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Just back from three days presenting Portuguese wines, followed by lunch at our rather tasty venues: Winchester (Hotel du Vin), Bath (The...
In December, I completed the last leg of my quest to identify 50 Great Portuguese Wines. It’s been a marathon. All told,...
En route home from a few days in the Douro, followed by a visit to Esporao in Alentejo, wine report to follow. In...
Presented a superb tasting at The Capital in Knightsbridge yesterday for Waitrose Food Illustrated readers. Lots of positive comments about the wines,...
I last visited the Alentejo in 2007 but it wasn’t until this more extensive visit that I fully realised how young the...
My return flight to London is delayed but here I am, at Lisbon airport, posting the very good news. It’s been sunny...
In the first week of September, I visited the Douro Boys, the quality focused individuals behind Quintas do Vallado, do Crasto, do...
If you thought Vinho Verde was sweet and vapid, think again – it’s a region that is undergoing a renaissance. Quinta de...
It’s one of Europe’s leading holiday destinations and has Portugal’s highest concentration of hotels and restaurants, but the Algarve is not known...
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 Sarah, Thanks for this great post! Reading your reviews makes me happy that I have a few bottles of (the regular) Noval from 2015 onwards!! All
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