It’s only a couple of years since I last holidayed on Pico, the Azores, but I returned in June for a quiet...
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It would seem that Alentejo winemakers are good news for Portugal’s Macaronesian wines. Antonio Macanita (Azores Wine Company) and Paulo Laureano (consultant...
My September Wines of the Month are young but sophisticated, surely with long lives ahead. With terroir in spades, they scream right...
From a wine perspective, the Azores has surely seen more action in the last decade than in the previous 150 years. In...
Last year ended on a high for Portugal, which was just crowned the World’s Leading Destination 2017 at The World Travel Awards. ...
Today I’m off to Oporto to Simplesmente Vinho, a terrific annual artisanal wine fair. But it doesn’t get more artisanal than Adega Czar,...
Some turn over a new leaf, others – notably the Azores Wine Company – turn over vineyards, entire regions even. Check out...
On my very first trip to the Azores I knew I’d be back. Both for more wine adventures and for holidays. I...
Since I first wrote about the Azores following a visit in 2014, the archipelago has continued to surprise me with ‘Pet Nat’...
As summer at long last arrives in the UK, it’s time to look at a couple of rosés. Both come from popular...
Pico, the Azores – the Santorini of Portugal? I have to admit that I’d thought of the Azores…
2011 Vintage Ports round up – 35 Ports reviewed I'm wary of being reductive but, if there's a phrase…
One of the wine world’s great bargains: 2011… A few years ago Luis Sottomayer (Head winemaker for Casa Ferreirinha and…
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Hi Billie, the style is dry, but given your medical condition and vintages vary & sometimes producers change the style, I'd recommend you check with […]
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