47.729+01:002013-04-09T10:27:47.729+01:00Its not Steve!! Its TC
Glad to hear you've bee...Its not Steve!! Its TC<br />Glad to hear you've been sampling plenty of the finest Portuguese wine.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6801509162092844910.post-84131029201200091282013-04-03T21:22:34.962+01:002013-04-03T21:22:34.962+01:00Not any more Steve! What, do you think we are mad...Not any more Steve! What, do you think we are mad? All gone now and the first cracked open as soon as the photo was taken.Scooby Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06218354231932191997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6801509162092844910.post-11846661118123336782013-04-03T13:11:59.027+01:002013-04-03T13:11:59.027+01:00These bottles are full??These bottles are full??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com