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A
few years ago, Master of Wine Sheri Sauter
Morano took a trip to the Vinho Verde region that
drastically
altered her perception of Portuguese
wine. "I was blown away and
so impressed with
everything: the quality of the wines, the people,
the underground
Wi-Fi, the selection of gluten-free food,"
Morano says with a
laugh. "The trip really demonstrated
to me that there was so much more to it than I knew.
Portugal
is really in an interesting place right now, as it's
beginning to really push
its wines into the U.S. market."
Wines of Portugal U.S. Ambassador Eugénio Jardim, Master of
Wine Sheri Sauter Morano, and SOMM Journal Publisher Meridith
May toast to a successful Los Angeles event.
THE DECEIVINGLY
LARGE BOX
WINES OF PORTUGAL CROWNS A SOMMELIER OF THE YEAR IN
FIVE CITIES, INCLUDING LOS ANGELES, SEATTLE, AND HOUSTON
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