[Leica] [OM] PSTCRD: Mateus

[Philippe Amard]

Regret not Nathan,

the original stuff from the estate would still make you look posh at its
price tag ... ;-)
Untasted yet and in the cellar at Mutz

Amities
Philippe


2016-10-03 8:16 GMT+02:00 Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>:

> 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
> ;-)
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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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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