Tis the season to Vinho Verde and, while you can expect freshness to be the hallmark of each and every wine, I’ll...
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Last week’s Bar Douro ‘in conversation’ wine dinner with Filipa Pato and William Wouters showcased the wines of the leading producer brilliantly. ...
My series of tastings for Portuguese Wine School & Bar Douro’s ‘in conversation’ with the winemakers series continue this month, focusing on Bairrada –...
Talha wines – wines fermented on skins in amphorae in Alentejo – have grown like topsy since 2015, when I spent a fascinating...
I head off to Portugal on Monday for a week of visits with Simplesmente Vinho producers and, of course, the fair itself....
Much as I enjoy sharing my passion and expertise for Portuguese wines through writing, I’m very excited by two partnerships which I’ve...
I am thrilled to bits to be hosting Portuguese Wine School at Taberna do Mercado, starting next month. I first met Chef/patron Nuno...
A week on Monday I’ll be presenting a Vinho Verde tasting for the press and trade over lunch at Skylon restaurant in...
Following this year’s Annual Portugal Tasting for the trade and press, Wines of Portugal are hosting a consumer tasting on the...
The festive fun started early for me this year. And danced to a vinous tune. Portuguese with a hint of Brit. Curated...
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 Thomas - hoping, should the opportunity arise! Best Sarah
Dear Sarah Ahmed Are you planning or hoping to retaste/evaluate/update your view on 2011 Vintage Port at some stage ? Kind regards Thomas Stilling Denmark