r Iberian red varieties impressed me this last month, as did these two producers (check out my notes on a Rocim Antão...
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These pages have been a little quieter than usual because May has been exceptionally busy, with two trips to Portugal, thrilling tastings...
As always, Wines of Portugal’s annual London tasting proved fertile ground for new finds and new vintages of familiar faces (palates). Here...
It’s to Portugal I look for my April Wines of the Month. Both from Niepoort. One a rare as hen’s teeth Garrafeira...
It has been hard to select my March wines of the month. This post comes hot on the heels of Simplesmente Vinho...
The annual London Australia Day Tasting (“ADT”) and satellite tastings which surround it presented no shortage of candidates for this post. Not...
Inevitably, fortified wines played a role during December’s festivities. I must admit I feel like I’ve been hankering for more of Blandy’s...
I tasted so many terrific wines in Australia last month that it has been horribly hard to choose my December Wines of...
Rare red Douro snip sounds a touch violent. In fact it’s a thoroughly green, long certified organic red – my favourite from...
Of the classic top French grapes, for my taste/pocket, Syrah/Shiraz delivers bang for buck most consistently. (And I’m defining “bang” as perfume, flavour...
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 Geoffrey, Vale da Capucha are imported by Les Caves de Pyrene and Indigo. Susana Esteban is imported by Raymond Reynolds.
Sorry for the slow reply Robin- if I'm not too late, Prova wine bar is very good - https://prova.com.pt/