{"product_id":"filipa-pato-espirito-de-baga-fortified-red","title":"Filipa Pato Espírito de Baga Fortified Red","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFilipa Pato Espírito de Baga is a sweet Portuguese fortified red wine (vinho licoroso) from Bairrada, made by Filipa Pato and William Wouters from the Baga grape.\u003c\/strong\u003e Think of it as Bairrada's answer to Port: a rare, dark and spicy dessert wine that surprises everyone at the table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTasting notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe grapes are foot-trodden in a wooden lagar, then the wine is fortified with a Baga-based brandy, which stops fermentation and keeps natural sweetness. It ages in old wooden casks before bottling. The producer describes blackberry, blackcurrant, cherry and damson with tobacco, herbal spice and a peppery core.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFood pairing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTry it with dark chocolate, a ripe Serra da Estrela or blue cheese, a fig and walnut tart, or even roast game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Filipa Pato\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFilipa Pato and her husband William Wouters make wine in Bairrada, on Portugal's Atlantic side, under the motto of authentic wines without make-up. They farm their vineyards along biodynamic principles and focus on the region's native grapes, Baga, Bical, Maria Gomes and Cercial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eServe at 10-12 °C, decanted. Keeps several weeks once opened, with the cork back in.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFortified red wine from Baga.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA rare gift for Port lovers who want something different.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Filipa Pato","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58521932038525,"sku":"VFIL577-25112569","price":30.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/6372\/2877\/files\/filipa-pato-espirito-de-baga.jpg?v=1791840077","url":"https:\/\/www.products-of-portugal.com\/products\/filipa-pato-espirito-de-baga-fortified-red","provider":"Products of Portugal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}