Earlier in the week, to illustrate a couple of points, I took some
Mateus Rose to my wine class.

I have not tried the stuff in probably more than 25 years, but I
remembered it fondly, as it was the product that piqued my interest in
wine.

I recall (using the terminology I later learned) it being a light
fruity and fairly well-balanced wine. Nothing to right home about,
but quite acceptable.

We tasted blindly--and even poured the Mateus into an empty bottle so
that the bottle shape would not clue the students.

To my surprise, the stuff was too sweet, in effect no different from a
White Zinfandel.

Just wondering whether my romanticized impression of the old Mateus
was correct or whether Mateus changed its formula along to the way to
appeal to the White Zinfandel crowd.


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Leo Bueno > wrote in
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>
> Earlier in the week, to illustrate a couple of points, I took some
> Mateus Rose to my wine class.
>
> I have not tried the stuff in probably more than 25 years, but I
> remembered it fondly, as it was the product that piqued my interest in
> wine.
>
> I recall (using the terminology I later learned) it being a light
> fruity and fairly well-balanced wine. Nothing to right home about,
> but quite acceptable.
>
> We tasted blindly--and even poured the Mateus into an empty bottle so
> that the bottle shape would not clue the students.
>
> To my surprise, the stuff was too sweet, in effect no different from a
> White Zinfandel.
>
> Just wondering whether my romanticized impression of the old Mateus
> was correct or whether Mateus changed its formula along to the way to
> appeal to the White Zinfandel crowd.
>
>
> --
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> Do you like wine? Do you live in South Florida?
> Visit the MIAMI WINE TASTERS group at
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/miamiWINE
> =================================================
>

I remember it being pretty sweet, but I would have to try it again to
even come clsoe to a guess.

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"Leo Bueno" > wrote in message
...
>
> Earlier in the week, to illustrate a couple of points, I took some
> Mateus Rose to my wine class.
>
> I have not tried the stuff in probably more than 25 years, but I
> remembered it fondly, as it was the product that piqued my interest in
> wine.
>
> I recall (using the terminology I later learned) it being a light
> fruity and fairly well-balanced wine. Nothing to right home about,
> but quite acceptable.
>
> We tasted blindly--and even poured the Mateus into an empty bottle so
> that the bottle shape would not clue the students.
>
> To my surprise, the stuff was too sweet, in effect no different from a
> White Zinfandel.
>
> Just wondering whether my romanticized impression of the old Mateus
> was correct or whether Mateus changed its formula along to the way to
> appeal to the White Zinfandel crowd.

That was one of the first "good" wines I drank and probably 25 years ago,
too. I don't remember it as being like a White Zinfandel at all.

I then graduated to Pouilly Fuisse although the $6 or so was way beyond my
means.


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