During this year’s Wines of Portugal Sommelier Quest tour in northern Portugal, my sommelier charges were desperate to know what Barca...
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I’ve yet to learn the identity of the 652 Portuguese wines I blind-tasted last week at Decanter World Wine Awards. We did,...
Lately Galician reds have grabbed my attention, especially wines from Ribeira Sacra. But yesterday was full of surprises. I’m sure I’m...
It has been a freezing start to the week in London, but there was no warmer place last night than the...
How’s this for cork recycling. I’m pretty chuffed with the place settings my niece and nephew designed for our family get together...
Today I’m going off piste and sharing with you two hot off the plate and glass excellent food and wine matches. Both...
With good reason, O Gaveto is a favourite haunt of Douro wine producers. Forget frying tonight, the freshest fish and shellfish...
It has been something of a nostalgia trip mentoring/judging at Oddbins The Palate these last two years. It doesn’t feel so very...
I don’t think I’ve ever gone off piste for both my Wines of the Month but, what can I say, these two...
Last wet and windy Wednesday, when there was not a ray of sunshine in the sky, our solar energy came in Dr...
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 Paul, thanks for the feedback. I'm not travelling so more limited tasting opportunities than usual - especially for the smaller players/quintas. If
Thanks for the feedback Leiv. You might enjoy this report on a Cape Mentelle vertical, back to 1993 - https://thewinedetective.co.uk/blog/margaret-river-cape-mentelle-cabernet-sauvignon-vertical-1993-2014