[Leica] [OM] PSTCRD: Mateus

[Nathan Wajsman]

The Mateus brand carries fond memories here as well. It was what we got drunk on as teenagers in Denmark in the 1970s when we wanted to appear posh ;-)

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
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> On 30 Sep 2016, at 21:14, Philippe Amard <photo.philippe.amard at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Thanks Bob,
> 
> as I was teling a friend on another list, this Vila Mateus was the original
> owner (aristocrat landowners) of the name/brand.
> But the wine we find on the shelves is usually not their produce as it is
> now used as a generic name for all wines in the area. Alice also had fond
> memories of the name (and wine) and asked. That's how we know. We
> nevertheless bought them a couple of their own wine, which we haven't
> tasted yet as it later travelled for 3500 km  in the boot of the camper ...
> I'll let you know when we open the first bottles :-)
> 
> Thanks again
> 
> Amities
> Philippe
> 
> 2016-09-30 21:07 GMT+02:00 Robert Baron <robertbaron1 at gmail.com>:
> 
>> Very nice, Philippe.
>> 
>> I remember drinking a fair amount of their wine when I was in law school
>> here in Oklahoma in the sixties but I haven't seen it in a long time.
>> 
>> --Bob
>> 
>> On Fri, Sep 30, 2016 at 3:01 AM, Philippe Amard <
>> photo.philippe.amard at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Located in Northern Portugal Mateu is home to Vila Mateus which belongs
>> to
>>> an excellent wine producer and old aristocratic family.
>>> 
>>> Here's a glimpse of the place (6 postcards in all).
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Portugal-2016/
>>> 2016-03-Mateus-Vila+Mateus-2905.jpg.html
>>> Trying to remeber if the wine/port tasting took place between the first
>> two
>>> shots ;-)
>>> 
>>> May all be viewed large
>>> 
>>> Amities
>>> Philippe
>>> 
>> 
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