Enjoy a great bottle of wine and help The Poppy Appeal

Portugal is Britain’s oldest military ally, with a history of co-operation dating back to the beginning of the 18th century; in commemoration of this fact, Tagus Creek have got together with Morrisons stores and each bottle sold before 11th November will mean £1 donated to this year’s Poppy Appeal.

These affordable wines are made with an intriguing mix of traditional, local grape varieties and more recognisable varietals. The creamy, smooth white wine is based on Fernao Pires and Chardonnay, made in a state of the art winery close to the river Tagus, northeast of Lisbon. The Portuguese variety gives this wine an intriguing spicy, nutty aroma, but on the palate it has that Chardonnay charm. This would be great with seafood such as crab, lobster or scallops; or just with a top quality plate of fish, chips and mushy peas!

The pink wine blends Shiraz with Touriga Nacional, one of the varieties used in making port in the Douro region of Portugal. It has a glorious purple-pink colour in the glass and would happily accompany rich, spicy food such as curries, Mexican dishes or a sweet and sour stir fry

Tagus Creek wines, Morrisons stores, £5.59 (including £1.00 donated to the Royal British Legion for every bottle sold).

ROZ COOPER: BIOGRAPHY

Roz began her wine career in California, leading wine tours and tasting wines for a wine warehouse near San Francisco. She then ran her own California wine import business in the UK and subsequently became assistant editor of Decanter magazine, then wrote various books on wine including The Wine Almanac. Since then, she has written wine columns in many publications and edited books and magazines, including The Italian Magazine. She’s passionate about green issues including organic and biodynamic winemaking and also works on a voluntary basis with the Galapagos Conservation Trust.

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