Taylor’s 1896 Single Harvest Tawny Port – the ‘stuff’ of perfect scores – would be an obvious choice for my Wines of...
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Taylor’s led the charge for limited edition luxury-positioned Very Old Tawny Ports, launching Scion, a pre-phylloxera Tawny from 1855, followed by Taylor’s...
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I reviewed Fladgate’s 2018 Vintage Port releases last September here. Launched on the market this month, I take a second look at...
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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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Thanks for the suggestion. I know Lance Foyster quite well. However I have just found the Wine Society are now listing an Encruzado for £15.50
Hi Geoff, The Wine Soc do one offs. Maybe try contacting Clarke Foyster, Carlos Lucas' importer? V best Sarah