And most probably my only taste of Taylor’s Very Old Tawny Port Kingsman Edition. Exceptionally rare, it is a limited edition of...
Portugal
Articles
The Bin Series was created in order to give The Wine Society a platform upon which to show wines they feel deserve...
Quevedo is a dynamic sibling-led project, based on Oscar and Claudia Quevedo’s family vineyards in the Douro Superior and Cima Corgo. ...
Two charismatic white wines impressed me wildy last month. They share qualities of freshness, precision and terrific structure, but are from different...
Head winemaker Luís Sottomayor has described 2018 as “one of the best, if not the best, vintage years I have witnessed.” Following...
In my 9th post reviewing 2018 Vintage Port releases, I take a look at The Fladgate Partnership trio. Unusually, they comprise one...
Judging at this year’s Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) may have been postponed, taking place in April, not August, but it produced...
Together with Poças 1918 Tawny Port, this heady yet precise, persistent release marks the 100th anniversary of Poças in style. And I...
Continuing my coverage of 2018 Vintage Port after the holidays, Churchill’s have not declared a classic vintage in 2018, however they have...
Beaming in from Blandy’s Wine Lodge in Funchal, Madeira last Thursday, Madeira Wine Company’s CEO Chris Blandy and Winemaker Francisco Albuquerque talked...
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…
Recent Comments
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