Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/10/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > ;-) > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> > http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws < > http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ < > http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator < > http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > >>> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >