Big picture The Bairrada region is home to one of the very few Portuguese examples of a single varietal red wine grape,...
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So said Dirk Niepoort when I caught up with him earlier this year at Quinta de Baixo, which Niepoort purchased in 2012...
It being the season of new growth, perhaps my April Wines of the Month should have been ingénues? However, I cannot help myself...
I’m in Oporto tasting the upcoming 2010 (reds) and 2011 (whites) Douro vintage releases and making good use of my baggage allowance...
Filipa Pato is cut from the same cloth as her father, Luis Pato, Bairrada’s leading winemaker. She’s a restless winemaking soul, all...
Of the major retailers, I reckon that The Wine Society has the most interesting range of Portuguese wines. Little did I know, until...
It’s strange when two neighbours independently contact you about the same producer the same day. One happens to work for Herdade da...
Much as I’m keen to see the back of last year, there were plenty of vinous highlights. I tasted some truly exceptional...
The Bin Series was created in order to give The Wine Society a platform upon which to show wines they feel deserve...
Two charismatic white wines impressed me wildy last month. They share qualities of freshness, precision and terrific structure, but are from different...
Pico, the Azores – the Santorini of Portugal? I have to admit that I’d thought of the Azores…
One of the wine world’s great bargains: 2011… A few years ago Luis Sottomayer (Head winemaker for Casa Ferreirinha and…
2011 Vintage Ports round up – 35 Ports reviewed I'm wary of being reductive but, if there's a phrase…
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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