If a symbol were needed about how much Vinho Verde has changed in the last decade, the left hand bottle – Quinta...
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This week I’m in Oporto focused on Douro 2013 reds and 2014 whites. It was a good year for whites, provided they...
I’m in Vinho Verde today. As me and my panel observed at Decanter World Wine Awards last month, this is a region...
Last Wednesday’s post announced two exceptional Portuguese wine tours which I’ll be leading later this year. The purpose of today’s post is...
Big picture This once deeply unfashionable region has really turned itself around. To the extent that, in 2014, the President of the...
Readers will recall that, last year, I tipped single varietal Avesso Vinho Verde from Baião for success – Quinta de Covela’s fortunes...
The second Iberian Nights’ Portugal –v- Spain head-to-head tasting at Trangállan last week focused on the river valley wines of the Douro...
It’s good to hear that Vinho Verde is enjoying a revival of interest in the UK and elsewhere. As readers know, I’m...
Readers know that I’m a huge fan of single varietal Vinho Verde made from either Alvarinho or the Loureiro grape, the best...
Alvarinho is being planted in Alentejo but winemakers David Baverstock (Howards Folly), now João Portugal Ramos, have nonetheless seized the opportunity to work...
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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It's terrifically consistent isn't it. Wishing you all v best too Paul. Sarah
Hi Sarah, Many thanks again for this one! Very happy to read Pintas VP '18 doesn't disappoint but shines like their VP '17! Wish you a